David Bridges
Google’s Pixel 9 Professional Fold is right here, evolving the corporate’s foldable telephone formulation from the lineup’s debut a yr in the past. The corporate’s second-generation mannequin has an even bigger display than the 2023 mannequin and (shock!) is stuffed with Gemini AI options. Let’s have a look at how its specs and options examine to its most direct rival, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6.
Dimensions and show
The Pixel 9 Professional Fold is a barely greater telephone than Samsung’s. The Pixel 9 Professional Fold is 13 % wider and a smidge taller when unfolded. Each telephones are roughly the identical thickness when open, though the Pixel measures a bit thinner when folded.
Each telephones have OLED (or OLED-adjacent) shows with the goodies you’d anticipate from the tech: wealthy colours, deep blacks and extra environment friendly energy in darker scenes. Google’s mannequin has an 8-inch OLED Tremendous Actua Flex most important show, whereas Samsung makes use of a 7.6-inch AMOLED. The Pixel 9 Professional Fold’s inner display is 12 % greater by space. They’re equally sharp: 373 ppi on the Pixel vs. 375 ppi on the Z Fold 6.
The telephones’ outer shows are the identical dimension diagonally (6.3 inches). Nevertheless, the Pixel’s is 6.5 % greater when measured by space, which components in side ratios.
The Pixel 9 Fold Professional is 7.5 % heavier: 9.1 oz (257 g) in comparison with the Z Fold’s 8.4 oz (239 g).
Processor, RAM and storage
The Pixel 9 Fold Professional is powered by the Tensor G4 chip, whereas the Z Fold 6 runs on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. We’ll want extra hands-on time with the Pixel to say what meaning in benchmarks and on a regular basis expertise. Nevertheless, we discovered the Z Fold 6 speedy and responsive with out noticeable lag.
The Pixel does have extra RAM: 16GB to 12GB on the Pixel. Each telephones begin with 256GB storage. Every gives a 512GB variant, however solely the Z Fold 6 has a 1TB choice. (For many who don’t thoughts paying practically $2,300 for a telephone!)
Value
Foldable telephones are nonetheless luxurious gadgets, with the Pixel outpacing Apple’s costliest iPhone by $600. The Pixel is a bit inexpensive than the Z Fold, setting you again “solely” $1,799 and up in comparison with the Z Fold 6’s $1,900. (Though it’s possible you’ll discover trade-in offers that go away you paying considerably much less.) Even the “funds” rival to those two, the OnePlus Open, nonetheless prices a hefty $1,700 with out trade-ins.
As a lot as foldable telephones have improved since they first arrived 5 years in the past, they’re nonetheless pricing out all however probably the most deep-pocketed shoppers. Till they’re competing extra with different high-end telephones than top-of-the-line laptops, they’ll stay area of interest merchandise for the privileged.
Full specs comparability
Right here’s a desk exhibiting the complete specs breakdown between the Google Pixel 9 Professional Fold and the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6.
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Google Pixel 9 Professional Fold |
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 |
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Beginning value |
$1,799 |
$1,900 |
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Dimensions |
Folded: 6.1 x 3 x 0.4 inch (155.2 x 77.1 x 10.5 mm) Unfolded: 6.1 x 5.9 x 0.2 inch (155.2 x 150.2 x 5.1 mm) |
Folded: 6 x 2.7 x 0.5 inch (153.5 x 68.1 x 12.1 mm) Unfolded: 6 x 5.2 x 0.2 inch (153.5 x 132.6 x 5.6 mm) |
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Weight |
9.1 oz (257 g) |
8.4 oz (239 g) |
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Processor |
Tensor G4 |
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
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Show |
Interior: 8-inch OLED | 2076 x 2152 (373 ppi) Outer: 6.3-inch OLED | 1080 x 2424 (422 ppi) |
Interior: 7.6-inch AMOLED | 2076 x 2152 (374 ppi) Outer: 6.3-inch AMOLED | 968 x 2376 (410 ppi) |
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Storage |
256GB / 512GB |
256GB / 512GB / 1TB |
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RAM |
16GB |
12GB |
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Battery |
4650 mAh | “24 hours” |
4400 mAh | “as much as 18 hours” |
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Digital camera |
Major: 48 MP Huge (ƒ/1.7) | 10.5 MP Ultrawide (ƒ/2.2) | 10.8 MP Telephoto (ƒ/3.1) w/5x zoom Entrance: 10 MP Twin PD (ƒ/2.2) Interior: 10 MP Twin PD (ƒ/2.2) |
Major: 50 MP Huge (ƒ/1.8) | 12 MP Ultrawide (ƒ/2.2) | 10 MP (ƒ/1.8) / Telephoto (ƒ/2.4) w/3x zoom Entrance: 10 (ƒ/2.2) Interior: 4 MP (ƒ/1.8) |
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Stylus help |
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S Pen Fold Version |
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