Google plays its Pixel 9 cards, Intel’s chip mess and Honeywell’s GaN chargers

It is uncharacteristic of Google to announce new Pixel phones much ahead of usual form (that timeline usually pinned in the second half of September or early October). Was it a conscious choice to avoid being in the turbulence of the September keynote for the next Apple iPhone line-up? Or was this to give the phones some lead-up window (availability will be slightly phased for the Pixel 9 phones) to an advantage before new iPhones go on sale? It may be a bit of both, with what now becomes Google’s broadest Pixel smartphone line-up ever. Specs? On point. Designs? Interesting. Prices? THAT is what I am most worried about.