I by no means thought I might carry a pink cellphone, however the Pixel 9 Professional modified my thoughts

I don’t like black telephones. That has all the time been and can all the time be my private hill to die on. So, when you see me with a black cellphone in my fingers, it’s best to know I had no different selection.

That’s why the early Android days have been very disappointing to me. I used to be coming from the world of colourful Nokia Lumias and I discovered nothing however drab gray and black Android telephones. After my darkish gray HTC Want Z, I went for a white Samsung Galaxy S3, then a white LG G3, a pleasant reprieve from the darkness of the tech world. And over time, I slowly began embracing the superior new colours that have been coming to Android telephones. However there’s one shade the place I unconsciously drew the road: pink.

Rising up, I used to be by no means a pink-wearing woman. I ran with the boys, I performed basketball, I hated sporting clothes, and I tinkered with tech. Pink was an usually maligned shade in my thoughts — too girlie, too Barbie, too delicate, or too flashy. Not me, principally.

However over time, I’ve been reconciling myself with the colour. It’s only a shade, in any case, and a pleasant one at that. It may be delicate and subdued like on the brand new Google Pixel 9 Professional telephones, or in your face like on the fuschia t-shirt under that I put on every year and look ridiculously flashy in. Even earlier than the 2023 Barbie film phenomenon, I had slowly made my peace with pink. Besides on telephones. Tech, in any case, is meant to be critical enterprise, proper?

Nicely, when the Google Pixel 9 leaks began coming our means, my eyes instantly fell on that pink Pixel 9 Professional shade. Would I dare? Over a number of months, I agonized, going backwards and forwards with myself: “It’s a cool shade.” “It’s pink!” “So what?” “A pink cellphone, actually, Rita?”

Finally, the selection was made for me by Google as a result of there have been solely 4 shade choices for the Pixel 9 Professional and three of them weren’t for me. (My private favourite shade is inexperienced, so I’d’ve jumped on that inexperienced shade if Google made it out there for the Professional and never simply the bottom Pixel 9 mannequin.)

• Black was out of the query — see the primary sentence on this article.
• Porcelain seemed good, however I’d carried a Pixel 7 Professional in white for 12 months in 2022-2023, and I’ve had many white telephones already, so I wasn’t prepared to return to that type of shade simply but.
• Hazel appears to be like good, too, however my husband carries a Pixel 7 Professional in hazel and we have already got too many telephones round so as to add extra confusion to the combination. Plus, if I’m being sincere, the shade that Google went for on the Pixel 9 Professional is extra gray than inexperienced.
• Rose Quartz, aka pink.

So pink it could be. And pink it was. And pink it’s.

And it appears to be like attractive. Easy and desaturated sufficient (although I’d’ve been effective with a extra saturated shade as nicely), elegant and refined — simply absolute perfection. I liked my blue Pixel 8 Professional, however this? That is higher. The polished supplies and design assist, too, for certain.

It additionally bounces the sunshine off in probably the most excellent means. At instances, when there’s a dim heat gentle round me, it feels extra rose gold. At others, open air and in vibrant daylight, it appears to be like extra silver-like.

And when my Philips Hue sensible lights flip into some funky pink and purple shades, nicely, that is the end result. Choose for your self.

TL;DR: The “Rose Quartz” Pixel 9 Professional is completely attractive, irrespective of the lighting and state of affairs it’s in. And although I by no means thought I’d be carrying a pink cellphone, I discover myself with this explicit pink cellphone in my hand and in a clear case, no much less, to indicate it off and luxuriate in its design and shade. For those who’re nonetheless questioning which shade to select, that is the one.