Harvey Norman has smashed JB's price on the Pixel 9 Pro XL 128GB with an all time low under $900. 51% off RRP$1849. All other storage models have been matched at 50% off.
7 OS updates and 7 years security updates
Obsidian Black, Hazel, Rose Quartz and Porcelain colours available.
I don't even need 256. Happy with 128. Come on $699 again!
100% this. Waiting to upgrade but don't want the XL
Officeworks next
Officeworks only has a few 128GB models left in the country
Officeworks for a 5% cheaper price match?
Officeworks do not price match clearance lines
JB website matched it now (which is great cuz I got me a gift card!)
128GB is $923 at JB
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Been seeing iPhone prices drop lately — probably because the new one’s coming soon and rumours say it’s a big upgrade. But I gotta say, this Pixel 9 Pro XL is looking pretty tempting. 512GB for $1,098, and possibly cheaper with price match or using TAS. Am I missing something here? Or is the upcoming Pixel 10 Pro XL actually a major upgrade? I’m still on an older iPhone 14 and have a bunch of other Apple gear, so not sure if it’s worth switching or just waiting it out. Thoughts?
The Pixel 10's chipset is expected to be produced by TSMC as opposed to Samsung this year. This could lead to significant gains in efficiency leading to improved battery life and thermals. Apart from that so far it looks to be a pretty iterative update (think along the lines of iPhone 4 to iPhone 4S from back in the day).
P10PXL is not major. You'll be happy with P9PXL at half price.
Wait for iPhone 17/Air or whatever. Prices will drop if you're fine with iPhone 14. Stick to the Apple ecosystem if you're already there. You can get yourself an iPhone 16 era for less maybe.
I’m skipping the iPhone 16 — I’ll either wait for the 17 or just stick with my current one. Apple’s price drops globally kind of hint that they might be planning a major upgrade soon, though I’m sure it’ll come with a hefty price tag. Honestly, I don’t see a huge difference between the 14 and 16 anyway. There’s no real groundbreaking innovation in between.
That said, a colleague showed me their Pixel 9 Pro XL — the screen is absolutely stunning. Way better than my iPhone display, at least visually. Though maybe I had True Tone turned on and didn’t realise it…
Why 17/Air? Surely someone considering the Pixel Pro/Pro XL would prefer iPhone Pro/Pro Max
Absolute rubbish.
You could probably say that about the P6, but the 7 onwards have gone from "decent" to "great".
Typing from my P8 with a green line across it. Common problem. Read up about modem and reception issues. Also read up about 7a battery issues.
@SlipperyNip: Literally have had the same thing on Samsung phones.
In fact, they are Samsung panels in the pixels, shit happens.
@Binchicken22: What phones? Are they commonly reported issues? Tell us more. The feedback I provided is not anecdotal nor one off but rather prevalent and many cases even acknowledged by Google.
BTW Samsung is a component provider only and the phones are put together by Foxconn for Google. Heck plenty cheap Chinese brands use Samsung components.
I'll take it further. The Tensor processors are manufactured by Samsung for Google according to their specifications (and they suck), yet Samsung are using Snapdragons in their flagships. BTW Tensors on P10 onwards will be manufactured by TMSC.
So basically, whilst the display itself may be sourced from Samsung built to Google specifications but other associated component are necessarily not. Please note that Samsung displays on their own phones are superior to Pixels.
The point - it's the integration and the final product that matters.
Lastly, be a fan fanboy for all I care. I'm just here to state facts to help others make the right decisions. I'd absolutely still buy a Pixel, but at the right price factoring in what I've said based on my experiences and that of the collective online community
@spy: Haha what a long winded way of telling us what we all already know.
Yeah Samsung's fab is kinda shitty (in comparison to TSMC), but the P9 series uses more or less the latest version of the Samsung fab (at the time) and it's actually pretty good. The P7/8 were more on the "decent" part of the scale (hence me saying that in my initial post).
I'm not fanboying at all, all I'm saying is for $900 this is a great deal, you'd be stuck with a few year old Samsung flagship for the same cost new and it would have inferior cameras, screen, software features, fewer years of android version support going forward and be running an older version of Android to start with. If that's how you'd rather spend your money, that's on you I guess.
@spy: Are you talking about the flagships only, though.
For example, the Pixel 7 I have, what is the Samsung equivalent (back then) and was it better? What is the current Samsung equivalent model to the current Pixel line-up (I'd like to take a look at them)
Usually I don't go with the Flagship unless it's like this with the Pixel 9 Pro XL where the new version is about to come out. Does Samsung usually have discounts like this? What is the current Pixel 9 Pro XL Samsung equivalent worth?
