Google announced that they were working on a Pixel Fold last year, and now the full specification and pricing has been released, as well as a rough release date
It looks very decent to me for those who like a smaller display on their phones, it has a 5.8 inch front display with the inner coming in at 7.6 inches, compare this to the nearest IUK rival the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 at 6.2 inches on the front, and 7.6 inches
So the pixel front display is smaller, but the key thing is, it looks wider, and that was my main gripe about the Z Fold4
There are rumours Google will release a teaser tomorrow the 26th April for the fold, but will be officially announced at google I/O on the 10th May
Not sure yet if these dates are just for the US (probably are) But the phone will be available to pre order on the 10th from Google Store, then available to ship at the end of June, with other retailers getting in on the action at the end of May, like I say this may be just the US
Chalk and obsidian 256GB at $1799, 512GB at $1919, so what does that direct transfer to in £, well the 256GB converts to £1442, and the 512GB to £1530, the Phone will come with a free pixel watch to sweeten the deal, though the price converted takes this well into Z Fold4 territory, though Google may offer some kind of trade in incentive with the release of this, or may just increases trade in prices, I'd say this was pretty likely to happen, but no guarantees
Specifications:
So there we have it, are you excited by it?
If you aren't and you fancy a folding phone, there are some pretty sweet deals available in the UK right now on the Z Fold series, credit to the op who provided the deal below:
Z Fold4 GiffGaff £649
Z Fold3 Backmarket
SIM Free
Dual Sim
Mobile Phone
Smartphones under £200
Smartphones under £400
It looks very decent to me for those who like a smaller display on their phones, it has a 5.8 inch front display with the inner coming in at 7.6 inches, compare this to the nearest IUK rival the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 at 6.2 inches on the front, and 7.6 inches
So the pixel front display is smaller, but the key thing is, it looks wider, and that was my main gripe about the Z Fold4
There are rumours Google will release a teaser tomorrow the 26th April for the fold, but will be officially announced at google I/O on the 10th May
Not sure yet if these dates are just for the US (probably are) But the phone will be available to pre order on the 10th from Google Store, then available to ship at the end of June, with other retailers getting in on the action at the end of May, like I say this may be just the US
Chalk and obsidian 256GB at $1799, 512GB at $1919, so what does that direct transfer to in £, well the 256GB converts to £1442, and the 512GB to £1530, the Phone will come with a free pixel watch to sweeten the deal, though the price converted takes this well into Z Fold4 territory, though Google may offer some kind of trade in incentive with the release of this, or may just increases trade in prices, I'd say this was pretty likely to happen, but no guarantees
Specifications:
- Front Display: 5.8 inch, 17.4:9, FHD+ OLED, 2092x1080, 120Hz
- Inner Display: 7.6 inch, 6:5, 2208x1840 OLED, 380ppi, 120Hz Smooth
- Battery: "Beyond 24 Hour Battery Life" aka 4500Mah + 23w Charging Speeds
- Ram: 12GB LPDDR5
- Storage: 256GB / 512GB
- Processor: Google Tensor G2 / Titan M2 Coprocessor (5nm)
- Main Camera: 48MP Quad PD With OIS + CLAF, 0.8 um pixel width, f/1.7 aperture, 82 degree field of view, 1/2" image sensor
- Ultrawide Camera: 10.8MP with Ultrawide 122 degrees field of view
- Telephoto Camera: 10.8MP, 5x Optical, 20x super res zoom
- Other Sensors: LDAF, Optical and electronic stabilisation, and a "fast camera launcher"
- Selfie Camera: (Hole Punch) 9.5MP, Fixed Focus
- Inner Selfie: 8MP, Fixed Focus
- Camera Features, Rear selfie camera, magic eraser, photo unblur, long exposure, real tone
- Main Camera Video: 30fps 4k, up to 60fps 1080p
- Finger Print: Power Button Position above volume rocker
- Weight: 283g, 5.5 inch high, 3.1 inch wide
So there we have it, are you excited by it?
If you aren't and you fancy a folding phone, there are some pretty sweet deals available in the UK right now on the Z Fold series, credit to the op who provided the deal below:
Z Fold4 GiffGaff £649
Z Fold3 Backmarket
SIM Free
Dual Sim
Mobile Phone
Smartphones under £200
Smartphones under £400
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sorted byI personally think it would have been perfect with a 6inch front display at a 18:9 aspect ratio. But let's see, can't wait to test it out in the hands.
Coming from a Pixel 6 owner.. the experience with Google's own SOC has been lackluster, so I feel I should have waited for them to refine. Nothing tremendously bad, just lots of minor bugs that add up to a sometimes less than stellar experience. From what I hear, the 6A/7 is a lot better, so that's good!
Fold phones aren't my bag, but I like the expansion into new areas and breaking ground. I just personally wouldn't spend £1422 In unknown territory.
Will look out for the reviews though.