Google’s upcoming foldable may disappoint fans of the original Pixel Fold with its new dimensions. From the first leaked renders, it was clear that Google was taking another design approach for its next book-style foldable, which is now official as the ‘Pixel 9 Pro Fold’. Along with the new moniker also comes a new design that Google recently made official through a teaser campaign for its upcoming Pixel 9 series launch, which will take place on August 13. Now, a new leak has suggested the exact dimensions of the upcoming foldable display.
The unique design of the currently available Pixel Fold allows its main display to fully open into a rectangular tablet-like layout, which can be used without any reorientation (repositioning) to run tablet mode-supported apps (like Keep, Gmail, etc.) in split-screen. Like competitors) is not required. , Although this layout was suited for users who wanted a wide-screen orientation for watching videos or apps, it made the cover screen unusually wide for one-handed use.
Pixel 9 Pro Fold display specifications (rumored)
While we’ll know the exact reason for this at launch, the new Pixel 9 Pro Fold is said to have a more square main display when unfolded. While we’ve seen these in leaked renders before, Android Authority (via its source inside Google) has now leaked the exact dimensions of the upcoming Pixel 9 Pro Fold’s display.
Potential Pixel Fold upgraders will be happy to know that this isn’t a perfectly square main display like the OnePlus Open (which creates letterboxing issues when watching videos). The main display of the Pixel 9 Pro Fold is said to have a slightly rectangular aspect ratio and will measure 8.0-inches with a resolution of 2,152 x 2,076 pixels with a 120Hz screen refresh rate and a claimed brightness of 1,600 nits. The cover display is tipped to move from a smaller and wider (passport) sized form factor to a taller one with a 6.24-inch display with 1,080 x 2,424 pixels resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. It has been claimed that its brightness will be 1,800 nits. Both displays are said to be capable of displaying HDR content.
This makes the upcoming Pixel Fold 9 Pro fit somewhere between the OnePlus Open and the recently unveiled Vivo X Fold 3 Pro. As it appears more rectangular compared to the square aspect ratio of the OnePlus Open. Given its slightly smaller display dimensions, this could be a smaller Vivo X Fold 3 Pro.
In effect, this means the wide cover display of the Pixel Fold is no more and users can expect something taller like the X Fold 3 Pro (but with wider corner cutouts). This is exactly in line with previously leaked images of the Pixel 9 Pro Fold by the same source.
In fact, fans of the currently available Pixel Fold may not like the new form factor, but we can expect better things from the new model like better durability, brighter displays, and the obvious AI enhancements that Google is teasing. . Last week.
Fans of the Pixel brand in India will also be happy to know that Google is bringing its second generation foldable to India. This should also make things better for Samsung’s recently launched Galaxy Z Fold 6 this year, given that there are already two new players in the market (OnePlus and Vivo).
