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Google wants us to know that it is taking the Pixel Fold seriously this time

The Google event for the new Pixel phones is just a few days away and we already have an idea of ​​what will be released. In fact, Google itself was happy to reveal that the new Pixel Fold will be called the “Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold.” Wow, that's quite a lot.

But wait, why not Pixel Fold 2?

Funny thing, isn’t it? Last year we had a PixelFoldnow it suddenly says Pixel 9 Pro Wrinkles. What are they?

I think Google wants to send us a message – subtle and not so subtle – that the new PixelFold will be “taken seriously” this time and not swept under the carpet. But what do I mean by that?

Well, last year PixelFold It was launched earlier this summer for a hefty price tag of $1,799. However, the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro were released in October, as usual. OK, nothing unusual.
Then came the December feature drop for the Pixels. Oops, scratch that – I meant to say the pixel. Many AI features with Gemini became available… for the Pixel 8 ProNot the Pixels 8and certainly not the PixelFold.

That was kind of ridiculous, wasn't it? And I never missed an opportunity to criticize that decision. Imagine: you're an avid Google follower and you bought the OG. PixelFold in June 2023, priced at $1,799. Six months later, Google is releasing a massive feature drop with its cutting-edge AI developments… exclusively on a Pixel phone that costs nearly half the price of your “premium” foldable!

I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who noticed this – Google probably heard it from users and people close to the company, maybe it was even discussed internally.

In any case, I'm pretty sure that calling the new foldable device “Pixel 9 Pro” is meant to signal – and make us understand – that this isn't going to happen this year. So… er, let's buy a PixelFoldI guess!

It's good to know that this time it's a real flagship

The release frequency of last year’s Pixels put the OG Fold in a strange position. It was released four months before the Pixels 8 family, so it stuck with an older generation chipset – the PixelFold had the Tensor G2, which powers the older Pixel 7 phones, while the newer Pixels 8 Family introduced with the Tensor G3.

So it was once again difficult to make a purchase decision between the super premium PixelFoldwith technology of the older generation and the “normal” flagship Pixel 8 Pro with the latest hardware in it.

It's a very good move by Google to launch all the Pixel 9 phones at the same time – we'll get Tensor G4 in all of them, and you won't be forced to make compromises or weird choices with your money. And again, Google reinforces this with the slight rebranding – it's not a PixelFoldIt is a Pixel 9 Pro (but also it) Fold(S).

I wonder if the cameras on the Pixel 9 Pro And Pixel 9 Pro Will Fold be the same? Well, we'll know in a few days!

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