Deals: Pixel 9 Pro Fold now available, Pixel 9 Pro coming soon

We welcomed the vanilla Google Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro XL flagships in late August, now attention turns to the smaller Pro and Google’s next-generation foldable.

The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold has shifted to a more traditional 20:9 aspect ratio for the cover display, compared to the 17.4:9 aspect ratio for the original Pixel Fold. Also, the inner display has gotten noticeably larger with a new 8” diagonal. It also has a more efficient Tensor G4 chipset, but that covers this year’s big upgrades.

For reference, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 is slightly more expensive.

The Google Pixel 9 Pro hasn’t launched yet, it will launch on September 16 (Monday). Although it’s not the smallest flagship (the Galaxy S24 and iPhone 15 Pro are both smaller), it stands out with its 48MP 113mm periscope and 48MP ultra wide cameras, as well as a 42MP ultra wide selfie camera.

The Samsung Galaxy S24 is much cheaper than the Pixel and will also get up to 7 years of support (the same will be available on the Z Fold6). However, the S24 has half the RAM capacity, a smaller 4,000mAh battery, and less impressive cameras – 10MP 3x tele and 12MP ultra wide.

Note that the Pixel 9 Pro comes with a free storage upgrade. Also, Amazon is offering extra credit as a bonus when exchanging an old device.

This also applies to the Google Pixel 9 and 9 Pro XL, both of which get free storage upgrades and trade-in bonuses.

The Google Pixel Watch 3 begins shipping on Tuesday. This generation comes in the same 41mm size as the first two, but you can now also pick up a larger 45mm model — in addition to increasing the screen size from 1.2″ to 1.4″, you also get a larger 420mAh battery (up from 307mAh).

Finally, it’s worth mentioning the Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 – the new Tensor A1 chipset promises twice as much noise cancellation as the original Pro. However, these won’t launch until later this month, so we’ll have to take a second look at them.