Is an Early Made by Google Project the Right Decision? (Survey)

Made by Google is coming almost two months earlier than usual, but is it the right decision?

As we settled in for a long fall of tech releases, Google pulled out the Uno reverse card and announced that, yes, the Pixel 9 series would be arriving early on August 13, 2024.

Not to be too dramatic, but this is an unprecedented move for the Pixel lineup. Made by Google’s previous first launch event was the online-only launch of the Pixel 5 on September 30, 2020. By the way, we’re omitting the A-series here, which has seen mid-year launches but somewhat random related events like Google I/O.

The focus on artificial intelligence in the early marketing messages from this Made by Google event could hint at a product that could rival the Apple Intelligence announced at WWDC. Perhaps Google has something up its sleeve that can match that and wants to beat Apple – and by extension the iPhone 16 series – to the punch?

Samsung is also expected to drop new hardware on July 10, meaning Google will take over from the Android market leader. The Korean tech giant is expected to launch new tablets, Wear OS watches, and a few updated foldables as well as the highly anticipated Galaxy Ring.

Luckily, we only have 6 weeks left to wait to find out.

There are so many questions that probably need to be answered. We will see 4 phones labeled “Pixel 9”:

• Pixel 9
• Pixel 9 Pro
• Pixel 9 Pro XL
• Pixel 9 Pro Fold

It’s just about the phones. There will also be two versions of the Pixel Watch measuring 41mm and 45mm respectively:

• Pixel Watch 3
• Pixel Watch 3 XL

Made by Google 2024 will be the biggest launch for the Pixel lineup since 2016. We might even see more devices like the proprietary Bluetooth tracker or hopefully the new Pixel Buds. There is so much to potentially unpack and not long to wait.

Is this the right time for such a launch event? Is a first Made by Google a good idea to get a head start? Give your opinion in our survey below.