Did you doubt that we might be getting a Pixel Fold from Google quickly? I discover your lack of religion disturbing. With a nod to Might the Fourth and Star Wars Day, Google has introduced the Pixel Fold on Twitter and launched a supporting web site with take a look at the upcoming folding smartphone. 

The brand new cellphone will likely be launched on the Google I/O occasion on Might 10, and we will likely be there to take a correct look. Google gave up the timing and placement on Twitter, together with formally naming the system Pixel Fold, as we anticipated. We do not know far more concerning the system apart from what we have discovered from rumors and leaks, however we’re excited nonetheless. 

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Together with the announcement tweet got here a promo video exhibiting the brand new cellphone opening and twirling. It provides us , clear look in the back of the cellphone, the massive inside show, and even the exterior display, in passing.

This is what the Pixel Fold video reveals us

This promo video confirms that the Pixel Fold may have a extra beneficiant facet ratio than the tall and stingy Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4. The Z Fold may be very slim when closed and its facet ratio is way taller than a standard smartphone. The Pixel Fold appears to be wider, which ought to make it extra usable when closed.

On the again of the cellphone, we will clearly see a triple-camera array, and a type of cameras resembles the folded zoom lenses that producers are utilizing for longer-range capturing.

Because the cellphone opens, it’s unclear how a lot of a crease will likely be current on the unfurled interior show. The glass itself is shrouded in darkness within the unfolding sequence, so it’s laborious to get take a look at the interior edges.

As soon as the Pixel Fold is open, we get take a look at its house display. It does not appear a lot completely different than the Android 13 house display on our Pixel 7 cellphone. The widgets are all out there now, so nothing new has been proven but when it comes to software program options. It is unclear if the Pixel Fold will ship with Android 13, or if there may be some new software program variant, maybe an Android 13L, like Android 12L was for bigger screens.

Lastly, we get to see a glimpse of the exterior show, but it surely appears to be in an At all times-On Show mode, so the display is completely black apart from just a few white notifications and highlights. Rumors counsel that the exterior show could possibly be very giant, however this new video does not give us a lot to work with.

Pixel Fold coming quickly, however when can we purchase it?

Now we all know the Pixel Fold is unquestionably being introduced on Might 10, however when can we purchase one? That appears much less clear. The Pixel 7a, which can be rumored to be introduced on Might 10 at Google I/O, has just lately been noticed on eBay. This tells us that retail models are being shipped. That cellphone could also be out there very quickly. 

The Pixel Fold, however, has solely proven up in early leaks. We have not seen packaging, and no person is promoting a tool on eBay or secretly unboxing one in an worker break room. That tells us availability could possibly be farther off.

We all know that Samsung holds an everyday, yearly occasion in August that has been targeted on Folding telephones for the final 4 years. We anticipate a Galaxy Z Fold 5 and a Galaxy Z Flip 5 within the second half of the yr.

OnePlus can be rumored to be launching a OnePlus folding cellphone across the identical time-frame. The latter half of 2023 will likely be dominated by folding telephones. The massive query is whether or not Google would be the first to the social gathering, or whether or not it is going to present up fashionably late.