Pixel 9 Pro Fold: Quick First Look & Early Thoughts!

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The Pixel 9 Pro Fold is slimmer and faster than ever, with Tensor G4 delivering noticeable performance gains. While our full review is on the way, early impressions highlight a promising foldable with improved hardware and decent battery life despite a smaller cell.

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Timestamps
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0:00 - Intro
0:21 - Hardware Changes
1:13 - Inner Display Changes
2:07 - Battery
2:49 - Tensor G4
3:30 - Closing

[jimmyfiredragon]

First ! Loving the video so far ! Big Congrats On 300 K !!

[efrus]

You’re the first person to show a video in full tablet mode. Thank you. I wanted to see what it would be like but no one has shown the streaming apps running in tablet mode. Obviously they would be in letterbox but how is the quality.

[PeterBravato]

A step in the right direction for Foldable users.

[ive]

Took a chance and preordered the fold. Not regretting it in the least!!

[TaofikiGafar]

Great video...but who uploaded this with our editing white balance? All the whites area in the video are blown out. I opened the video on another device to see if my laptop display was messed up and it looks the same. Again great video but not sure what happened to the while balance.

[anthonys.]

I really liked the first pixel fold but the fact that it didn’t unfold to be completely flat led me to sell it. I think the oneplus open is pretty darn good. Looking forward to video comparisons of the two.

[Tritonal]

This is only Google's 2nd foldable phone and it's already better than what Samsung has after 6 generations lol

[ProfessorTechNerd]

I was going to get the 9 Fold Pro but the XL is so good. 🤔

[matthewtobin]

Is nobody else having the same issue with the camera unit rattling, even when simply moving the phone? I’ve seen this mentioned by ‘wired’ and on Reddit, but I can’t believe it’s not being more widely spoken about. I’ve had two 9 Pro Folds, both have been returned, the second a couple of hours ago. For an £1800 phone, it’s not acceptable that you should hear a rattle from the image stabiliser, or the camera or sensor every time you raise or move the phone. I’m gutted, as I really liked the phone. I have a Magic V3 instead, which I and planned to return, but this has proved to be far better than I had expected, in contrast to the fragile sounding 9 Pro Folds. Please tell me I’m not alone in this!?

[devikingshiba]

When streaming video in tablet mode what is the dimensions of the video? And when partially folded does it move the video to the upper half automatically?

[gilleojax]

I went with the Pixel 9 Pro XL this year but really wanted the fold ... Can't wait to see your coverage of this phone this year.

[stair.official]

Please measure PWM and PWM frequency! This is very important for my eyes.

[YaleYouthHockey]

I got my Pixel 9 Pro on Release Day, I was able to go to T-Mobile and get the only one they had. I love it, and dont notice any slowness whem playing media, mutlitasking, etc. When it comes to Processing Power as long as ur not a heavy gamer, I dont see any issues. I use my phone to check emails, watch videos, browser the internet, text and call and this is more then enough. Plus it looks way nicer then Samsungs Z Fold Series in my opinion, the screen is noticeably bigger both inner amd outer, and the battery life is doing way better then my Samsung Z Fold 4 (which I traded in for the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold). Samsung was great but that narrow outer screen I absolutely hated and they barely changed it on the Z Fold 6. The only negative thing I have to say about my Pixel is the speakers are not loud. When watching videos I have to play it pretty much on max to hear anything, especially if I have my A/C on. Besides that with Googles software and AI processing the phone feels as fast as anything else out there.

[derekberry]

It looks great. I think im gonna pick up next years.

[michaelball]

Did they ever mention why they changed the camera bar into a camera island? It just seems weird that the first gen camera bar is like an early preview of the camera bar on the 9 series and then they completely ditch it on the new Fold. Destroys the brand consistency a little bit.

[blazeworks]

I am on the fence- I have an iPad Mini 6 - and thinking of a switching -

[MrElliot]

While I'm planning to get the Pixel 10 Fold, in case the design ends up being the same, I want to know if the inside screen is good for reading manga. Is the view of a single page larger than a regular phone?

[aryanjadhav]

Hi where can I get that thumbnail wallpaper?

[techno]

Does the front screen bother you not being symmetrical?

[tenphann]

Square internal screen is a step backwards IMO.