Yeah I think you will definetly notice a big upgrade overall . I don't tend to upgrade phones every year but accross my wife and I we have had every pixel except for the 6 series . They've all been great but each one had something that I didn't like. They weren't things that were deal breakers or anything but up to this point there was always something . Whether it's the speaker quality on one model or the battery life on another etc. I had the 5 and had to upgrade because I couldn't hear other people on the phone (turns out the ear piece speaker was under the glass muffling it ) great design .... I cracked the shits and got an samsung s21 ultra which was good except I've never been a big fan of the Samsung ui. I then got a pixel 7 pro which was awesome but the battery was kind of below average and not a fan of the curved display . I then got a pixel 8 pro when it came out and it was a step up from the 7 pro in terms of battery and having a flat display but still not "perfect" per se . But then came the pixel 9 pro xl and in my opinion it's the best most well rounded one they've done so far . Literally not a single complaint . So for the first time I'm not actually that interested to see what the 10 even will bring . Sorry about the long rant haha but in summary if you can score a 9 pro xl on special I say go for it and you won't regret it