Pixel 9 Pro users?

I currently use a Pixel 6. It’s 3 years old, which is around the time that I feel OK about “upgrading”. In fact, it’ll probably go to Mrs S to replace her Pixel 4A. I’m aware of the great deal on the Pixel 8 but the one big thing that attracts me to the 9 Pro is the 48MP 5X telephoto lens. A nice zoom is the one thing I miss about not carrying around my Lumix compact camera. I’m really after some feedback from folk that use the zoom lens on the 9 Pro but any other general feedback would be useful too.

I’ve just jumped from a pixel 4 to a pixel 8pro. It’s been a great upgrade. 80% of the phone’s operation is very similar but the cameras are way better. The wide angle and telephoto are good but Ive got my fingers in quite a few of the wide angle shots.

My original pixel 4 packed in at 1 year 360 days and was replaced under warranty, the replacement is still going strong. I got the replacement from voxi with PayPal 0% finance.

I’ve also just got a pixel 8 pro. I’m sure it has the same camera as the 9 by the looks of the specs.

Good deal on at John Lewis at the moment. £499 and you get an extra £100 added to your trade  so I got mine for£350. Bargain for last year’s flagship phone.

https://www.johnlewis.com/google-pixel-8-pro-smartphone-android-6-7-5g-sim-free-128gb/p111116145

Damn, that £499 is less than I paid. They wouldn’t trade in the 4.

It looks like another £30 gets you the 256gb model at JL, that’s tempting but I’m going to get another year out of my 6a and revisit this subject in about a year’s time.

Pixel 9 Pro here, upgraded from a Pixel 7.

Overall a very, very good phone and the camera is truly excellent, but the thing I’m most impressed with is Google’s implementation of AI. I never jumped on the ChatGPT wagon and have seen company after company shoehorn AI into their offerings whether it’s needed or not – I’m looking at you, Canva – but Google Gemini is exceptional.

But you asked about the camera. Here’s 2 shots of Içmeler, at x1 and x5

What are you using Gemini for may I ask? I don’t get it.

I’ve just upgraded my 6a to a 8 pro mainly for the camera. There didn’t seem much point in the 9 pro over the 8 pro IMO. Got mine direct from Google, £454 with the extra BF discount they gave to mailing list subscribers. Trade in is another £100 I think. So around £350 cost to me.