Google Pixel Fold may arrive in the third quarter to compete with the Galaxy Z Fold 5

Update (01/03/2023) – MR

Several informants claim that Google develops a foldable cell phone. Although its official title is not yet known, it has been called by names like Pixel Fold and Pixel Notepad.

A new rumor from the South Korean website The Elec says that the foldable cell phone will be mass produced in the third quarter of 2023with the Galaxy Z Fold 5 being its main competitor in the market.

With this forecast for its production, it is possible that the Google Pixel Fold will hit the market in September or October of this year. By tradition, Samsung launches its foldable phones in August, something that should not change in 2023 with the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5.

Apparently, the Galaxy Z Fold 5 will face the Google Pixel Fold, which could be cheaper than Samsung’s cell phone. According to rumors, it should hit the market costing US$ 1,799 (~BRL 9,645).

Other details of the foldable cell phone were previously leaked. In design, it should adopt the same style as the Pixel 7 line, with metal and glass construction. In terms of cameras, the Pixel Fold should bring a triple module with a 64-megapixel main sensor, in addition to a 9.5-megapixel front sensor.

In the specifications, it should bring screens of 5.78 and 7.57 inches. Under the hood, it should come equipped with the Tensor G2 platform with 12 GB of RAM.

Update (11/17/2022) – EB

After several third-party reports now 9to5Google claims to have gathered several pieces of evidence that point to specifications for Google’s first foldable cell phone. More than that, the portal says that it should be launched in 2023, which makes a lot of sense considering that there are no more Google events scheduled for this year.

So far we know that the Pixel Fold should be a cell phone with an internal 120 Hz OLED screen with 7.9 inches and a resolution of 1840 x 2208 pixels, while the external screen should have the same technology, but with a resolution of 1080 x 2100 pixels .

The fingerprint sensor should not be under the screen, but on the side to facilitate its use even with the cell phone closed or open.

In the camera sector we should find a triple main set with a Sony IMX787 sensor from 64 MP with 1/1.3 inches, which means that the foldable can have a camera superior to that of the Pixel 7, in addition to an ultrawide sensor and a telephoto . Unfortunately there is no information about the front camera.

Finally, the Pixel Fold is expected to use the same processor as the Pixel 7, that is, the Tensor G2 that was announced earlier this year.

What are your expectations for Google’s foldable? Tell in the comments.

Original article (11/26/2021)

Pixel Fold: Google is working on a foldable smartphone to be launched between 2021 and 2022

After leaked documents in mid-2020 point to a foldable smartphone under development by Google to integrate the Pixel line, the increasingly reliable leaker Jon Prosser, who this week revealed details about the new iMacs, said in a tweet that the project is being developed and its launch would be closer than expected.

Published last night, the 25th, Prosser stated that the Pixel “Fold” is a reality and that Google should announce its first foldable between the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022. Further details have not yet been released.

In December 2020, two months ago, Ross Young, another leaker with industry sources, it had stated that the foldable Pixel would be launched in 2021 and that this would be a very busy year for the segment, as Oppo, vivo and Xiaomi should also present their solutions.

So far only one foldable smartphone has been announced in 2021, the Huawei Mate X2 presented with a new format similar to the Z Fold 2. Samsung’s new foldables should be presented in the first half of the year, having been postponed for up to five months,

More information about foldables from Xiaomi, Oppo, vivo and, of course, Google, has not been detailed, so you have to wait a few more weeks for new details to be revealed ahead of time in leaks.