The Google Pixel Fold design gets revealed in full in leaked images
Looks pretty Pixel-y
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All the indications are that theGoogle Pixel Foldis going to be unveiled next month after years of rumor and speculation – and thanks to some freshly leaked image renders, we’ve got a very good idea of what it’s going to look like too.
These pictures come courtesy of well-known tipsterEvan Blass(via9to5Google) and show off the foldable phone in a dark gray kind of color. Based on the color schemes of previous Pixel phones, this shade might well be called charcoal.
There’s some kind of bulge around the rear camera unit, which we’re used to from previous handsets like theGoogle Pixel 7, and it looks as though we have three camera lenses on the back – which matches up with what we’ve heard previously.
Hinges and home screens
The hinge on this foldable phone looks nice and thin, so we’re hoping for a thin and light Pixel Fold. Anearlier rumorsuggested that theGooglefoldable would have a more durable hinge than the one fitted toSamsung’s equivalent handset.
We also get a look at the familiar Pixel home screen, with its Material Design theme. Based on what we’vepreviously heardfrom unofficial channels, the outer screen on the device is going to come in at a rather compact 5.8 inches in size.
TheGoogle IO 2023event gets underway on May 10, and considering how many leaks we’re now getting about the Pixel Fold, it would be something of a surprise if the foldable phone wasn’t announced – though it may not go on sale until June.
Analysis: a bold leap from Google
With theGoogle Pixel 8due later this year, Google clearly now feels that it has enough experience in hardware to be able to take the next step, which is actually more of a leap: bringing out a foldable phone in the series.
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Right now theSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 4is leading the pack in terms of foldables, but it’s not that big of a pack. Foldable technology remains hard to get right, with issues around hinge and screen durability still on the minds of potential buyers.
The complexity of the technology also has an effect on the price: this phoneis rumoredto be costing in the region of $1,799 (possibly around £1,649 in the UK and from around AU$2,300 in Australia). Google is gambling that people are going to be prepared to pay out that much for their next phone.
From what we’ve heard so far, this is going to be a solid piece of mobile hardware, with aslick folding mechanismand some high-end specs. However, we’ll have to wait and see whether Google’s leap into foldables is a hit with phone buyers.
Dave is a freelance tech journalist who has been writing about gadgets, apps and the web for more than two decades. Based out of Stockport, England, on TechRadar you’ll find him covering news, features and reviews, particularly for phones, tablets and wearables. Working to ensure our breaking news coverage is the best in the business over weekends, David also has bylines at Gizmodo, T3, PopSci and a few other places besides, as well as being many years editing the likes of PC Explorer and The Hardware Handbook.
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