I also always thought Samsung uses a different/cheaper chipset in the AU versions of their phones, or do they use the Snapdragons now, or is the SD only on the flagship models?
I'd prefer a Samsung, but value for money is why I went with the Pixel 7 at the time rather than a Samsung model.
@spy: Is this something covered under warranty? Or will they get out of the liability by stating physical damage??? Currently new owner of a Pixel 8 from the Telstra deal $499 for the 256gb
@d351: It's covered under warranty, I'm pretty sure google even extended the warranty for it because they had a bad batch of panels doing it. It's a non issue really.
Well I dont mind all the downvotes from Pixel fans. You said "decent to great quality" and immediately people talk about a line on their screens. That shows a lot about quality lol.
Moreover, consider this people. Why a flagship model gets discounted to around 1k so quickly after just 1 year? Meanwhile, an 15 Pro Max from 2023 is sold for 1k5-1k6 brand new in the last discount. That shows a lot about quality 😌
@raperozbargain: That's always the case and it's a business decision by apple, they just don't discount their products. Samsung, google and basically all the Android manufacturers do, it doesn't mean they are "poor quality".
As for the green line issue, it's not like apple (bendgate, antennagate) or Samsung (exploding note 7) have never had a hardware issue, at least google stepped up and said they would cover outside of warranty.
@Binchicken22: Hold up mate, I didn't say Apple products are perfect. But why iPhones are still top sellers without much discount? If people can buy from other brands giving discount with same same quality, why on earth would they pay more? That shows a lot about quality 😌
Best comment. As some who has been alternating both Pixel and Galaxy devices, Pixels have nothing on Samsung Galaxy devices for harware performance, reliability and durability. My experience with Samsung have been faultless, dating back to the indestructable S2
I was a pixel believer from then 4 XL or whatever it was until the 6 pro. I felt like a bloody beta tester for a phone that had absolutely the worst battery i’ve ever experienced. The amount of degradation after 12m, phone heat ups and issues with the modem have sworn me off the google phones forever.
I now have a samsung zfold 5 and while it is good, it feels too fragile. I will probably end up with a chinese android or go to apple in the future.
I'm staying off these gimmicky folds and flips.
I changed from iPhone to Pixel 2 and it was such a revelation for me (this was back in 2018). Since then, I've only had 2 Pixels, but what swore me off Pixel was their shitty repair service/centre. I had an issue with the Pixel 7 pro, cost an arm and a leg to get it to the service centre (literally the total cost with insurance and shipping etc was close to $700ish), only for me to receive it back and the screen crack in the same exact spot within a week (by no fault of my own in this instance).
I currently own an iPhone 15 Pro, and although I sorely miss Pixel, especially their camera/processing, it's not worth the headache of repair (and I reckon that the iPhone software is far better in terms of things just working out of the box, which includes apps).
@eltito: same, pixel's repair service is really expensive. Wife broke the 7 pro's screen, huge crack, half screen blank, the repair was estimated to 320$. 7 Pro was being sold at 600$ at that time. Insanely expensive screens.
@canihabdiscountspls: That's all manufacturers now, it's kind of irrelevant the what the phone is being sold for new unfortunately.
It's like if your 15 year old Hyundai worth $4000 blows the motor, if you take it to Hyundai they are still going to charge you $15,000 to put a new motor in it, obviously you wouldn't do that.
@Binchicken22: Yeah makes sense, rooted it and I now use it with vysor for any experiments with apps.
What are the Chinese model/brands to look at? I thought that starting recently you can't use them here?
@Ice009: Check out this YT channel - Samuel Nam. I believe the creator is based in NSW and has done reviews of some recent Chinese mobile flagships - which could also indicate the ones he reviewed work here in Aus - eg. Xiaomi 15 Review - Best Small Android by far?
@jazzpdp: Thanks, I will have a look at the channel. I also wonder if you can still buy phones from places like AliExpress, Banggood or whatever places like that were that sell them (I never did, but thought about it a year or so ago), or if you always have to be an Australian released version for it to work here.
All Android phones are trash when it comes to quality.
Look at the Samsung Galaxy Fold phones. Flagship models that look great but then when design/manufacturing faults arise you are without a phone for a while at best and at worst have to buy a new phone because they found a scratch on the case and claim the issue is a result of the phone being mishandled.
With Apple you just book an appointment at the genius bar, go in and they swap it out for you on the spot.
Mostly agreed. Apple is superior for support any day but your paying for it. But man I'd rather commit suicide than be bound by iOS shackles.
Of the Androids, Samsung is the best for quality.
You mention quality and then go on a spill about service. So which is it?
