The Google Pixel Fold 9 Pro is a significant entry in the rapidly evolving foldable smartphone market, offering a compelling blend of innovative design

Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold screen repair costs surge to $1,200, raising concerns about foldable phone maintenance expenses and repairability.

The genuine Pixel 9 Pro Fold main screen costs $1,199, which is the same price as a brand-new iPhone 16 Pro Max and is more expensive than the Pixel 9 Pro XL. With that being said, other components are available at a more reasonable price, like the Pixel 9 Pro Fold's batteries.

While you can’t buy inner screen protectors for the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, you can get phone cases which should be able to absorb the shock of a drop better than the phone’s chassis alone. And bear in mind that the non-dust proof devices shouldn’t be taken to the beach, or anywhere particularly dusty.

With prices starting at $1,799, the Pixel Pro 9 Fold is one of the most expensive smartphones on the market. iFixit’s inner screen replacement for last year’s Pixel Fold was also costly at $899, but this is still an alarming jump for the latest model.

Foldable phones are expensive, primarily due to their folding display. This also makes them more expensive to repair, as a replacement screen can cost upwards of $500. If you own Google's second-gen foldable, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, you might want to be even more careful with it, as its screen repair could cost you more than the Pixel 9 Pro XL.

F ollowing recent releases in Google’s Pixel series, parts for the new Pixel 9 Pro Fold are now available on iFixit. The most notable addition is the repair kit for the Pixel 9

Following the other three phones in the series, repair parts — including the screen — for the Pixel 9 Pro Fold are now listed on iFixit.

Those pre-Black Friday deals on the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro Fold were fun, but as we mentioned at the time of those going live, many of us were really waiting to see what Google would do with the regular Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL for Black Friday weekend.