After almost half a year, just where does the Pixel 9 Pro XL sit in the upper echelons of the Android smartphone space? Find out here.

This time around, we’re comparing the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Google Pixel 9 Pro XL. Samsung announced its new flagship smartphone about a week ago, while Google’s arrived months ago. These two phones are very,

Google is giving one of the Samsung Galaxy S25 's new AI tools to its own Pixel 9 phones as well as last year's Galaxy S24 series, allowing more users to try out Gemini's Talk Live shortcut.

Being the more svelte smartphone, I think the Samsung Galaxy S25 generally feels better to handle and use than the Google Pixel 9 Pro. Samsung's phone is smaller than Google's in every dimension and significantly lighter, so naturally, as a small-phone fan, the S25 speaks to me.

Despite the drop in trade-in value, Google is still the only place to get a half-decent price for your old Pixel phone. You will get under $300 on the secondary market for the Pixel 7 Pro, while Apple and Samsung rarely pay handsomely for a Google handset. Still, it’s disappointing the Search company has dropped its trade-in prices for this sale.

A couple of months ago, we took a close look at the entry level model in the Google Pixel 9 series, well, the Pixel 9 itself. Now we shift to the other end of the spectrum and dissect Google’s current flagship,

OnePlus has always felt like a plucky little upstart against behemoths like Samsung and Google. With a 6.8-inch screen and flagship specs on the OnePlus 13, there’s no better yardstick to measure it against than Google’s Pixel 9 Pro XL.