5 vs Pixel 9 Pro

Phone 1

Phone 2

Winner

Google Pixel 9 Pro

The Pixel 9 Pro wins this one, taking display and performance decisively. Against the 5 it's also the sounder buy at $10.44 per month of safe use.

Value Score: 5 57 · Pixel 9 Pro 69 — methodology

The lifespan decider

When specs are close, support length decides it — this is what each phone costs per month of safe use.

Fairphone 5 $600

Safe to buy$9.54/mo

2023◆ Buy-by Sep 20292031

Google Pixel 9 Pro $649

Safe to buy$10.44/mo

2024◆ Buy-by Aug 20292031

Category by category

Display

5 50Pixel 9 Pro 90

The Pixel 9 Pro's screen is the better one — 6.3-inch super actua ltpo oled, 1–120hz, up to 3000 nits peak.

Performance

5 55Pixel 9 Pro 76

The Pixel 9 Pro's Google Tensor G4 is simply the faster chip.

Camera

5 67Pixel 9 Pro 79

The Pixel 9 Pro has the stronger camera system (3 real rear lenses vs 2).

Battery

5 64Pixel 9 Pro 74

4,700mAh vs 4,200mAh — the Pixel 9 Pro lasts longer between charges.

Software longevity

5 75Pixel 9 Pro 74

Both phones' support windows end around the same time.

Value

5 57Pixel 9 Pro 69

Overall value goes to the Pixel 9 Pro at $10.44 per month of safe use.

Full spec table

Spec	5	Pixel 9 Pro
Price (street)	$600	$649
Display	6.46-inch OLED, FHD+, 90Hz, Gorilla Glass 5	6.3-inch Super Actua LTPO OLED, 1–120Hz, up to 3000 nits peak
Chipset	Qualcomm QCM6490 (6nm)	Google Tensor G4
RAM	8GB	16GB
Storage	256GB	128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB
Battery	4,200 mAh	4,700 mAh
Charging	30W wired; user-removable battery	27W wired, 21W wireless (Pixel Stand)
Rear cameras	50MP main, 50MP ultra-wide	50MP main, 48MP ultra-wide, 48MP 5x telephoto
Dimensions	161.6 × 75.8 × 9.6 mm	152.8 × 72 × 8.5 mm
Weight	212 g	199 g
Water resistance	IP55 (also MIL-STD-810H)	IP68
Supported until	Sep 2031	Aug 2031

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