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The Google Pixel Fold is now official, though you won’t be able to buy it until next month, and it looks like the company is open to the idea of developing foldables in the future as well.
This comes from Google Pixel product manager George Hwang in Talking Tom’s Guide at Google I/O 2023: In response to a question about flip foldables, Hwang said that the Pixel team is “definitely” working on different types. Appliances, looking at the different types of appliances. technologies”.
This is by no means a confirmation that Google is bringing a Pixel Flip in the near future, something like the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 or the Motorola Razr 2022 – but Google is definitely open to bringing other foldables in the future.
focus on fold
In the same interview, Hwang said that Google’s team was currently heavily focused on making sure the Pixel Fold was the best it could be — “from the design to the apps as well as the cameras” in his words.
This suggests that the classic foldable form factor will be what will keep Google busy in the near future. It’s not easy to get right by any means, and it makes sense to try and perfect the Google Fold before moving on to the Google Flip.
Several of the manufacturers on our list of the best foldable phones make foldables in two different form factors – Samsung is a perfect example – and that means there’s more than one type to choose from in the market for new foldables.
Analysis: Setting up foldable standards
Tom’s Guide previously published another article on the back of his interview with Google Pixel product manager George Hwang, and it gives us more context about the development and launch of the Google Pixel Fold, unveiled on May 10.
“Our focus was on making sure we brought the best device around,” says Hwang, “creating a handset that would provide “the greatest experience for a foldable phone for our users” — and we mean it.” was to rework the device’s architecture from scratch. Redesigning components such as cameras to suit.
Google is claiming that the Pixel Fold has the most durable hinge on a foldable yet, based on an extensive testing process. The outer display was designed to give the most phone-like experience possible, so users only need to unfold the foldable when they need the full 7.6-inch display.
As for why Google is so far behind Samsung on foldables – with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 imminent – Hwang says it was a question of getting the right hardware, software and apps in place and working together. From our first impressions, we’d say Google got the combination just right.
