Google’s second foldable telephone, the Pixel 9 Professional Fold, has arrived. The excellent news is its eight-inch interior show is the biggest on a folding telephone, edging out the OnePlus Open’s 7.8 inches. In fact, it additionally will get the newest Tensor chip (and extra reminiscence). The dangerous information, if you happen to have been hoping for a value drop with this era, is that the second-gen foldable prices the identical $1,799 as its 2023 predecessor.
The Pixel 9 Professional Fold has a Tremendous Actua Flex interior display screen with 2076 x 2152 decision (373 ppi). The show is 80 % brighter than the one on the Pixel Fold, so no less than you’re getting extra… nits to your buck (or one thing like that). In the meantime, its 6.3-inch outer display screen can also be larger than final 12 months’s mannequin, and it has a 1080 x 2424 OLED.
The telephone has a “satin metal frame,” “polished hinge” and “silky matte back” that ought to add to its premium attract. At 0.4 inches folded, Google says it’s the thinnest foldable obtainable (no less than if you happen to ignore its digital camera bump). At 9.1 oz (257 g), it’s about 9 % lighter than the primary Pixel Fold.
Like the remainder of this 12 months’s lineup, the Android 14-running telephone is powered by Google’s Tensor G4 chip. Alongside the Pixel 9 Professional collection, it has 16GB of RAM. (The bottom Pixel 9 is a bit decrease at 12GB.) The Fold has an IPX8 water resistance score, the identical as its predecessor.
Unsurprisingly, Google AI is a giant a part of this 12 months’s Pixel lineup, together with the foldable. Urgent and holding the ability button will summon Gemini, able to reply your questions, plan occasions and automate writing duties. Shopping for the Pixel 9 Professional Fold additionally will get you one 12 months of the Google One AI Premium Plan, which incorporates Gemini Superior (the chatbot’s upgraded mannequin), Gemini in Gmail and Docs and 2TB of cloud storage.
Cameras are nonetheless one of many Pixel collection’ greatest attracts, and the brand new mannequin doesn’t seem to vary that. The Pixel 9 Professional Fold contains vast (48MP), ultrawide (10.5MP) and telephoto (10.8MP) lenses with 5x optical zoom (and as much as 20x AI-powered Tremendous Res digital zoom). In fact, it additionally has acquainted machine-learning boosts like Night time Sight Video and the Magic Editor suite, now properly acquainted to Pixel devotees.
Google’s second-generation foldable telephone is on the market to order.
$1,799 at Google
The Pixel 9 Professional Fold is on the market in porcelain and obsidian colour choices, beginning at $1,799 for 256GB storage (you’ll be able to pay extra for 512GB). It’s obtainable for pre-order immediately however doesn’t start transport till September.