Stefan Andres
Since last year, the Google Pixel Fold leaks have picked up speed and several renders and live images have emerged. But today, thanks to tipster Evan Blass, we get the best look yet at Google’s first foldable. In fact, the pictures look pretty official and accordingly Blass himself speaks of “The real deal”.
The tipster also revealed pretty much all the specs of the Google Pixel Fold, including a 7.6-inch foldable OLED display with a 6:5 aspect ratio and a resolution of 1840 x 2208 pixels (380ppi). The refresh rate is 120 Hz and the peak brightness is 1,450 nits. A plastic layer protects the panel. The 5.8-inch OLED front display has an aspect ratio of 17.4:9 and a resolution of 1,080 x 2,092 pixels (408 ppi). The refresh rate is also at 120Hz, while the peak brightness hits 1,550 nits. On the front there is additional Gorilla Glass Victus protection.
Google Pixel Fold with periscope telephoto camera
Blass also commented on the camera setup of the first Google foldable, which is led by a 48 megapixel wide camera with 0.8 μm pixels, a 1/2-inch sensor, an f/1.7 aperture and an field of view of 82 degrees. The ultra-wide camera resolves 10.8 megapixels with 1.25 μm pixels on a 1/3-inch sensor. The aperture reaches f/2.2 and the field of view is 121.1 degrees. We also get a 10.8 megapixel dual pixel telephoto lens with 1.22 μm pixels on a 1/3.1 inch sensor. The aperture is f/3.05 and the field of view is 21.9 degrees. According to the tip, the telephoto camera manages 5x optical zoom, which indicates a high-quality periscope lens.
There are also two selfie cameras. The outer one has a resolution of 9.5 megapixels with 1.22 μm pixels, an f/2.2 aperture and an 84-degree FoV. The inner camera in the folding display has 8 megapixels, 1.12 μm pixels, an f/2.0 aperture and a FoV of 84 degrees. Finally, the Google Pixel Fold is protected against water ingress according to IPX8 and has a USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 port. It is powered by a Tensor G2 chipset in combination with a Titan M2 coprocessor, 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM, 256 GB or 512 GB of UFS 3.1 storage and a 4,821 mAh battery with 30 watt cable charging. It weighs 283 grams and is sold in Obsidian (black) or Porcelain (white).
The Google Pixel Fold is expected to be officially unveiled on May 10th at Google I/O 2023 alongside the Pixel 7a. According to the latest rumors, the price is $1,799 (€1,617).
