Over the years, Google's Pixel smartphones have earned a reputation as having the best (and most consistent) cameras among Android smartphones. While other cameras can sometimes go head-to-head with the Pixel,

The same goes for the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, and 9 Pro XL here. If you choose to get them with a contract, you are getting pretty much the best discount possible. If you choose to go unlocked — you are still getting a very good offer and the freedom to connect to any plan you wish or have currently.

Google Pixel 9 Pro XL, right, and Pixel 9 Pro smartphones displayed during the Made By Google launch ... [+] event in Mountain View, California, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. Alp

The original Pixel Fold was not that. Google's first folding phone launched in the middle of 2023, just weeks before the marketing blitz of the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and a few months before the OnePlus Open became a surprise critical favorite to the end of the year.