I remember when the very first phone-to-tablet foldable, the Samsung Galaxy Fold, hit the market. I was still in college, and the thought of paying$1,980 for a handset that I would inevitably use for scrolling Reddit and watching YouTube videos was not on my pre-pandemic bingo card. But I was also a big tech geek, and my unhealthy relationship with my wallet proved strong.
Made by the Android maker itself, this is arguably the most important foldable of 2023.Four years later, Google is finally releasing a foldable of its own; Pixel hardware, powered by in-house silicon and Android. On paper, the Pixel Fold sounds like a dream phone for Google fans who live on the bleeding edge. But the price for entry, $1,799 , is sure to keep you grounded in reality.
At that price, Google is competing head-to-head with Samsung's similar-pricedGalaxy Z Fold 4 . But the important thing here is not so much what Google is charging for its first foldable, but how it's making it.
Review: Google Pixel Tablet: What Android tablets should have been all along
I've been testing the Pixel Fold over the past week, and while I reserve my final judgment after a longer review period, I'm nearly sold on what is arguably the company's most ambitious market-ready product in years. Here's why.
Display | Outer: 5.8-inch (2092 x 1080) OLED with 120Hz Inner: 7.6-inch (2208 x 1840) OLED with 120Hz |
Weight | 283 g |
Processor | Google Tensor G2 |
RAM/Storage | 12GB with 256/512GB |
Battery | 4,821mAh with 30W charging and 5W wireless |
Camera | 48MP f/1.7 wide, 10.8MP f/2.2 ultra-wide (121 Hot Tags : Tech Our process Smartphones |