The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold has been spotted in the wild for the first time – and more Pixel 9 pricing leaks
Coffee shop sighting
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WithGoogle’s bigAugust 13 launch eventfast approaching, there’s not much mystery left around what’s going to be announced – and it appears that we’ve now got our first look at theGoogle Pixel 9 Pro Fold(the Google Pixel Fold 2) out in the wild.
The foldable was apparently spotted in use at a Starbucks in Taiwan, and passed on to theAndroid Authorityteam. It looks as though the handset is inside one of the official cases Google is expected to launch alongside the device itself.
It’s an interesting real world look at Google’s next foldable – assuming the leak is genuine – but it doesn’t really tell us anything new about the phone. Only yesterdaywe saw a bunch of imagesof the Pixel 9 Pro Fold appear online.
Previous rumorshave suggested that the Google Pixel 9 Pro fold might be slimmer than theSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, which was revealed last month – and it’s clear that the best folding phone market is becoming more and more competitive.
The price is right?
We’re expecting three other phones to make their debuts alongside the Pixel 9 Pro Fold on August 13 as well: theGoogle Pixel 9, the Google Pixel 9 Pro, and the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL. These have also beenextensively leakedin recent weeks.
ViaDealabs(and9to5Google) we now have some more details on pricing in Europe, with the Pixel 9 said to be starting at €899, the Pixel 9 Pro at €1,099, and the Pixel 9 Pro XL at €1,199. It sounds as though three months ofYouTubePremium and six months ofFitbitPremium will be thrown in as well.
Now theGoogle Pixel 8andPixel 8 Prooriginally started at €799 / $699 / £699 / AU$1,199 and €1,099 / $999 / £999 / AU$1,699 respectively, so it seems as though the standard model is getting a price hike – as has beenpreviously rumored. As for the Pixel 9 Pro XL, we don’t have a current model to compare it to.
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None of this is certain until August 13, when all will be revealed by Google. We will of course be covering the event live, and it’s likely to be streamed online too – and there’s a good chance we might see thePixel Watch 3and a newGoogle TV Streamer, too.
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