The best Android phone overall
Whether you want everything but the kitchen sink or top-tier performance for a midrange price, you’ve got options.
Google Pixel 9 (128GB)
$599 $799 25% off
The Good
Updated design feels more secure in hand
Fast fingerprint sensor
Seven years of software and OS updates
The Bad
No telephoto camera
AI features are inconsistent
What is a photo?
$599 at Amazon
$599 at Best Buy
$599 at Google
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Screen: 6.3-inch 1080p 120Hz OLED / Processor: Tensor G4 / Cameras: 50-megapixel f/1.7 main with OIS, 48-megapixel ultrawide, 10.5-megapixel selfie / Battery: 4,700mAh / Charging: 27W wired, 15W wireless (with Pixel Stand 2) / Weather resistance: IP68
Google’s hardware is better than ever, and the whole Pixel 9 lineup feels just as polished as anything you’d get from Samsung or Apple. But at $799 (and often less than that), the basic Pixel 9 is in a particularly appealing position, and if you don’t need a telephoto camera or the biggest screen, then this is the Android phone to get.
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The Pixel 9 comes with some significant quality-of-life improvements like a faster fingerprint scanner for unlocking the phone. The camera is as reliable as ever, and if you’re into AI photo editing tricks, boy does this phone have ‘em. There’s a new Screenshots app that acts as a place to store all of the information that would otherwise be lost at sea in your camera roll, and it uses AI to parse information out and make it searchable. Kinda handy.
Google Pixel 9 on a pink and green background.
You gotta admit, the camera bar is a strong look. Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge
Even without AI, this is an excellent phone. It’s also designed to go the distance, with seven years of promised OS updates, which very likely means you’ll outgrow the phone before Google stops supporting it. Its potential for long-term value and the quality of the hardware make it an easy recommendation for anyone who just wants a nice Android phone that works
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