I agree Samsung service is trash, but don't agree with all android phones being "trash". I think iPhones are trash and it annoys me whenever I have to buy one for our work because I see day in day out how crap and overpriced their products are.
if you are already on ios, staying on ios means keep all apps, habits, eco system integration, etc etc. i switched from ios to android but it was cost based at the time as i tend to but 1 year olds model mid range and android are cheap ($<500) in that segment and i get new phone every 2 years.
Sold. Cheers for the post
I'm using a Pixel 7 Pro currently, is this a worthy upgrade or should I hold out until I need an upgrade?
i have the 7 pro and just ordered the 9 pro XL
battery life seems a big improvement, i take a lot of photos and looking to future proof a fair bit longer so worth it to me personally
Same question. I currently have the Pixel 7 regular version. Not sure whether to keep it a bit longer until it gets to the last OS upgrade or jump off now.
What do you guys do with your old model after upgrading? Do you sell it? If so, where do you see what the average resale prices are?
Last year, Google valued my Pixel 7 Pro $1,100 as a trade-in (I think it was $800 + $300 bonus). That + student + 10% Google One discounts made Pixel 9 PRO XL a deal of the century. It was a worthy upgrade, especially battery life.
You could do the same - wait for P10 launch and trade your P7P in. It's worth the risk in case they don't value P7P as much as last year.
Having said that, if you're looking for a top of the range Android phone right now, this deal is INSANE ! It's less than half of RRP that Google store still sells it at!
Where do you get that kind of trade-in value? When I tried the trade-in valuation at somewhere like JB Hi-Fi last year, the trade in value of the Pixel 7 was something like $100- $200, so I didn't bother. It's worth more to me than giving it up for that price. I would have done it if the trade in value was higher.
Also, I'm not sure I am following, are yous saying the trade-in for your Pixel 7 Pro was $1100, or do you mean it was $1100 to buy the Pixel 9 Pro XL once you traded in the Pixel 7 Pro?
@Ice009: Last year Google offered an additional $300 bonus on top of $800 trade-in value for Pixel 7 Pro. This was "paid" as a Google store credit. It was such an incredible deal that I just couldn't say no to it, so, I got a Pixel 9 Pro XL 512GB. It's the best Google phone I've every had. At this current price, it's also an amazing deal considering that P10P won't be a massive but an incremental upgrade, especially with cameras.
@vrsac: Alright, cool, thanks. So that was from Google directly. I didn't know they did that. If so, amazing deal. I would have been happy just getting $300 or so trade-in for the regular Pixel 7.
I assume it was only for the Pro model, or did they have trade-ins for other models too? If you ever see another similar deal in the future, please send me a DM.
If you're still satisfied with your 7s responsiveness, battery life (lasting you through the day) and you don't take a whole lot of photos, you maybe better off holding for the p10. Given the p9p xl can get to this price point, there's a good chance the same pricing trend will follow the 10. It's quite insane for the p9p xl selling close to $2k 12 months ago, then fast forward to today, it's almost 50% off the RRP. But if you have spare cash, then the upgrades the 9xl offers might satisfy you.
Go to a shop and see if you can compare both side by side :)
Yeah, I might wait for the 10. I think I want to get something before the Pixel 7 runs out of operating system/security updates. So doing that 1 year before that happens would still leave the Pixel 7 with a bit of value.
As far as responsive goes, I guess it's still OK. No complains there. The only issue I guess is the battery life could be better. Seems to have gotten better with updates, though.
I can't understand why none of these retailers ever discount the Fold or the normal 9. They're always tied to some kind of crappy telco plan from JB or Hardly Normal.
Same. I appreciate the hustle some go through with those JB deals, but I just want to throw money at a retailer and walk away with a cheap fold :/
Never met anyone with a Pixel base or Pixel Fold
When the 256gb fold is $2699, that's why.
Still too expensive
Seems quite reasonable to me. Especially the storage pricing tiers. Only $100 between them is welcome in an Apple world where the jump is $200.
128G more of storage shouldn't cost that much, but I suppose this is the model we've all agreed to live with. Especially given how all manufacturers have removed a card slot from their phones so they could charge us $$ for that.
IMO 256GB should be the minimum for anything that bears the 'Pro' branding. But Google has shown they would rather like-for-like match the lineup of Apple.
Samsung went a step further this year. All S25 models start with 256GB. This is the right move.
Keeping 128GB is a ploy to get cloud storage subscriptions, which they make more money on long-term than the price difference to 256GB.
@heef: I've saved probably $500 - $700 over the last few years just buying the 128GB tier rather than 256GB. I'd be paying more if they only had the 256GB for a starting tier.
I don't play games. I don't download a lot of Apps and all my data is in the cloud. There are people who would prefer they keep the 128GB for a lower entry point. If they bump it up to 256GB whilst keeping the lower price point, then great, but it doesn't seem ideal to raise the price on the basis of higher storage when many people don't even need 128GB.
