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A little over a year after launching its first foldable, Google is back with a sequel in the drastically-improved Pixel 9 Pro Fold which will be available next month.
The Pixel 9 Pro Fold is a device mainly full of hardware improvements, and that starts with big changes to the displays.
The outer display is now a 6.3-inch panel that’s nearly the same as what you see on the base Pixel 9 both in terms of size and aspect ratio (20:9). As such, the inner display has also been updated, ditching the super-wide and short aspect ratio of the previous Fold for a taller display that’s closer to a square, like other popular foldables such as the OnePlus Open. The new “Super Actua Flex” panel is also bigger at 8 inches and much brighter with a peak brightness of 2,700 nits (the outer display gets just as bright). That’s also the biggest foldable display you can get in the US today.
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Google has also updated the hardware with a satin finish across the aluminum build, and an updated hinge too. The new design unfolds flat and weighs in at 257g, over 25g (about 10%) lighter than the previous model.
The Pixel 9 Pro Fold also immediately wins the title of being the thinnest foldable available in the United States, a title it’s likely to hold for a while. The foldable is just 10.5mm thick when folded, over 13% thinner than Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 6.
Under the hood, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold matches the specs of the rest of the Pixel 9 Pro lineup. It has Google’s Tensor G4 chip, 16GB of RAM, 256GB or 512GB of storage, and “24+ hour” battery life. The actual battery size is 4,650 mAh, slightly down from the previous generation.
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Other specs and features from the rest of the Pixel 9 series supported on Fold include support for Satellite SOS, the Titan M2 security chip alongside Google VPN at no cost, and Android 14 out of the box with 7 years of Android, security, and Feature Drop updates. Pixel 9 Pro Fold also gets Google’s new Gemini features and “Pixel Screenshots,” which uses AI to help you find information from past screenshots you’ve taken.
The Pixel 9 Pro Fold also picks up the improved Face Unlock that Google launched on Pixel 8 and 8 Pro, along with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor.
The camera setup on Pixel 9 Pro Fold is similar to its predecessor, but not quite on par with the 9 Pro and Pro XL. The main 48MP camera is paired with a 10.5MP ultrawide and a 10.8MP 5x telephoto camera. There are then two 10MP sensors on the outer and inner displays for selfies, video calls, and Face Unlock.
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Pixel 9 Pro Fold’s cameras can also use Video Boost, the new “Add Me” feature, and also introduces “Made You Look,” a new feature that uses the outer display to keep someone’s attention while taking a picture from the inner display.
Google will only launch the Pixel 9 Pro Fold in two colors, Obsidian and Porcelain, but sales are expanding this year to many more regions across Europe and the rest of the world.
Pixel 9 Pro Fold will launch slightly after the rest of the Pixel 9 series, hitting store shelves and shipping to customers on September 4. Pre-orders are open today.
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