At $1,799, the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold is Google's most expensive phone by far; encasing it in one of the best Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold cases ensures that your pricey phone won't fall to pieces the first time it slips out of your hands.

Android 14 runs the show and the Pixel 9 Pro Fold has one of the cleanest versions of the operating system with very minimal bloatware. It's long-lasting too with seven years of software updates and feature drops to come, meaning this phone could last until 2031.

This time around we’re comparing the very best smartphones Google and Apple have to offer, the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max. Both of these smartphones were launched rather recently.