This week, Google ended speculations about its upcoming Pixel phone by releasing an official teaser. The Pixel Fold was showcased in a brief YouTube video that has already garnered almost 130,000 views. The preview provided glimpses of the foldable phone from various angles, including when it is fully unfolded. Google has also set up a landing page where individuals can register to receive updates on the Pixel Fold and other new devices.
Despite being hailed as the next revolutionary technology in smartphones, foldable phones have had a sluggish start in the US, primarily due to early challenges such as doubts about their durability, practicality issues, and high costs. As a result, only a few early adopters have shown interest in them so far.
Google Pixel Fold specification
General
- Launch Date: May 10, 2023 (Unofficial)
- Operating System: Android v13
Performance
- Chipset: Google Tensor G2
- CPU: Octa core (2.85 GHz, Dual core, Cortex X1 + 2.35 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55)
- Architecture: 64 bit
- Fabrication: 4 nm
- Graphics: Mali-G710 MC10
- RAM: 12 GB
- RAM Type: LPDDR5
Display
- Display Type: OLED
- Screen Size: 7.6 inches (19.3 cm)
- Resolution: 1840 x 2208 pixels
- Pixel Density: 378 ppi
- Screen to Body Ratio (calculated): 164.89%
- Bezel-less display: Yes with punch-hole display
- Touch Screen: Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch
- Brightness: 1200 nits
- Refresh Rate: 120 Hz
Design
- Height: 139.7 mm
- Width: 79.5 mm
- Thickness: 12.1 mm
- Weight: 283 grams
- Colours: Black
- Waterproof: Yes, Water resistant, IPX8
Camera
- Rear Camera Setup: Triple
- Rear Camera Resolution: 48 MP f/1.7 Primary Camera (2″ sensor size), 10 MP f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera, 10 MP f/3.0 Telephoto Camera
- Rear Camera Sensor: IMX787, Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
- Front Camera Setup: Single
- Front Camera Resolution: 10 MP f/2.2 Primary Camera
- Autofocus: Yes, Continuous autofocus, Laser autofocus
- OIS: Yes
- Flash: Yes, LED Flash
- Video Recording: 3840×2160 @ 30 fps
Battery
- Battery Capacity: 4821 mAh
- Type: Li-Polymer
- Removable: No
- Wireless Charging: Yes
- Quick Charging: Yes, Fast, 30W
- USB Type-C: Yes
Storage
- Internal Memory: 256 GB
- Expandable Memory: No
- Storage Type: UFS 3.1
Network & Connectivity
- SIM Slot(s): Dual SIM, GSM+GSM
- SIM Size: SIM1: Nano, SIM2: eSIM
- Network Support: 5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G
- VoLTE: Yes
- Wi-Fi: Yes, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz
- Bluetooth: Yes, v5.2
- GPS: Yes with A-GPS, Glonass
- NFC: Yes
- USB Connectivity: Mass storage device, USB charging
Multimedia
- FM Radio: No
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- Audio Jack: USB Type-C
Sensors
- Fingerprint Sensor: Yes
- Fingerprint Sensor Position: Side
- Other Sensors: Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope
