Jul 16, 2024BF3-0584Partly right

The Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL would use a 50MP Samsung GNK main camera.

Did it turn out to be true?

Partly right. Some of this was right and some of it was not. It was reported on Jul 16, 2024 in Android Authority, and we could not tell who reported it first. That was 28 days before Pixel 9 Pro / Pixel 9 Pro XL was announced on Aug 13, 2024. Both Pro models shipped with 50MP main cameras, but Google does not publish Samsung GNK as the sensor identity in its first-party specs.

Reported by
Unnamed source
We read it in
Android Authority
Product
Pixel 9 Pro / Pixel 9 Pro XL
Ahead of the announcement
28 days · announced Aug 13, 2024 · from our product record · source
Read it at Android Authority →

The story of this report

  1. Jul 16, 2024This report · Android Authority
  2. Aug 13, 2024Pixel 9 Pro / Pixel 9 Pro XL was announced · from our product record
  3. OutcomePartly rightBoth Pro models shipped with 50MP main cameras, but Google does not publish Samsung GNK as the sensor identity in its first-party specs.

Questions about this report

Did this Pixel 9 Pro / Pixel 9 Pro XL report turn out to be true?
Partly right. Some of this was right and some of it was not. Both Pro models shipped with 50MP main cameras, but Google does not publish Samsung GNK as the sensor identity in its first-party specs.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 28 days before Pixel 9 Pro / Pixel 9 Pro XL was announced on Aug 13, 2024.