Google has revealed that the Pixel 9 launch event on Aug. 13 will kick off at 10 a.m. PT. The Pixel 9 series will include the Pixel 9 Pro Fold — Google’s next foldable — though it’s unclear how much more “pro” it will be than the first Pixel Fold. The launch is set for about a month ahead of when we expect Apple’s iPhone 16 to launch.
Google revealed the Pixel 9 launch time via a post on X (formerly Twitter), which also included a word search filled with “reasons you should break up with your phone.” (At a glance, the words I can find are “screenshots,” “email,” “cost” and “pogs.”)
The event invite specifically named the Pixel 9 Pro, with a link to a site that mentioned only that phone and the Pixel 9 Pro Fold. This confirms rumors that Google had been working on another version of its foldable, the Google Pixel Fold, which launched in June 2023. Presumably, with the Pro appended to the title, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold will be more feature-rich than its predecessor.
There’s no mention of the standard Pixel 9 in the post, but it would be curious if Google didn’t also release it on the same date. It may be that Google simply wants to hype up its flagship phone ahead of its launch.
Regardless, the X post also linked to Google’s site, which had teasing photos showing a different look for the Pixel 9 family. The back-spanning “visor” look, carried from the Pixel 6, has been retired in favor of a wide pill-shaped camera block, containing three cameras, that simply sticks out from the back of the phone. The Pixel 9 Pro Fold has a total of four cameras split between two rows, though its camera block is also rounded.
To top it off, the sides of the Pixel 9 Pro are flat, much like the last years of iPhones have been, moving on from the rounded edges of previous Pixel phones. We can’t see the sides of the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, but it looks similar in appearance to the Pixel 9 Pro — though the rounded edges of the cover screen are more pronounced, making it look nestled into the metal frame in a way that was hidden on the Pixel Fold, with its layer of black between the screen and the hinge.
Google tends to tease its own products before their release, so it’s not too surprising to see the company’s new phones ahead of the Aug. 13 launch day — but we’ll have to wait and see whether any other devices will also be revealed next month.
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