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I went hands-on with Google's $1,799 Pixel 9 Pro Fold, and I'm ready to switch from Samsung


The successor to one of last year's best foldable phones is lighter, brighter, still expensive, and full of potential.

Tack on a larger, brighter display (up to 2,700 nits at peak brightness), 16GB of RAM, the company's latest Tensor G4 chip, and a host of AI features because that's a requirement for any piece of tech in 2024, and you have a contender for best foldable phone this year. All three are available on the smaller, less expensive Pixel 9 models, too, but having a larger canvas to doodle, prompt, and interact with Google's AI features feels like the best approach. It fields a similar 48MP main, 10.5MP ultrawide, and 10.8MP telephoto camera array as its predecessor, leaning heavily on the new Tensor G4 chip -- and however much backend processing it brings -- to carry the photo-taking experience.

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