Google Pixel 9 Pro and Fold: Pre-order Deals Offer Significant Savings

Best Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold preorders -- get up to $1,000 off right now

The new foldable is slated to arrive September 4, but Pixel 9 Pro Fold preorders are available now. And you'll want to take advantage of these early deals because Google's new flagship commands a $1,799 starting price. So if you're ready to commit to Google's new foldable, here are the best deals right now at Verizon, Best Buy, and more. Also, make sure to follow our Made by Google event live blog for a recap of Google's biggest announcements. There's a lot to like about the new Pixel 9 Pro Fold. While it's too early to tell if it'll dominate our best foldable phones list, in our initial Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold hands-on review, we said it sports some radical departures from its predecessor. For instance, the main display is now 8 inches (up from 7.6 inches on last year's Pixel Fold). The new foldable's display is also 80% brighter with a 6.3-inch cover screen that boasts a narrower aspect ratio. The Pixel 9 Pro Fold is also lighter at just over 9 ounces. However, it's the fun AI features that'll win you over. It's worth noting that the new foldable packs a 4,560 mAh battery, which is smaller than the 4,821 mAh battery in the original Fold. That said, we've yet to see if the new Tensor G4 chip is more power efficient. Stay tuned to Tom's Guide for our full review and benchmarks of the Pixel 9 Pro Fold.

Pre-order the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold and score a $350 gift card

CBS Essentials is created independently of the CBS News editorial staff. We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. The folding smartphone category is about to get a bigger with the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold, which is available for pre-order now. With a starting price of $1,799, this powerful phone features a 6.3-inch cover display and fits nicely in a pocket when folded. When it's open, you get access to a stunning 8-inch touchscreen. The phone begins shipping September 4 and is definitely a worthy competitor to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6. Going head-to-head with the new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold starts off almost exactly the same size as the Google Pixel 9 Pro when it's folded. This means it fits comfortably in your pocket and you can use it just like a traditional smartphone. Just keep the phone closed and use just the 6.3-inch Actua OLED cover touchscreen. When you unfold the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, you get access to a stunning 8-inch Super Actua Flex OLED touchscreen. You can display one app across the entire screen; run two apps side-by-side; or even take advantage of the phone's new multi-view feature. This is the phone you want if you need extra on-screen real estate and the ability to multitask with ease -- without having to carry a separate tablet. The Pixel 9 Pro Fold is a must-have smartphone for Android power users, and it offers a slew of features the other Pixel 9 phones don't offer, particularly when it comes to watching videos, shooting and editing photos or video, and multitasking. The phone comes in your choice of porcelain or obsidian colors. And you can choose between 256 gigs ($1,799) or 512 gigs ($1,919) of storage. Head over to Best Buy to pre-order the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold, starting at $1,799 and get a free $350 Best Buy gift card and three months of Google One service as a bonus. Best Buy is also offering up $460 instant credit for eligible devices. Android smartphones have entered the Gemini AI era. So all new Android phones will integrate the latest Google Gemini AI tools and features, including the Gemini Assistant, which has replaced Google Assistant. While older Android phones will gain some AI capabilities with an Android OS update, only the newer phones will offer all of the latest AI functionality. All of the Google Pixel 9 smartphones have Gemini Assistant built in. So these phones understand not just the words you say or type, but the user's intent. It can also share information between your Gmail inbox, your smartphone, your Google Drive account, as well as Calendar, Google Photos, Google Keep, Google Tasks and Google Maps. And if you subscribe to Gemini Advanced, you'll get a new feature called Gemini Live, which lets you talk to Gemini Assistant through normal conversation. Here are our 12 favorite features in the new of the Google Pixel 9 smartphones: