Google Pixel Fold could launch before the end of 2021
Will the Google foldable release by the end of the year?
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A new rumor suggests theGoogle Pixel Foldrelease date could be in the final months of 2021, bringing theGooglefoldable perhaps as a surprise announcement alongside theGoogle Pixel 6we expect to launch in October.
Atweetfrom David Naranjo, Senior Director of Display Supply Chain Consultants, lists several devices arriving in Q3 and Q4 of 2021 that are rumored to use LTPOOLEDpanels fromSamsungDisplay Company (SDC). The list includes the just-launchediPhone 13Pro as releasing in Q3, while the Google Pixel 6 Pro and Google Pixel Fold are expected in Q4.
With the announcement of iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max having a variable refresh rate up to 120Hz marks 20 models that are current and rumored that use LTPO OLED panels from SDC. pic.twitter.com/5wlbsl2HF1September 16, 2021
Of course, it’s the reference to the Pixel Fold that’s exciting, especially with a release window by year’s end. That it’s expected around the same time as the Google Pixel 6 lineup, which we anticipate arriving in October, suggests Google’s foldable is coming a lot sooner than expected.
Analysis: the Google Pixel Fold is coming…but when?
While we’ve beenhearingthat the Pixel Fold could launch in 2021 for awhile, it hasn’t been clear when the foldable would launch. There have been enough rumors suggesting its existence that it’s felt more a question of when, not if, we’ll see the phone. So what’s the argument for seeing it in 2021?
The most recent rumor compares alleged specs of the Pixel Fold against the upcoming Pixel 6 (which Google has so openly confirmed that units showed up in thewindowsof the NYC Google Store) – and thereportsuggests that the foldable might just be, well, a folding version of the tech giant’s next flagship. That includes the in-houseTensor chipsetas well as a modem and cameras.
We could still see the Pixel Fold arrive in 2022: even though the foldable wasreferred toby its heavily-rumored codename (‘Passport’) in an Android 12 beta alongside codenames associated with the Pixel 6 andGoogle Pixel 5a, we may end up seeing it arrive in 2022 anyway. We just haven’t heard nearly enough smartphone scuttlebutt about the Pixel Fold to suggest it’s rolling off production lines – not nearly as much as we’ve heard about the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. That said, maybe Google will still tease the device when it unveils its next flagship, just to keep us waiting for its reveal in the new year.
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David is now a mobile reporter at Cnet. Formerly Mobile Editor, US for TechRadar, he covered phones, tablets, and wearables. He still thinks the iPhone 4 is the best-looking smartphone ever made. He’s most interested in technology, gaming and culture – and where they overlap and change our lives. His current beat explores how our on-the-go existence is affected by new gadgets, carrier coverage expansions, and corporate strategy shifts.
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