Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold review: the ideal foldable phone design

Key Features

• Screen Size: The device features an 8in tablet screen on the inside and a 6.3in phone screen on the outside, making it perfect for everyday use.

• Camera: The main camera shoots great photos across various lighting conditions, with a 10.5MP ultrawide and 10.8MP 5x telephoto lens also available.

• Software Support: The device ships with Android 14 and comes with seven years of software support, including an upgrade to Android 15 in the autumn.

Multitasking and Performance

• Multitasking: The Pixel 9 Pro Fold takes a simpler approach to multitasking on the tablet screen, limiting it to running only two apps at once.

• Gemini Live Experience: A new AI-based feature that allows for conversational experiences and can run side by side with another app.

Camera Features

• Main Camera: The 48MP camera shoots great photos across various lighting conditions.

• Ultrawide and Telephoto Cameras: The 10.5MP ultrawide and 10.8MP 5x telephoto lenses are also available for added functionality.

• Add Me Group Photography Feature: A new feature that allows for group photography with the ability to add people to a photo.

Sustainability

• Durability: The device’s folding form is less durable than a standard phone and needs to be treated with more care.

Battery Life

The battery life varies more than a regular phone because of the two screens, but the Fold lasts about 40 hours charging it every other day. This is short of Samsung’s best but eight hours longer than the original Pixel Fold. A full charge takes about 97 minutes using a 45W USB-C charger.

Pros and Cons

• Pros:

• A phone and tablet in one

• Great tablet screen

• Good performance

• Solid battery life

• Class-leading cameras with 5x zoom

• Water resistance

• Packed with AI and Gemini Advanced included for a year

• Seven years of software updates

• Cons:

• Extremely expensive

• Much more fragile and costlier to repair than a regular device

• No dust resistance

• Heavier than normal phone

• 2D face unlock not as secure as Face ID

• Fewer power-user features than rivals