Pre-orders could start April 26th, limited to the Google Store
At first, pre-orders will be limited to the Google Store and the Pixel Fold will be officially unveiled on May 10th during Google I/O. On May 30th, the device will be available for pre-orders through carriers. The Pixel Fold will start shipping on June 27th according to Prosser. He also states that Google will be giving away a Pixel Watch with every Pixel Fold purchase, which is not a bad deal sweetener.
Render of the Google Pixel Fold
On to the specs. The external display weighs in at 5.8 inches with a 1080 x 2092 resolution (FHD+). This is an OLED screen that will refresh at 120Hz; it carries a 17.4:9 aspect ratio and the display sports 408ppi. The internal display is 7.6 inches with a resolution of 1840 x 2208. Again, this is an OLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate and is protected by an Ultra Thin Glass layer covered with a layer of plastic. The internal screen has 380ppi.
The Pixel Fold will be equipped with 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and will be powered by the Google Tensor 2 chipset, the same component inside the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. As usual, it will feature Google’s Titan M2 security co-processor.
The Pixel Fold’s fingerprint sensor will be integrated into the side-mounted power button
Other features that will be announced include the ability to take selfies with the rear camera. Also included is the Magic Eraser which removes unwanted people, pets, and things from your photographs. Photo Unblur fixes blurry old photos using AI, including those snapped with another camera. Real Tone and Long Exposure are other camera-related features that the Pixel Fold will be equipped with.
The fingerprint sensor will be integrated with the side-mounted power button. Image credit FPT
And since it has been a pain in the butt for many Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 series users, it should be noted that the fingerprint sensor will be integrated with the side-mounted power button instead of being placed under the display. The Pixel Fold will have Face Unlock which probably won’t be secure enough to verify the user’s identity for Google Pay transactions or for signing in to certain apps.
The Pixel Fold will be 5.5 inches by 3.1 inches by .5 inches and weighs 283 grams (10 ounces). That’s 20 grams more than the Galaxy Z Fold 4 so you probably wouldn’t even notice much of a difference. The Galaxy Z Fold 4 measures 6.11 inches by 5.12 inches by .25 inches which means that the Pixel Fold will be thicker but shorter and less wide.
