Google Pixel 9 Pro/XL

TitianGerm

Anyone know if 3 trade in partner actually takes damaged phones? I've a Pixel 6 with a dead screen and it's offering €8.80 trade in for it when I pick poor condition and untick the "your device doesn't power on, has screen burn or liquid damage" box.

If I could get the €200 top up bonus on that I'd be very tempted to upgrade to the 9 Pro from an 8.

Phat Cat

The Google Store have upped their trade in value from 419 to 519 for the 8 Pro (256GB), so you'd pay 700 quid for the device after the refund. I just checked the 9 Pro XL 256 on the Three site and it's 1,049.99
with a trade in of 496.60 on a 8 Pro (256GB) so they are under cutting the Google Store by nearly 150 quid. That's not bad, I probably would have pulled the trigger if they were offering decent pre-order bundles like they used to (apart from the 2022 disaster of course).

Ryath

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122533600#Comment_122533600

T&C say it must be working.

At the very minimum the Device being traded in must:

It must power on/up and hold a charge.

It must be fully functional and must have no software or hardware faults.

First proper technical review I've found. Charging speeds over 15-30 min have improved a nice bit and battery life seems to have improved over the 8. They were using a Samsung 45w charger, google official one may do slightly better. Build quality has improved and fingerprint scanner is way faster.

https://www.gsmarena.com/google_pixel_9_pro_xl-review-2738.php

TitianGerm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122533669#Comment_122533669

Yea I saw that in the T&C's but the trade in offer stays at the €8 price even after unticking the box so just wanted to check.

Will probably hold off until the 10 either way.

ZZeee

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122533072#Comment_122533072

Received my PAYG Pixel 9 from Three yesterday.

Working fine with my other (e)SIMs on 48 and Vodafone.

micks_address

Are 3 offering a 200 bonus on trade in for a pixel pro 9? I've a pro 7 and they offer 190 for it.. I can't chose the I've recently bought a new phone as need IMEI and proof of purchase of the new phone.. do you also get a year ofnl Gemini from 3? I assume if you purchase a pre pay you just chose don't keep my number and dont bother activating the SIM?

Pinkman

Anyone know much do Three give for a trade in for the Pixel 7 128GB compared to the Google store? Three won't let me check as it requires proof I had already purchased a Pixel 9. By saying I didn't they only offer €136. Google store trade in offers €297 for it. Obviously the Pixel 9 price is only €789 on Three v €919 on Google store though.

Also, if buying on Three and just want the phone unlocked do you still have to select a PAYG plan/SIM and pay for it?

Ryath

€136 is without bonus €150. You can only apply for bonus after you have got the new Phone from three.

Google is the same you pay full price up front then get refunded when they get the trade in. Still mulling this over last few days very tempted but niggling thought is to wait for the 10 or even 11 as my 6 is still in support that long. Really miss having optical zoom though so tempted to go for it.

Yes you'll have to select new sim/number but you don't need to buy credit. If you buy instore staff may insist you have to.

Pinkman

Cheers. So Three still works out €118 cheaper than Google Store. Seems a bit odd it wouldn't be a set price for the launch.

micks_address

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122542601#Comment_122542601

Yeah I've ordered from 3 online. Hoping to trade back my pixel 7 pro.

digorodrigo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122542834#Comment_122542834

Hi, how did you do to buy it?

I added the 9 Pro to my shopping cart but on the last step I'm required to top up my plan immediately or on a later stage. I topped up recently so I schedule my top up and yet my purchase is not complete, with the phone left in the shopping cart.I went trough all steps suchs as choosing a delivery address, I also received a 24 months commitment contract and all, but I haven't had any joy.

Mantis Toboggan

Played around with it earlier in Harvey Norman, build quality very impressive and liked that it's not massive. Cameras seemed very good. Responsive, if it was a bit cheaper and guaranteed to have wifi calling I'd probably buy it but most likely wait until next year to see what's about.

