It is official. After months of rumors, Google launched its first foldable telephone at its developer convention on Wednesday within the newest signal the tech big seems to be taking its {hardware} enterprise critically.
The Pixel Fold, which includes a book-style design, begins at $1,799 — the identical worth as its greatest rival the Galaxy Z Fold 4 telephone. It will additionally go up towards competing merchandise from Chinese language telephone makers like Huawei’s Mate X3 and Oppo’s Discover N2 in worldwide markets. Regardless of the rise in choices, foldable telephones nonetheless comprise a small section of the general smartphone class (an estimated 1.2% in keeping with IDC), nonetheless it is dominated by Samsung, which captured 62% of the market within the first half of 2022, in keeping with Counterpoint Analysis.
Show and design
Just like the Galaxy Z Fold 4, the Pixel Fold morphs from a telephone when closed, right into a pill when opened. The inside show takes the type of a 7.6-inch OLED panel, whereas the quilt show is a high-res 5.8-inch show. In comparison with the Z Fold 4, the Pixel Fold seems to be a extra pocket-friendly gadget because it’s shorter (by simply over half an inch) and should not stick out as a lot. That stated, the Pixel Fold can be heavier (by roughly 20 grams) and practically half an inch wider. With the broader show, Google’s aiming to supply a comparable expertise to an everyday telephone, albeit a shorter one, when utilizing the quilt show. The Galaxy Z Fold 4 has a narrower exterior show compared, which might make it somewhat awkward to make use of when on telephone mode, though it has widened since 2021’s Galaxy Z Fold 3.
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Digicam
Just like the Z Fold 4, the Pixel Fold includes a grand whole of 5 cameras. Three on the rear, taking the type of a 48-megapixel foremost digital camera, a ten.8-megapixel ultra-wide digital camera and a ten.8-megapixel telephoto digital camera able to 5x optical zoom and as much as 20x digital zoom; one on the entrance, which is a 9.5-megapixel digital camera; and at last an 8-megapixel digital camera on the inside display. For extra particulars on the way it stacks up towards the Galaxy Z Fold 4 on paper, scroll right down to our specs chart under. It is value noting that this is not probably the most superior digital camera system on a Google flagship telephone (that honor goes to the thicker Pixel 7 Professional), since Google was pressured to make some compromises to accommodate the lean folding design.
Battery
Google says its Pixel Fold, which runs on a 4,821-mAh battery, can final past 24 hours primarily based on a median Pixel person battery utilization profile. Extra particularly, Google says its inside assessments confirmed battery life was roughly 33 hours utilizing default settings. After all, that is simply what’s on paper, and I would advocate studying our Pixel Fold assessment to search out out for certain whether or not that seems to be the case. The Galaxy Z Fold 4 has a 4,400-mAh battery, and CNET’s assessment places its battery life at a few full day.
Pixel Fold vs. Galaxy Z Fold 4
| Pixel Fold | Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G | |
| Show measurement, decision | Inside/Major: 7.6-inch OLED, 2,208 x 1,840 pixels, 1,450 nits, Exterior: 5.8-inch; FHD+ (2,092 x 1,080 pixels), 120 Hz, 1,500 nits | Inside: 7.6-inch AMOLED (2,176 x 1,812 pixels) Exterior: 6.2-inch HD+ (2,316 x 904) |
| Pixel density | Exterior: 408 ppi; Inside: 380 ppi | Exterior: 402 pp; Inside: 374 ppi |
| Dimensions (Millimeters) | Folded: 139.7 top x 79.5 width x 12.1 depth (mm) Unfolded: 139.7 top x 158.7 width x 5.8 depth (mm) | Folded: 155.1 mm x 67.1 mm x 15.8mm (Hinge) ~ 14.2mm (Sagging); Unfolded: 130.1 x 155.1 x 6.3mm |
| Weight (Ounces, Grams) | 10 oz.; 283g | 9.27 oz.; 263g |
| Cell software program | Android 13 | Android 12L |
| Digicam | Rear: 48-megapixel (foremost), 10.8-megapixel (ultrawide), 10,8-megapixel (telephoto) Inside: 8-megapixel | 50-megapixel (foremost), 12-megapixel (ultra-wide), 10-megapixel (telephoto) |
| Entrance-facing digital camera | 8-megapixel (inside), 9.5-megapixel (entrance cowl) | 4-megapixel (underneath show), 10-megapixel (entrance cowl) |
| Video seize | 4K | 4K |
| Processor | Tensor G2 | Snapdragon 8 Gen Plus 1 |
| RAM/Storage | 12GB + 256GB/512GB (US, UK, Germany) | 12GB + 256GB/512GB/1TB |
| Expandable storage | None | None |
| Battery/Charger | 4,821 mAh (30W wired charging, adapter bought individually) | 4,400 mAh (charger bought individually) |
| Fingerprint sensor | Aspect | Aspect |
| Connector | USB-C | USB-C |
| Headphone jack | None | None |
| Particular options | 5G (mmw/Sub6), IPX8, 5 years Pixel updates, 5x optical zoom, 20x digital zoom, twin sim, | Foldable telephone, 30x optical, 30x area zoom, IPX8, 25-watt fast-charging (no in-box charger) |
| Worth | $1,799 (12GB + 256GB) | $1,799 (12 + 256GB) |
