4 days ago
11
The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold (left) competed with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 (right) past summer.
ZDNET's cardinal takeaways
- The Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold is expected to motorboat connected August 20, but it mightiness not spell connected merchantability till October 9.
- It volition beryllium hard for Google to bushed Samsung successful the foldable conception this twelvemonth owed to plan differences.
- Unless there's an really utile AI diagnostic oregon importantly amended artillery life, I'll instrumentality with my Galaxy Z Fold 7.
Get much in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add america arsenic a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers.
Samsung turned astir its foldable telephone lineup astatine its Galaxy Unpacked event past month. After years of iterative upgrades, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is yet acceptable for premier time. Naturally, I expect different folding phones to travel suit, including the Pixel 10 Pro Fold. But it seems similar Google's upcoming foldable has already nonaccomplishment immoderate crushed to the Galaxy Z Fold 7 owed to an unexpected proviso concatenation delay.
According to a study from WinFuture, the Pixel 10 Pro Fold won't get successful stores alongside the remainder of Google's telephone lineup this month. While the Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, and Pixel 10 Pro XL are rumored to spell connected merchantability starting August 28, proviso concatenation woes constituent to users perchance having to hold until October to get their hands connected the Pixel 10 Pro Fold.
Also: Do yourself a favour and skip buying a Google Pixel close present - it'll beryllium worthy it
WinFuture says the proviso concatenation issues widen to the Pixel Watch 4 and Pixel Buds 2a, with the trio not being disposable to acquisition until October 9.
If true, this could beryllium a immense setback for the Pixel 10 Pro Fold due to the fact that its rival retains astir of (and is apt to build) its momentum this year. I've been utilizing the Galaxy Z Fold 7 since its motorboat and americium pleased with the experience. Clearly, I'm not alone. Samsung worked connected (almost) each downside of the Fold 6 and delivered a close-to-perfect folding phone.
How the Pixel 10 Pro Fold tin triumph maine over
The Galaxy Z Fold 7 is thinner, slimmer, and features a stronger hinge and the smallest crease connected a foldable. Its screen surface is present much functional, and the full-screen acquisition has been much than capable to fulfill my powerfulness idiosyncratic needs. Samsung's Galaxy AI is besides the astir implicit suite of AI features connected a phone, and it is accompanied by One UI 8 customizations. It is truthful bully that I don't privation to enactment it down. However, the $2,000 is not without its flaws.
There are 2 parameters for the Pixel 10 Pro Fold to amended and outshine Samsung: artillery beingness and telephoto camera. I usage my telephone much than the mean user, truthful my Galaxy Z Fold 7 hardly lasts maine into the evening. While the 4,400mAh artillery mightiness beryllium good for users with nether six hours of surface time, for idiosyncratic similar maine who averages 8-9 hours, I request thing bigger -- and the Pixel 10 Pro Fold could present conscionable that.
According to leaks, the upcoming Google foldable could get a 7% summation successful its artillery capableness to astir 5,000mAh. That's 600mAh much than its South Korean rival. However, it volition beryllium powered by a Tensor chip, which isn't expected to beryllium arsenic businesslike arsenic the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC. Sure, the Tensor G5 whitethorn beryllium much almighty than ever, but I'm much funny astir the ratio gains.
As for the optics, Google's Pixel 10 Pro Fold is touted to diagnostic an unchanged 12MP telephoto camera, which doesn't look promising erstwhile compared to the Galaxy Z Fold 7. I conjecture we'll person to hold for different update rhythm for a foldable telephone to beryllium 1 of the best camera phones retired there.
All eyes are connected August 20
I'm not penning disconnected the Pixel 10 Pro Fold conscionable yet, and americium inactive looking guardant to each the caller AI features it'll apt bring. Tensor G5's upgraded TPU is said to let for aggregate caller AI features successful photograph and video editing.
But unless there's a unsocial AI diagnostic that's really utile successful day-to-day usage and a important terms difference, it is going to beryllium hard for Google to basal retired with the Pixel 10 Pro Fold -- particularly if it won't beryllium disposable for acquisition adjacent to 2 months aft launch.
That said, this is lone a leak, and Google hasn't shared immoderate availability details yet. We anticipation to larn much astir the Pixel 10 lineup astatine the Made By Google event connected August 20, and person reached retired to the institution for remark regarding the reported news.
English (US) ·