@jay889344: That's great that it suits your needs.
Funnily enough, Samsung often at launch/pre-order does a promo where you can get the larger storage for the same price as the lesser.
So in actuality, the hardware cost between 128GB and 256GB for flash storage is extremely small nowadays. As long as the base RRP stays the same, manufacturers should discontinue 128GB models like they did with 64GB, and no doubt they will as demand for 128GB wanes.
@heef: Yeah I'm sure they will at some point, but there are still plenty of people for whom the 128GB phones is more than sufficient. Particularly as cloud services become more and more heavily used, on device storage may not be as important to people.
If they replace the 128GB with 256GB entry point though, win for all agreed.
Agreed. Paid this at launch.
All the manufacturer are slowly pushing the prices up on their phones…
Great deal. Price matched $10 under with Good Guys and 4% cashback - $850 for this phone is a blooming bargain
~$850 for the 256GB model after stacking a $10 perk, 5% gift cards, and 10% TRS refund.
Might be worth waiting until the end of the promo period, since the Pixel 10 is expected to launch around 20 August. Keep it sealed in case the Pixel 9 gets discounted further then you can refund and repurchase at the lower price.
more info on the TRS please, can anyone claim it?
I think yes if you are travelling overseas: https://www.abf.gov.au/entering-and-leaving-australia/touris…
Just paid 810$ for Pixel 9 pro XL 128gb via good guys with 90day storecash (2) , 4.5% discount gift card on Bupa.
Is this worth upgrading to from an S22 Ultra? Thanks in advance!
So tempting… I am unsure of how many more of these deals I can pass up while waiting for the Oppo Find X8 Pro to go on sale.
This is a decent compromise if you're not after the top of the line chip while maintaining good cameras and responsive day to day browsing and media consumption. But if you're a power user who does photo and video editing within the phone and prefer gaming in the highest settings, the oppo will still be the better option.
Yeah, I tend to buy a phone and keep it for many years, so the increased performance of the Oppo is definitely what is stopping me from going for anything else. My current Oppo Find X2 Pro that I got in 2021 is still an excellent and snappy phone that I would happily keep using for a few more years before I would even consider an upgrade, but the screen has randomly popped up with 2 big green lines running through it recently and a new screen is around $400 for the part alone.
Yup that's what pushed me to getting the 9xl. Cracked my s20fe screen which is $250 to repair but the spec upgrade combined with the discounted price felt justified for me. I would have waited happily for an s25 ultra deal otherwise or a similar Snapdragon 8 elite phone.
How are the cameras and screen compared to a Note 10+ I love OLED screens and feel the camera on my Note is pretty good I can take some good pictures.
Pixel 9 pro XL has one of the best screen in the mobile phone industry. It was rated the best in Dxomark when i check. The colour accuracy is great and gets plenty bright. Even more than s25 ultra or iPhone 16 pro max
You might find the upgrade justified in all areas which is my experience jumping from the s20fe. One thing to consider is if you're willing to lose SD card support if your note 10 supports it. Otherwise aim for the 512gb / 1tb storage options.
What say?
This one or Galaxy s25 plus?? Any comparisons
If you don't take photos that much and don't have a preference between OneUI (Samsung) or vanilla Android OS (pixel) - go for the S25+. If you can stretch your budget and like to take photos and record videos, go S25 ultra.
I find ultra too big. Thus was considering s25 + but then saw this deal. Have considered pixel 9 pro xl with this deal?
Any thoughts
S25 ultra is 6.9 inches, while the p9p xl is 6.8 inches - difference between being .1 of an inch. I've not seen both side by side in person so I can't really say how much bigger the s25U is…On paper, the size of both sounds like they'd feel the same on hand.
This deal is ok (and maybe great for you) after you've considered some of the following:
you prefer vanilla Android vs OneUI or you don't really care about using either one.
you're ok with a "good enough" processor for day to day tasks.
you don't care too much about zooming in and out during video recording.The p9pxl jolts when switching lenses while this is significantly less noticeable or non existent on the s25U from what i've seen on different reviews.
not caring about the s25Us anti glare screen feature.
you don't care too much about smooth sustained gaming in the highest settings.
you don't do any heavy photo/video editing on a phone.
most importantly, you have other financial priorities than spending on the "latest and greatest".
Personally, if there is a similarly priced deal for the s25U - I would go for that instead of the p9pxl. The price point of this deal would make me settle for the p9pxl though after the above considerations.
@jazzpdp: Thanks for a thoughtful reply.
I shall then try and wait to see if s25+ or ultra settle around 1000-1200$ mark.
Who's going to be the first one to discount the normal pro's. I need a 256 version.