Google Pixel Fold — Google’s FIRST FOLDING PHONE! — Hands-on
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We got our hands on the Google Pixel Fold during Google IO 2023 and it definitely got us thinking about the future of Foldables… Here’s the full story —
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They definitely should have undercut Samsung by at least $150.
I don’t believe this has dust resistance as one of your slides show.
The width is great but it’s too short and makes the front screen too small hard to read, Samsung is too narrow and Google is too short😢
Holding off until i see the battery life tests
The price,man they really missed the opportunity to undercut Samsung. pass
Smaller battery and same SoC/RAM as Pixel 7 Pro that already has poor battery life. And that price tag…😂
I’ll be very fascinated how Michael Fisher will feel when he gets this Pixel Fold and reviews it. He’s been using foldables since January 1, 2020. For this entire decade. But he’s only been using Samsung foldables for the last 3.5 years. Those other ones are test units. Be curious how he’ll feel going to a non-Samsung foldable as a daily driver for the first time in this decade.
I actually really dig it because the Z Fold design never really made sense to me. It’s too narrow when closed which makes typing from the front a nightmare. Sure, it’s easier to grip but typing sucks. Then it’s also too tall when closed. I think Google really nailed the dimensions to this. Short enough that it won’t stick out of your pocket. Wide enough to type from the outside. Packs the same 7.6″ inner display as the Z Fold 4 even with all those bezels but in a smaller footprint.
I do believe the Z Fold 5 will have better scores than this Pixel Fold. We’re comparing a Gen 5 product to a Gen 1. You would think Samsung would figure it out by now after 4 years of foldables. Their software experience should be more refined. Add the fact it has DEX. But I never understood the dimensions for them. Very , very few new smartphones excites me during the last few years but this seems like one of them.
The Pixel Fold 1 is if the Surface Duo and Oppo Find N had a baby. I think this is going to be my favorite smartphone of the year even if it carries more flaws as the Z Fold 5 being that’s it’s a Gen 1 product without enough years of refinement. Looks way more pocketable and I love the fingerprint scanner is on the power button and not an in-display like the Pixel 6 and 7 which I hate. Too slow. Side button is way more instant.
Looks like a winner, Michael Fisher. Can’t wait for you to review it. I’ll get it in white (or “porcelain”) too and put a clear case on it like my iPhone X. Looks really classy with a clear case and the silver, chrome‑y sides. And speaking of the sides, it’s rounded like the Find N and N2. It seems since last year, Samsung is shaving the sides by making them flatter. I prefer them rounded.
When closed
Pixel Fold: 139.7 x 79.5 x 12.1 mm
Z Fold 4: 155.1 x 67.1 x 14.2–15.8 mm
Nearly the same height as the HTC One M7 and Nexus 5. Hell yeah! Hell naw to the price.
If Surface Duo and Find N2 had a baby…
iPhone 13 mini: 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.7 mm
Find N: 132.6 x 73 x 15.9 mm
Find N2: 132.2 x 72.6 x 14.6 mm
Pixel Fold: 139.7 x 79.5 x 12.1
Duo 1: 145.2 x 93.3 x 9.9 mm
Duo 2: 145.2 x 92.1 x 11 mm
Fold 3: 158.2 x 67.1 x 14.4–16 mm
Fold 4: 155.1 x 67.1 x 14.2–15.8 mm
I think Pixel Fold is THE ONE for me. Rounded sides. Not the flatter ones that Samsung seems to be pushing for since last year with the S22 Ultra. Fingerprint scanner on the side for instant unlocking.
That 139 mm matches nearly the same height as my Nexus 5. That’s 16 mm shorter than the Fold 4 while still having the same 7.6″ inner display albeit in a 6:5 aspect ratio and still having a smaller footprint in height and thickness.
If only Google had priced this at $999.. Samsung would be sweating and be forced to lower the price on their foldables. I remember when iPhone X first came out, people whined spending $1,000 on a phone. If a foldable gets priced at $1000, that’s a bargain.
I read the Oppo Find N3 will have an 8″ inner display compared to the 7.1″ on their previous ones, hence, why the overall footprint will be much bigger. No more sizes like the iPhone 12 & 13 minis. This is why I feel obligated to get this Gen 1 Pixel Fold already. What if they go bigger and get those flatter sides?
I may need to wait until Black Friday to get a really good discount on this. Or I can just wait for Pixel Fold 4 by 2026. I’ve been reading Google will go to TSMC with the Tensor G5. If Pixel Fold gets released in summers next to the Pixel a‑series, that would mean it’s always at least 8 months behind the flagship from the previous year.
2023: Tensor 3
2024: Tensor 4
2025: Tensor 5 (TSMC)
2026: Pixel Fold 4 using Tensor 5
For the next 2 years, Pixel fans will be stuck with Samsung foundries. Tensor 3 will be no better than Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Still using the Mali GPU and not the AMD one. But if I wait that long, no guarantee I’ll enjoy the design and size from that future Pixel Fold 4 we haven’t seen yet.
