Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold Price Slashed Ahead Of Pixel 10 Release
A Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold smartphone during the Made By Google launch event in Mountain View, California, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. Alphabet Inc.’s Google is rolling out upgraded smartphones, watches and earbuds, aiming to take on Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. and offer more ways to use artificial intelligence. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
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Google’s Pixel 10 launch and Apple’s iPhone 17 release not only means new phones, but also discounts for the current generation. We saw the iPhone 16 price slashed last week, alongside select Pixel 9 handsets. Now, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold has received one of its biggest price drops yet just days before the Pixel 10 debuts.
The deal comes from Amazon, which has knocked a huge $600 off of Google’s 2024 foldable phone. That brings the price down to $1,199, representing a 33% discount. Google’s Pixel 9 Pro Fold deals typically top out at $400, so a $600 price cut is absolutely worth your attention.
As with all Amazon promotions, this is a no-thrills deal. You get the phone and that’s it. There’s no 10% back in store credit if you’re a Google One subscriber, no free Fitbit thrown in and no free case, like there is on the Google Store. Although, all Pixel 9 series owners do get one full year of Google One AI Pro for free.
Google is also running its own discounts ahead of the Pixel 10 launch. The Pixel 8 Pro is down to $599 (Google says this is a $500 discount, but the 2023 phone hasn’t been $999 since 2023). The Pixel 9a, too, is down by $100 to $399.
Should You Wait For The Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold?
13 August 2024, USA, Mountain View: New Pixel 9 smartphones from Google are shown at the company’s headquarters. The display of the Pixel 9 Pro Fold can be unfolded. Photo: Andrej Sokolow/dpa (Photo by Andrej Sokolow/picture alliance via Getty Images)
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Rumours suggest that the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold might be delayed, which will add to your wait if that’s your plan. In any case, the most expensive time to buy a smartphone is on or close to its launch.
Even the pre-order discounts don’t match the deep price cuts that follow soon after the phone releases (sometimes a month later) and the hype has died down. Recent data from Sell Cell showed that the Pixel 9 series depreciated by 58.9% on the secondary market one month after launch.
Google has a long history is slashing prices shortly after its phones are unveiled to the world. For example, discounting the Pixel 8 and Pixel 9 in back to back months with few breaks. This includes straight money-off deals, random coupons emailed to Google users, free watches and suddenly high trade-in prices. If you can wait, you should, because the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold will likely be significantly cheaper before the summer is officially over.