The Google Pixel Fold, the Internet giant’s first foldable smartphone, will be presented at the Google I/O event, according to CNBC in an article where it puts us on the track of its main specifications, availability and price.
Google I/O is the company’s main annual event with developers. Historically it has been software oriented, but in all editions some device has also been presented. It would be an ideal time for the presentation of a new model that would come to animate the folding segment, the only one that is growing in a mobile market that, like others in electronics, will drop sharply in sales in the first part of 2023.
What will the Google Pixel Fold be like?
Internal Google documents to which CNBC says it has had access cite the folder with The hinge “stronger” From the market. It is a key component in these types of form factors and the source of numerous problems in the early ones that came to market. The last generations have improved in resistance and robustness and no less is expected in the entry of Google in this market.
The Google Pixel Fold will bet on a ‘book’ style design, the most used in folding, and with dimensions similar to Samsung’s Galaxy Fold, the best seller and reference in the segment. There is talk of a flexible touch OLED main screen that when fully deployed will reach 7.6 inches. As for the external secondary screen, it will have a diagonal of 5.8 inches, somewhat smaller than the Samsung model.
The documents reveal that the device will be marketed as waterproof. A weight of 283 grams is expected, somewhat heavier than the Galaxy Z Fold 4. The additional weight would be motivated by a higher capacity battery which would offer an autonomy of 24 hours in execution time and up to 72 hours in a special low consumption mode.
As for the internal hardware, Google would bet on the Tensor G2, its internal development SOC already used in the Pixel 7, which without breaking performance records offers enough features for the premiere in foldables. 12 Gbytes of RAM and 256 Gbytes of internal storage capacity are mentioned. The set of cameras it will install and whether it will use the main 50-megapixel sensor is unknown, but it is certain that the optics will rely on the G2’s AI coprocessor to improve the shots. Google has stood out for squeezing these capabilities very well.
Price and availability
CNBC cites a presentation at Google I/O in May for a availability in June with a price of 1,700 dollars. The information is in line with previous rumors and, well, it will not be ‘cheap’ by any means. What is anticipated is that Google will launch a launch promotional campaign that will include a free Pixel Watch smartwatch with the purchase of the foldable. The price could also be lowered by delivering other terminals. We’ll tell you. The Pixel Fold is a very important device to continue increasing interest in foldables.
