Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold announced in India for Rs. 1,72,999

Google just announced the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, the company’s first latest foldable smartphone, and has also launched the phone in India, as it had promised. Powered by Google Tensor G4 chip, the foldable has a larger 8-inch 120Hz LTPO OLED foldable screen and a 6.3-inch 120Hz OLED outer screen.

The Pixel 9 Pro Fold has a fluid-friction hinge that easily opens fully flat, and the company says it is the thinnest foldable phone at 5.1 mm when open. It has a multi-alloy steel body with an aerospace-grade high-strength aluminium alloy cover, and silky matt glass back.

It features scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 and boasts an IPX8 rating for water resistance of up to 1.5 meters for 30 minutes of submersion.

The foldable has a 48MP main camera with OIS, and it can be used as a selfie camera since there is a screen on the front. There is a 10.5MP ultra-wide camera and a 10.8 MP telephoto camera with 5x optical zoom.

There are Pro controls, Super Res Zoom up to 20, Add Me, Macro Focus, Night Sight, Hands-free astrophotography, Dual Screen Preview, Tabletop mode hands-free shots, Made You Look and more features. Made You Look feature helps the kids smile for a photo by displaying an animation on the outer screen to grab their attention while snapping a picture.

Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold specifications
  • 8-inch (2076 x 2152 pixels) QHD+ Super Actua Flex OLED LTPO display with 1-120 Hz refresh rate, up to 2700 nits peak brightness, Ultra Thin Glass protection
  • 6.3-inch (1080 x 2424 pixels) FHD+ Actua OLED display with 60-120 Hz refresh rate, up to 2700 nits peak brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 protection
  • Google Tensor G4 processor with Titan M2 security chip
  • 16GB LPDDR5X RAM, 256GB / 512GB UFS 3.1 storage
  • Android 14, 7 years of OS, security, and Feature Drop updates
  • Dual SIM (nano + eSIM)
  • 48MP rear camera with 1/2″ Sony IMX787 sensor, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, OIS, LDAF, 10.5MP 127° Ultra-wide camera with 1/3.2″ Samsung 3LU sensor, f/2.2 aperture, macro option, 10.8MP 5x telephoto camera with 1/3″ Samsung 3J1 sensor, f/3.1 aperture, OIS, 20x digital zoom, 10-bit HDR recording, 4K 60 fps video recording
  • 10.5MP 92.8° front and inner cameras with 1/3″ Samsung 3J1 sensor, f/2.2 aperture, 4K 60 fps video recording, face unlock
  • Side-mounted fingerprint scanner
  • USB Type-C audio, Stereo speakers
  • Dimensions: 155.2 x 77.1mm (150.2mm unfolded) x 10.5mm (5.1mm unfolded); Weight: 257g
  • Water-resistant (IPX8)
  • 5G SA/NA, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 7 802.11be  (2.4/5 GHz), Bluetooth 5.3 LE, GPS, USB Type C 3.2, NFC
  • 4,650mAh battery with wired fast charging, wireless charging
Pricing and availability

The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold is priced at Rs. 1,72,999 for the 256GB model in India. In the US, it costs USD 1799 (Rs. 1,50,935 approx.). It will be available later this year, said the company, without revealing the exact date.


Srivatsan Sridhar: Srivatsan Sridhar is a Mobile Technology Enthusiast who is passionate about Mobile phones and Mobile apps. He uses the phones he reviews as his main phone. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram
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