| Google Pixel 9 Pro XL (GGX8B)
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Security Grade
Calculator v1
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Google Pixel 9 Pro XL (GGX8B, US)
Category: Smartphone • Model / Gen: Pixel 9 series (2024) GGX8B (US; 5G mmWave and sub-6 GHz)
Release Date: 2024-08-22 • Status:
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Security Evaluation
1. Device Security
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Value
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Proof
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Comment
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| Known hardware tampering
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Rare
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🔗 Proof
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Qualitative Rare rating: signed, device-bound JTAG access and protected boot reduce physical-tampering risk (p. 94). Not a measured incident frequency.
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| Known vulnerabilities
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Very common
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https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/pixel/2025-04-01 🔗 Proof
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Recurring vulnerabilities in the shared Pixel/Android software platform are documented. Very common is a qualitative device-type assessment, not a model-specific CVE count or a claim that patched units remain vulnerable.
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| Prior attacks
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Rare
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🔗 Proof
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Rare: targeted attacks against the Pixel/Android platform are documented (e.g., mercenary spyware exploiting zero-days reported by Google's Threat Analysis Group), but they are rare and highly targeted. No attack campaign specific to model GGX8B was identified.
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| Updatability
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Very common
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https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/pixel/2025-03-01 https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/pixel/2025-04-01 🔗 Proof
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Seven years of OS and security updates from initial US Google Store availability. Repeated update bulletins support frequent updatability; delivery timing can vary.
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| Category Score
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Score: 2 / 3
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2. System Security
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Value
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Proof
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Comment
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| Authentication with other systems
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Partial
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🔗 Proof
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Certificate-based mutual TLS/EAP-TLS is supported. Partial: not every app or peer connection uses mutual authentication.
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| Communications
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Encrypted with up-to-date encryption
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🔗 Proof
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Modern TLS/WPA encryption capability, assessed with secure channels configured. This does not claim universal encryption of arbitrary apps, open Wi-Fi or all traffic.
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| Storage
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Encrypted with up-to-date encryption
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https://source.android.com/docs/security/features/encryption/file-based 🔗 Proof
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AES-XTS with 256-bit keys protects internal user data (pp. 38, 74). This is not whole-firmware encryption.
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| Category Score
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Score: 2 / 3
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3. User Authentication
Technical Specifications
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Details
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| Operating System & App
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Android; launched with Android 14; Android 15 is the cited security-evaluation baseline (Companion App: Not required for standalone use; Android device management is optional)
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| Hardware (CPU / GPU)
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CPU: Google Tensor G4; Titan M2 security coprocessor • GPU: Not specified in Google's published phone specifications
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| Memory & Storage
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Memory: 16 GB RAM • Storage: 128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB internal storage
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| Power, Battery & Charging
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Battery: 5060 mAh typical; 4942 mAh minimum • Power: Rechargeable battery; USB-C and Qi wireless power • Charging: Up to 37 W wired with Google 45 W USB-C charger; up to 23 W with Pixel Stand 2; up to 12 W Qi EPP; Battery Share
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| Display & Camera
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Display: 6.8-inch LTPO OLED; 1344 x 2992; 1-120 Hz; 486 ppi • Camera: Rear: 50 MP wide + 48 MP ultrawide + 48 MP 5x telephoto; front: 42 MP autofocus
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| Sound & Connectivity
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Sound: Stereo speakers; three microphones; noise suppression; spatial audio • Connectivity: US GGX8B: 5G mmWave/sub-6; LTE; Wi-Fi 7 (2.4/5/6 GHz); Bluetooth 5.3; NFC; UWB; USB-C 3.2; nano-SIM + eSIM; dual-band GNSS
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| Physical (Dimensions & Mass)
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Dimensions: 162.8 x 76.6 x 8.5 mm • Mass: 221 g
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Google Pixel 9 Pro XL, US model GGX8B. First US retail availability: 2024-08-22, supported by https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/devices/pixel/google-pixel-9-pro-xl/ . Hardware specifications: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/7158570?hl=en . This entry does not mix GGX8B with Japanese GQ57S or rest-of-world GZC4K radio specifications. The model offers multiple storage capacities. GPU identity and RAM/storage technology not explicitly published in the cited specifications are not guessed. The Google 45 W adapter is not a 45 W phone charging specification; wired charging is up to 37 W.
Security scope continues the explicitly labelled enterprise-managed assessment approach: a complex screen-lock credential is required by policy, protected boot is retained, audit logging is enabled, certificates are configured where required, and encrypted network connections are used. These are documented capabilities and a declared deployment scenario, not a claim that a physical phone was tested or configured. The April 2025 Android 15 Security Target includes GGX8B and supplies version-specific evidence; Android 15 is not asserted to be the latest 2026 OS. Actual certification also depends on the specified build and all configuration requirements, and is not claimed for an arbitrary installation.
Hardware-tampering and known-vulnerability levels are qualitative judgments, not measured model-specific frequency statistics. Published Pixel/Android vulnerabilities are not automatically attributed to every model or to fully patched units. Prior IoT-attack history remains unresolved; absence of a located report is not proof of no attacks. Storage encryption concerns internal user/application data, not every firmware partition. Passwords maps policy-required creation/change of compliant credentials to the closest available form option. Current sales lifecycle status is unverified and the optional Status selection remains pending. Disabled administrator-only fields are intentionally untouched.
