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Pixel 9 Pro Fold review: Google's 2024 second-gen foldable with Tensor G4 and 7 years of updates.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2024·$1,799
Overall
82/100
Class rank
#8 of 9
Tier
Foldable
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Google's polished second-gen foldable.

Pixel 9 Pro Fold added 7 OS updates, bigger 8" main display and Wi-Fi 7 — the most polished Google fold to date.

01Display

88/100

88/100 trails the 91-point cohort average for foldable phones of 2024.

Main8.0" Super Actua LTPO 120 Hz, 2,700 nits peak
Cover6.3" Actua LTPO 120 Hz
Resolution2,152 × 2,076 px main

02Camera

76/100

76/100 is one of the weaker camera results among foldable phones of 2024 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main48 MP, f/1.7, OIS
Telephoto10.8 MP 5× periscope OIS
Ultrawide10.5 MP
Selfie10 MP cover + 10 MP inner

03Performance

80/100

80/100 trails the 86-point cohort average for foldable phones of 2024.

ChipsetGoogle Tensor G4
RAM16 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB / 1 TB

04Battery

76/100

76/100 trails the 81-point cohort average for foldable phones of 2024.

Capacity4,650 mAh
Wired21 W
Wireless7.5 W

05Build

84/100

84/100 trails the 86-point cohort average for foldable phones of 2024.

06Value

70/100

70/100 trails the 72-point cohort average for foldable phones of 2024.

What works
  • 8" main display.
  • 7 OS updates — first foldable to get them.
  • 5× periscope telephoto.
  • Wi-Fi 7.
What doesn't
  • $1,799 launch.
  • 21 W charging slow.
  • 257 g heavy.
  • Tensor G4 trails SD 8 Elite.
Cross-shop it against
Galaxy Z Fold 7 Special
$1,999 · score 90/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 9-phone cohort of foldable devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .