Google has confirmed that the internet giant will release a foldable smartphone. A short video released today shows a phone that folds open into a tablet. There were no details about the device called Pixel Fold. However, reference was made to May 10, when the Google I/O developer conference takes place at the headquarters in Mountain View.
So far, Samsung has been particularly strong in the foldable phone business. The South Korean smartphone market leader has two models on offer: one that folds open to the size of a tablet, and the other is more compact and unfolds as big as a regular phone.
Chinese suppliers have also presented foldable smartphones in recent years. But Huawei, for example, was stopped in international business by US sanctions – and devices from other providers are also available in rather small numbers, especially in the home market of China.