Think I'd love that Samsung fold or the Honour version, looked very impressive.

micks_address

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122543303#Comment_122543303

I just went pre pay new number think I'd to pay 20 euro for a SIM card..

mgudim

Why is there no prepay order option on the 9Pro on the three website? The XL is nice, but would be gigantic coming from Pixel 5...

micks_address

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122543648#Comment_122543648

The 9 pro isn't out till September?

chabsey

I've never bought a phone from Three before, anyone know if they are using the same trade in solution that Google themselves are providing? I also haven't ever traded in a phone when buying a new one so it's all new to me. I imagine you've a period of time with both phones so you can be sure you like the new one and also migrate over your old phone, after that you need to post off the old phone?

micks_address

well you can't send back your phone until you enter the imei of the new one - at least if you are getting the trade in bonus.. im hoping to do it pretty quickly once i get the new phone in case they change the offer..

Ryath

Hadn't seen DXOMark review was up, that normally takes a few weeks. Very good results.

https://www.dxomark.com/smartphones/Google/Pixel-9-Pro-XL

Have until 5th September to buy phone from Three and 20th to submit a claim so you have some time to decide if you want to go ahead with trade in. Even with good trade in offer I'm tempted to hold onto the 6 if I go ahead. I have a spare case and screen protectors so handy back up or daughter might use it.

https://tradein.macroev.com/threerecycle/#terms-and-conditions

chabsey

I am likely being dense here but when trying to buy the phone (XL) through Three.ie I'm selecting prepay and they're asking me if I'm an existing three user ( no) and if I want to keep my number (bit weird to ask if it's unlocked, but yes). Then they're offering me three plans which I've no interest in or need of. I presume all I do it select whatever one and they'll include a sim in the order which I can bin. But then they're asking for my number and I'm wary of ending up porting it over unintentionally.

Edit

Ignore, just bought it through the google store instead.

micks_address

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122545468#Comment_122545468

so when i ordered from three i just picked the phone, said i was a new customer and didnt want to keep a number.. i dont ever intend using the sim they are sending me.. only going with three as they are about 200 euro cheaper than google and the trade in with the bonus is about the same

micks_address

Pixel pro 9 XL arrived today from 3. Mous slim clear case and screen protector fitted. Flat screen is much easier for screen protectors. So far just restoring apps etc. filed my trade in with 3 and got email to say they'd post me kit for posting my old phone back. The phone is about same size as the pixel pro 7 but a fair bit thicker.. basically same as an iphone pro max now.. at a glance from the front you'd be hard pressed to tell the difference in form factor. You get the gemini advanced 1 year as well from three - its phone rather than supplier specific.. just log into the gemini advanced app and it signs you up for 12 months.. after 12 months its something like 20 euro a month..

chabsey

Mine arrived yesterday as well, seems nice but very annoyingly the Reimagine feature isn't available. I should have looked into it more but in any of the articles I read about it there was no mention of it being region restricted. It's a nice phone but would be great to have the full suite of functionality.

Mantis Toboggan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122557476#Comment_122557476

Have you tried changing the language on the phone english USA?

chabsey

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122557683#Comment_122557683

No, does that work?

Mantis Toboggan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122557822#Comment_122557822

Should do

GustavoFring

Is anyone having issues activating the Gemini offer? Anytime I try it fails. Got onto Google support via the chat and they are saying it's my cards but called the bank - no issues and that's with an Irish bank and revolut.

micks_address

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122559636#Comment_122559636

Worked for me but I've seen some reports if you are part of a family account you need to leave enable and rejoin the family

GustavoFring

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122559662#Comment_122559662

It says I'm eligible and I'm not part of a family account or anything. It's an odd one.

micks_address

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122559665#Comment_122559665

The be honest you're not missing much but you do get 2th Google one storage

GustavoFring

Thats why I want it, got the notification today that my 200GB is dwindling!