Foldable phones are a tantalizing idea, but they have yet to really take off. Durability issues, reaching well above $1,600, and the idea that you’re getting something different and unproven means they still feel a bit like a gamble. For its second ever folding phone, and seen by yours truly behind closed doors beforehand, Google’s fancy new strategy is.
..a new name.
The Pixel 9 Pro Fold succeeds the Pixel Fold, presenting itself more as another version of the (also announced today) than as its own product line. This makes sense to a degree—the phones share the same processor and memory—but much of the rest of the experience is entirely different. Compared to the other Pixel 9 Pro phones, the 9 Pro Fold is both worse and better than your other options.
The external screen is 6.3 inches and has a resolution and brightness more akin to the base Pixel 9 than the other Pro models, but you’re only using that when the phone is closed. Opening the 9 Pro Fold unveils an luxurious 8-inch mini tablet, this time with greater resolution than any other Pixel 9 model.
Brightness is still lower than other options, even the external screen or base Pixel 9’s, but there’s no denying that extra screen space. That goes double when you take into account last year’s Pixel Fold specs, which had the external screen at 5.8 inches and the internal screen at 7.
6 inches, with lower resolution and brightness across the board. The original Pixel Fold was marred by just after launch, meanin.