According to past leaks, Google’s annual I/O developer conference on May 10 is set to be the stage for the official unveiling of the Pixel Fold, Google’s first-ever foldable smartphone.

The Pixel Fold has been a much-awaited device, with numerous leaks and rumors circulating about its design, features, and pricing. While the exact details of the device will be revealed during the conference, leaked information from CNBC has provided insight into what we can expect from Google’s latest offering.

Internally codenamed Felix, the Pixel Fold is expected to be priced over $1,700, making it a premium offering. It will feature a squarish display that will make it more compact and portable, with the cover display measuring 5.8-inch, and the main tablet-sized screen offering a 7.6-inch viewing area. The front or cover screen is expected to have an OLED panel, while the main display may use advanced polymer material for flexibility and durability. According to a report by The Elec, the Pixel Fold will use Samsung’s M13 display material set.

The Pixel Fold is expected to have a highly durable hinge and a water-resistant body, making it more robust than its counterparts. The device will reportedly have a longer battery life than the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4, with the powerful Tensor G2 chipset providing up to 24 hours of usage and up to 72 hours in low-power mode. The device will be on the slightly heavier side with an expected weight of 283 grams.

While Google is a pioneer of the Android OS, the Pixel Fold will compete with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 in the foldable smartphone market. Both companies are working to improve the software experience on Android phones, with Samsung using a custom Android L version for tablets and foldable. Google is also expected to offer an optimized experience in its foldable.

Google Pixel Fold will likely be unveiled alongside Pixel 7a on May 10 and the device is expected to be available from June 27. According to reports, Google will offer a free Pixel Watch to Fold buyers.

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Google did something unique with the design of the Pixel 6 series. The phones looked like no other from the back. The visor-like camera bar isn’t just aesthetic, but it also gives the Pixel series a new identity. However, it seems Google is going to do more with its phone’s design. As per a popular tipster, big G might be working on a new Pixel smartphone made from ceramic materials.

According to popular Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station, Google is joining hands with Foxconn, the company that also manufactures the iPhone, to build a mysterious Pixel flagship and the long-rumored Pixel foldable phone in China (via 9to5Google).

This comes as a surprise because back in 2020, Google moved its manufacturing operations from China to Vietnam. But what’s more interesting is the tipster’s claim that the unnamed Pixel device in the works will be clad in ceramic materials.

Google has already used plastic, glass, and metal in the phones, but it has never tried its hands on ceramic. So, if the tipster’s claims are anything to go by, we might soon be seeing the first Pixel smartphone with ceramics.

Details about the ceramic Pixel are pretty short, of course. But the tipster suggests it will feature a 2K display with a center punch-hole for the selfie camera. It will be powered by the Tensor 2 chipset which also be found in the upcoming Pixel 7 smartphones.

Further, the device is said to have a 50MP camera and a periscope lens. The tipster also mentions a Sony IMX787 64 MP sensor which would be used for the telephoto camera. It will be interesting to see how this alleged ceramic Pixel will compete against the iPhones and Galaxy S22 Ultras of the world.

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2019 will be the year of foldable smartphones. After FlexPai foldable announced by the Californian company Royole Corporation, Samsung and Huawei will soon unveil their first foldable phones and make them mainstream. Even LG is expected to showcase a foldable phone, but it is expected to launch only in the second half of 2019. According to a tipster, Google will join the club with its first foldable phones under the Pixel line-up.  Now new rumors state that the phone is currently in development, but there is no official schedule for its launch. Actually, we do not even know if it will debut soon.

According to the most reliable hypotheses, it will take a while before seeing a foldable phone by Google on the shelves. We may need to wait as long as two generations from now. The release of a foldable phone by Big G was expectable as the Mountain View giant has been working hard with Samsung for its upcoming foldable phone. As we all know, the support to foldable displays was recently added to Android Pie in order to guarantee a seamless user interface as well as a “continuative” experience when the users switch from a folded screen to a tablet-like wide display.

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A known Russian blogger recently claimed that the company was working on various Pixel phones and the foldable device was one of them. At the moment, FlexPai from Royole Corporation is the only foldable phone ever announced and it packs the new octa-core Snapdragon 855 chipset by Qualcomm that is currently the best mobile SoC from Qualcomm for the mobile market. It’s worth noting that Samsung already unveiled the Infinity Flex Display which will be in its upcoming Galaxy F phone that’s expected to be announced in March.

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