Summary
- A Pixel 9 Pro Fold leak from a regulatory filing shows a redesigned hinge and less visible crease, allowing for flat unfolding.
- The new NCC filing also includes photos of the rest of the Pixel 9 series and shows a potential 45W charging brick.
- Battery sizes for upcoming models suggest downgrades, possibly accommodated by a more power-efficient Tensor G4 chipset.
If Google was a magician, it would reveal all its secrets in the first act. Its efforts to keep information under wraps have been as effective as a screen door on a submarine.
Earlier today, a leak hinted at the upcoming series’ camera improvements (and some compromises), leaving nothing to imagination. Now, a new report, seemingly the holy grail of Pixel 9 series leaks, has just dropped, offering clear photos of the upcoming series, alongside charging speeds and battery capacity for all the models.
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The leak, which stems from a NCC regulatory agency filing, was shared by Kamila Wojciechowska in a report for Android Authority, and it offers us our clearest look at the Pixel 9 Pro Fold/Pixel Fold 2 till date.
The live photos, as seen below, suggest a less apparent crease on the Pixel 9 Pro Fold (at least in some photos), alongside a hinge that appears to be completely redesigned.
The crease, albeit visible, does appear to be slightly muted in comparison to its predecessor, and the device also appears to be lying completely flat while unfolded, which was a problem with the first-gen Fold, hinting at a change in the hinge’s mechanism. Photos indicate that the two displays now sit closer together when unfolded, alongside significantly muted inside and outside bezels and a relocated selfie shooter which now sits on the extreme right of the inner display. For reference, the selfie shooter on the Pixel Fold 1 was in a confusing spot, not in the center and not flush to the side either.
The rest of the series made an appearance, too
Elsewhere, we’ve seen the Pixel 9, 9 Pro and 9 Pro XL in live videos before, and the new NCC live images corroborate what we already know, with the redesigned camera bar and everything. The filing does, however, give us an estimate of the upcoming series’ charging speeds. Although these speeds aren’t exact, users can expect these to be in the ballpark. Additionally, the filing also references a new 45W Google-branded charging brick, which might suggest that at least one of the Pixel 9 series devices might reach 45W charging speeds.
- Pixel 9: Over 24.12W
- Pixel 9 Pro: Over 25.20W
- Pixel 9 Pro XL: Over 32.67 W
- Pixel 9 Pro Fold: 20.25 W
Most importantly, though, the filing reveals the battery sizing for all the upcoming models, which indicates downgrades for all models.
- Pixel 9: 4,558 mAh (Pixel 8: 4,575 mAh)
- Pixel 9 Pro: 4,558 mAh (Pixel 8 Pro: 5,050 mAh)
- Pixel 9 Pro XL: 4,942 mAh (No precedent)
- Pixel 9 Pro Fold: 4,560 mAh (Pixel Fold 1: 4,821 mAh)
The upcoming Pixel 9 series is expected to pack the next-gen Tensor G4 chipset, which we expect to be more power-efficient than the Tensor G3 chipset. That might explain the smaller battery capacity, but we’ll only know for certain once Google details the new chipset (that’s the one thing Google has been able to keep under wraps). Thankfully though, the Made By Google event is less than a month away, and we’ll learn more about the upcoming series and its chipset soon.
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