The Pixel 9 Pro Fold might offer more bang for your buck with bigger and better displays

Summary

• Google’s Pixel 9 Pro Fold is rumored to come in 256GB/512GB variants, priced at $1,800 and $1,920 respectively.
• As seen in leaked marketing material, AI features like Circle to Search and Pixel Screenshot are expected to be highlights, along with a Tensor G4 chipset and Titan M2 chip.
• Expect tough competition from the Pixel 9 Pro Fold against Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 6 and the OnePlus Open with advanced AI capabilities.

Google’s ambitious Pixel Fold, which was released in June last year, started at a hefty price tag of $1,800. Admittedly, for its premium price, we weren’t very impressed with it. Our main concerns about it came down to its durability, dire third-party app support, software quirks, and its inner display being subpar when compared to its competition.

For reference, the Pixel Fold starts at $100 more than the OnePlus Open, all while being $100 cheaper than Samsung’s latest Z Fold 6.

Through a series of leaks and rumors, we now know that the Pixel Fold’s successor, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, will feature bigger and better displays inside and outside, with an overall thinner footprint and a hinge that lets it sit flat when unfolded. Support for apps has also admittedly improved over the past year, and we know that Google intends to offer a year of free Gemini Advanced with the Pixel 9 series. Now what if we told you that even with all the improvements over the first gen Pixel Fold in tow, the upcoming foldable might not receive a price hike?

According to a new 91Mobile report, via OnLeaks, it looks like the Pixel 9 Pro Fold will retain its predecessor’s storage models and pricing. The foldable will reportedly be available in 256GB and 512GB storage variants, and cost $1,799 and $1,919, respectively.

Apart from its price and storage availability, the report also reaffirms a previous leak, indicating that the foldable will indeed only be available in the same old boring colorways: Obsidian and Porcelain.

91Mobile’s report also shares some previously unseen Pixel 9 Pro Fold promo material, confirming some previously reported leaks, and highlighting some new ones.

It’s all about AI

We’ve got to come to grips with it. Google’s AI push, for better or for worse, will be the highlight of the Pixel 9 series. Throughout its marketing promo material, there are several references of “AI,” alongside AI and Gemini-enabled features like Circle to Search and AI tools for photography.

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Apart from using AI on several occasions like it has a word count to meet, the promo images also confirm that the foldable will offer an 8-inch Super Actua inner display with a 6.3-inch Actua outer display.

Elsewhere, the device will offer advanced features like Pixel Screenshot, which essentially remembers the contents of screenshots to help you find them later, and the previously reported Add Me mode, which will let you take group shots with everyone in it without having to set up a tripod.

We’re expecting the device to run on a Tensor G4 chipset, paired with a Titan M2 chip, which, according to the leaked promo material, should offer built-in VPN, similar to all Pixels since the Pixel 7.

With a trove of AI features and improvements over its predecessor, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold is shaping up to offer tough competition to the likes of the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and the OnePlus Open.