Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold vs Pixel 11 Pro Fold

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 8-inch Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold (with Google Tensor G4) that was released on August 13, 2024, against the Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold, which is powered by Google Tensor G6 and came out 2 years and 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • 39% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1951K versus 1401K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • The phone is 2 years and 1 month newer
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
  • 26% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2587 and 2048 points

Review

Evaluation of Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold and Pixel 11 Pro Fold crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 29% Yes
Mostly no. The difference is too small to matter in everyday use.
The overall difference between Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold and Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold is not big enough to justify updating.
Main improvements: performance, display, and connectivity.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in gaming.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 8 inches 8 inches
Resolution 2076 x 2152 pixels 2076 x 2152 pixels
Aspect ratio 1:1 1:1
PPI 373 ppi 374 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2700 nits 3000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1600 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection - Ultra Thin Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6% 88.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 98.5% -
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 4 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 155.2 mm (6.11 inches) 155.2 mm (6.11 inches)
Width 150.2 mm (5.91 inches) 150.4 mm (5.92 inches)
Thickness 5.1 mm (0.2 inches) 5 mm (0.2 inches)
Weight 257 g (9.07 oz) 239 g (8.43 oz)
Waterproof IPX8 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold and Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold
SoC
Chipset Google Tensor G4 Google Tensor G6
Max clock 3100 MHz 4110 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 7 (1 + 4 + 2)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: C1-Pro
- 4 cores at 3.38 GHz: C1-Pro
- 1 core at 4.11 GHz: C1-Ultra
L3 cache - 8 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G715 MC7 PowerVR CXTP-48-1536
GPU shading units 896 768
GPU clock 940 MHz 1286 MHz
FLOPS ~1684.4 GFLOPS ~1975.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold and Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 7607
Single-core score 2048 2587
Multi-core score 4910 5446
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1951408
CPU 476883 890938
GPU 385522 289193
Memory 203655 306874
UX 335261 464403
Total score 1401321 1951408
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 84% -
Graphics test 8 FPS -
Graphics score 1049 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 10521 -
Video editing 7569 -
Photo editing 21074 -
Data manipulation 14718 -
Writing score 15880 -

Memory

RAM
RAM size 16 GB 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) Android 17
ROM Stock Android Stock Android
OS size 27 GB -
OS updates 7 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 4650 mAh 4806 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (7.5 W) Yes (25 W)
Reverse charging - Yes
Bypass charging - Yes
Fast charging Yes (46% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:36 hr 1:30 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:24 hr -
Watching video 12:56 hr -
Gaming 05:05 hr -
Standby 85 hr -
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 8000 x 6000
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 5x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 127° 127°
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 10.8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 10.5 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 10.8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 10.5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length 25 mm 24 mm
Sensor size 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10.8 MP 10.8 MP
Aperture f/3.1 f/3.0
Focal length 112 mm 112 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3J1 Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.22 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 10.5 MP 10.5 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor - Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch)
Pixel size - 1.22 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 55 -
Preview 77 -
Zoom 124 -
Samples Photo samples of Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 10 megapixels 10 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5K3K1
Sensor size 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode - Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos - No
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced August 2024 August 2026
Release date September 2024 August 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $1799 -
Successor - Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, performance, and design are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold. But if the gaming and sound are more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold.

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