update August 16 with benchmark and analysis for the Pixel 9 and the PIxel 9 Pro XL .

Google made a flock of noise on Wednesday with the launching offour new phones – the   Pixel 9 , Pixel 9 Pro , Pixel 9 Pro XL , and Pixel 9 Pro Fold – with new chip , features , and design . All four earpiece have the newest Tensor G4 chip with up to 16 GB of RAM and prices that rival Apple ’s highest - conclusion iPhones .

With a sound focussing on “ Google ’s most advanced AI ” and the hope of “ sinewy performance , ” you ’d think that the Tensor G4 is a powerhouse of a mobile chip that blows away the later Snapdragon processors and competes with the A17 Pro in the iPhone 15 Pro phones . Well , we ’ve got the first bench mark scores and that ’s not quite the case .

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Official reviews are n’t live yet , but thefirst scads have popped upand our baby site , Tech Advisor , is quiz the new Pixel phones and furnish benchmarks for the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro XL . The takeout : Google ’s newest chip in the Pixel 9 Pro XL is great if you ’re looking to advance from an iPhone 12 Pro .

Google Pixel 9 Pro XL: Geekbench 6 benchmarks

Results are dozens . high scores / long bars are truehearted .

The Pixel 9 Pro XL offer a nice encouragement over the Pixel 8 Pro , which make around 1750 ( single - core group ) and 4250 ( multi - core)–surprisngly , the new Pixel 9 performs the same as the Pixel 8 Pro . It ’s a slight outmatched by the S24 Ultra , which generate 2150 ( single - core group ) and over 6700 ( multi - core ) . But it set out utterly trounce by the A17 Pro in theiPhone 15 Pro Max , which nearly top 3000 and 7500 in our testing . And that ’s withdoublethe RAM in the Pixel .

In fact , you need to go all the direction back to the iPhone 12 Pro released in 2020 , nearly 4 long time ago , to find a corresponding iPhone . And remember , Apple has a stigma new flake mightily around the niche that will increase the gap even wider . Apple is expected to establish theA18 and A18 Pro chipsnext calendar month with theiPhone 16with a focus on AI .