Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold Might Be Its Thinnest Foldable Yet

Honestly, Google, this mightiness beryllium the leakiest motorboat I’ve covered successful my full vocation covering user tech. As we get person to the August 13 Google hardware motorboat date, it seems similar there’s a leak a day. So far, we cognize astir about of the products, their specs, and however they look. The lone happening we don’t cognize for definite is pricing and speculation are each implicit the map. Today’s leak involves the Pixel 9 Pro Fold and the Pixel Watch 3.

Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold

So, connection connected the thoroughfare is that the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold is going to beryllium slimmer than the Samsung Galaxy X Fold 6. According to Android Headlines, Google’s upcoming foldable volition beryllium thinner than Samsung’s smartphone. This isn’t caller territory for Google, arsenic the 9 Pro Fold’s predecessor was 1 of the thinnest foldables successful the U.S. However, the 9 Pro Fold is looking to beryllium adjacent thinner, with a thickness of 0.41 inches (10.5 millimeters) erstwhile folded and 0.2 inches (5.1 millimeters) unfolded. This could marque it the thinnest foldable connected the marketplace erstwhile it launches; it’ll besides beryllium 1 of the heavier ones. Current reports amusement that the 9 Pro Fold’s value comes successful astatine 9.1 ounces (257 grams), which is astir 10% lighter than its ancestor.

And if that wasn’t capable leaks, Steve Hemmerstoffer, a.k.a. OnLeaks and 91Mobiles, reports a acceptable of leaked promotional photos. They amusement disconnected the show size, a fewer AI features, and the phone’s U.S. pricing. Available successful 2 configurations, the 256GB mentation of the smartphone volition reportedly outgo $1,799, portion the 512GB exemplary is acceptable to beryllium $1,919, both of which are beauteous pricy options.

I’m funny astir however overmuch the caller thinnest smartphone volition impact durability, if astatine all.  And portion a thinner telephone does dependable appealing, I’m disquieted astir the imaginable for dings and cracks.

Google Watch 3

The leaks don’t halt with the Fold; leaks and rumors are swirling astir the Pixel Watch 3. The latest, again from Android Headlines, says that alternatively of 1 watch, determination volition beryllium two, some of which volition person thinner bezels. And those thinner bezels springiness the watches larger screens. According to the report, the 41mm watch’s look volition beryllium 10% bigger than the past generation. In summation to past year’s 41mm chronograph, Google is reportedly launching a 45mm watch. Other quality-of-life improvements see brighter screens and charging capabilities that are 20% faster than past watches.

If the leaks are to beryllium believed, some watches boast 24 hours of artillery beingness (always-on show enabled). The endurance jumps to 36 hours successful a caller Battery Saver mode. This leads to speculation that the ticker won’t utilize the Wear OS’ “hybrid interface,” which is expected to summation artillery beingness significantly. In the lawsuit of the OnePlus Watch 2, whose artillery beingness volition reportedly past 100 hours.

I’ve owned the anterior 2 iterations of the Google Watch 3, and I’m looking guardant to perchance owning this watch. I’m ne'er going to crook down a bigger surface oregon a bigger watch, period. And, of course, longer artillery beingness is ne'er going to get poo-pooed implicit here. I’m excited astir the caller fittingness features similar the caller morning-based “Fitbit Brief,” which gives you a rundown of your existent wellness and fittingness info. I’m besides looking guardant to ultra-wideband enactment for amended determination tracking and Offline Google Maps ability, which tin assistance maine navigate the sprawling streets of New York. But are the caller audio and haptic cues designed to heighten customized runs? As idiosyncratic who hates to run, I tin instrumentality it oregon permission it.