So I might as well go for Gen 1 now and live with all the Gen 1 quirks. It seems a lot more refined for a Gen 1 product. Google took extra care with their first foldable, hence, the 2‑year delay.
I don’t think many people understand the pricing of Pixel Fold. It is their first gen product. The Samsung Galaxy Fold 1 is way more expensive than this price range if I remember. Google offers many features that Samsung didn’t in their first gen. This is for people who want to try out the first gen Fold, not for your average consumer. You can say the same with pixel watch. These have been in development for years. The first gen is always more expensive. Hopefully the next generation pixel watch amd pixel fold either get cheaper or get more features for the price.
This is total overkill lol. I just need a Tesla or Toyota.….not a BUGATTI 😆😂.
In all seriousness tho, its kinda crazy that you can get a brand new Pixel 7 Pro, and a Pixel Tablet with the dock included for less than the price of this phone alone 😂😆.
They are definitely targeting wealthy individuals and those who like to waste money, thats for sure lol.
Google and Samsung are partners, very close at that, hardware and software, so I suspect that Google did not want to engage in a price war with Samsung. Hence the similar pricing. I suspect that both companies are losing money with foldable’s, so they do not need to make things worse.
The good decision by Google was then to leverage the design, and those of us that are not empowered by Samsung’s thin and tall design can choose a far better aspect ratio if we want to join the dawn chorus of folding tech.
So, price to me is moot; folding tech is expensive and that is the price of entry, literally. With OnePlus incoming and outside the US, Chinese imports and Huawei, we will now gauge whether the future is foldable’s or is it just a niche sub-set?
Too expensive with less feature and slower processor
Legitimate price for the pixel fold is €1499,- for the 512gb with old hardware from last year.
For the 256gb €1399,-
With this price point the pixel will be the most sold foldable devices on plannet earth.
what´s this device have to make such a great product as you said? any diferent from Oppo, Huawei, Samsung.…? I cant see any thing new here apart from software, that any other foldables in the market doesnt make it better. The crease, better? nope. The battery, with Tensor G2, better? dont think so. The size of internal screen, better? Nope. The cameras, wiil see. The screen quality, better? nope. The price range? very high to enter in the game too late. and those bezzels!
Great looking phone!!
Is that a plastic (saran wrap-like) screen protector on it or the actual glass on the inside (unfolded) screens? It looks like crap!! Seriously, at the 50–55 second mark when the Pixel Fold is open and is tilted (for a very brief moment) you can see the film-like screen that is very ugly and bubbly. Some type of temporary protector Google through on the device during the mass reviews outside it’s presentation?
I’m waiting for a Pixel Flip
Watch TV videos at once on each side of the display someone could be using headphones and and the other person just be using the speakers on the phone
Chineas foldables beat that
No thanks. Overpriced for a 1st Gen product.
The thing which I can’t stand is mainly Tensor chip. It’s pretty obvious that the speed is slow. I did like to buy Pixel 6 but Mr Tensor discouraged me. Pixel 7 is the same as well. We need something fast like Oneplus(not now though with the ridiculous new UI) Well pure Android with Snapdragon chipset inside!
Google fell off when they stopped using Snapdragon
If Pixel phones not selling that good and it’s not even global? I don’t know how this can become hit
1800… LOL, unless its Zimbabwean dollars or something.
Oppo Find N2 solved the crease problem
I’m waiting for the IP68 foldable, but this is such a good looking phone though!
No phone is worth 1800. It’s awesome, but never going to spend that much on a phone
Looks like an awesome device to me. Love the form factor and the pixel camera
Just concerned about the battery life
Not feeling that crease.
The cameras aren’t $500 better than the Find N this thing is based on. And this thing looks worse than both it and the Fold 4. Google needs to slash that price.
How much was the original Galaxy fold? Oh Yeah!! $1999, and not even close on features, and a much more terrible battery!!
I got the fold 4 for $450… Im sticking with that.
Side note: my Pixel Watch has had awesome battery life after the updates, and it’s actually super easy for me to recommend. It’s easily the best first generation device I’ve ever used. So I guess your mileage may vary? But I’ve got high hopes for their foldables after seeing what the Pixel Fold has to offer.
can a company make a foldable tablet 😀
The google pixel fold is basically an oppo find N if it was design by an intern
there is no way you can say samsung is the lead in foldable they are in foldalbe since time now they will realse dead on arrive fold 5 its the opposite they are the worse one nobody need narrowest outer screen that have no use — iam so proud of google copying oppo find n really google is so smart move
No matter what a company do or doesn’t do… someone will complain about something!🤦🏾♂️