Tech Desk 
Mar 06, 2025
Google’s presence at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 in Barcelona played a major role in making a few announcements on future projects and while there, Google has collected two MWC awards from GLOMO, including one for the Pixel 9 Pro.
Notably, the Glomos Awards are judged by a panel of industry experts, analysts, and tech journalists to “recognise excellence in the mobile industry.” They look at design, innovation, performance, and overall user experience when choosing the best smartphone of the year. The Pixel 9 Pro beat out all the others for 2025.
The Breakthrough Device Innovation award went to Google for Gemini, its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered mobile experience. Google has been heavily integrating Gemini into everything, especially the Pixel. Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven features are everywhere, such as smart replies, advanced search, and on-device voice assistance.
The Pixel 9 Pro has been one of the best Android devices to come out of last year. It features a ton of needed features with new AI tools baked throughout a good software experience.
The Pixel 9 Pro received recognition for its AI-powered features, camera innovations, strong software support, sleek hardware design, and attractive price point, things the judges looked at carefully.
Google had an energetic vision when it launched the first Pixel back in 2016. It was a rocky road for the device, with several stumbles. However, the Pixel seemed to find its footing with the Pixel 6 redesign in 2021.
That may not have won any Glomos, but it was a popular device with a unique design language and set Google on the path to where it is today, cemented at the top of the flagship smartphone pile.
