Google recently announced only one foldable phone with horizontal folding design at its Google I/O 2023 developer event. Google also in the event announced Two other hardware products called the Pixel tablet and the affordable Pixel 7a smartphone. Its foldable offering called the Pixel Fold is currently available on pre-order in the US but will be available globally in select markets at a later date. Unlike most smartphone brands, Google only announced a foldable at the launch. However, a recent podcast revealed that there was also a second foldable one in development.
The existence of this second foldable was confirmed by Google’s head of design for hardware products, Ivy Ross. According to Android Authorization Google executive mentioned the existence of this second foldable Produced by Official Google Podcasts,
Ross gave an explanation of how there was another foldable model that Google made without giving any further details about its form factor. He added that the team decided to hold off on its launch because it was not “good enough yet”. He also mentioned that the team at Google felt that they should launch this second foldable until it is able to perform better than the similar models already available in the market.
Simply put, Google could launch this second foldable at a later date, as it didn’t have enough features to beat the existing models in the market. Since Google has already launched a horizontally folding phone, our best guess would be a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip-like form factor, with a clamshell flippable design for a second foldable.
google’s pixel foldWhile it’s pretty late to the foldable game, the main one will end Samsung’s coming Galaxy Z Fold 5 some competition. The form factor of the Pixel Fold looks similar to the recently launched Oppo Find N2 model, with wider performance than the outgoing Galaxy Z Fold 4Has a tall form factor. The foldable features a 5.8-inch full-HD+ outer display and a 7.6-inch 6:5 aspect ratio, inner foldable display with a resolution of 1,840 x 2,208 pixels. Both displays have 120Hz maximum refresh rate. The Pixel Fold also has an IPX8 rating for water resistance.
Its rear camera setup includes a 49-megapixel primary camera, a 10.8-megapixel ultrawide and a 10.8-megapixel telephoto camera. There are two selfie cameras, one embedded in its outer display and another that sits above the inner folding display in its bezel. It is powered by the Google Tensor G2 processor, which is also available in pixel 7a, pixel 7And pixel 7 pro Smartphones. Google Pixel Fold will be available only in Germany, Japan, UK and US.