What’s stated to be a brand new Pixel Fold leak seems to fill in no matter gaps had been left in data about Google’s first foldable cellphone. If the main points are true, we now have not solely a protracted listing of potential specs, but additionally a date for the gadget’s huge reveal, and it is forward of Google I/O 2023.
Leaker Jon Prosser beforehand launched purported renders of the Pixel Fold, together with a timeline, saying the cellphone could be formally introduced Might 10, the primary day of this yr’s Google I/O convention. On Friday, Prosser launched a video in partnership with Entrance Web page Tech with much more particulars, together with that Google will first tease the gadget on April 26.
Prosser continued with a prolonged specs drop accompanied by some close-up renders of the foldable. He additionally famous two storage configurations for the foldable: 256GB, in both chalk (white) or obsidian (black) colours, for about $1,800, or a 512GB mannequin that comes solely in obsidian, for about $1,920.
In line with Prosser’s sources, the foldable packs a 5.8-inch OLED outer show with a distinctly huge 17.4:9 side ratio in Full HD Plus decision (2,092 by 1,080 pixels) and a refresh price of as much as 120Hz. The 7.6-inch OLED interior show sports activities a extra tablet-size 6:5 side ratio (2,208 by 1,840 pixels) and likewise a refresh price of as much as 120Hz.
The render reveals a digicam block that appears just like that on the final Google flagship cellphone, the Pixel 7 Professional, although it stands alone on the Pixel Fold as an alternative of curving into the again cowl as in Google’s different telephones. The cameras themselves are roughly just like these on the Pixel 7 Professional, although: The principle digicam is a 48 megapixel digicam with a f/1.7 aperture and 82 diploma discipline of view. The foldable additionally has a ten.8 megapixel ultrawide with an f/2.2 aperture and 121.1 diploma discipline of view, whereas the ten.8 megapixel telephoto lens can shoot with 5x optical zoom and a (presumably digitally enhanced) 20x “tremendous res” zoom.
The one place the place the Fold could also be worse than its flatter predecessor is in video, with the Fold recording solely 4K footage in 30 frames per second, whereas the Pixel 7 Professional can crank that as much as 60fps. In order for you that many frames per second whereas taking pictures video on the Fold, you may must dial it all the way down to 1080p.
The front-facing digicam on the outer show is a 9.5 megapixel f/2.2 shooter with an 84 diploma discipline of view, which can also be roughly corresponding to the selfie digicam on the Pixel 7 Professional. There is a digicam on prime of the within show too, an 8 megapixel f/2.0 shooter that’ll largely be used for Zoom and different video chat calls.
The Pixel Fold will use Google’s personal Tensor 2 chipset (presumably the Tensor Gen 2 that debuted within the Google Pixel 7 again in October) together with a Titan M2 safety chip, in accordance with the leak. It will additionally pack 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM throughout all configurations.
As for dimensions, the Pixel Fold will purportedly be 5.5 inches tall by 3.1 inches huge and 0.5 inches thick, which is shorter but wider when folded than the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4’s measurement of 6.1 inches tall by 2.6 inches huge by 0.6 inches thick. (The leak did not embody the scale of the Pixel Fold when unfolded flat.) At 283 grams, the Pixel Fold can also be heavier than the Samsung Z Fold 4, which weighs 263 grams.
The Pixel Fold’s battery specs are much less concrete, with Prosser saying solely {that a} cost will final “past 24 hours” and doubtlessly as much as 72 hours with a battery-saving mode (a setting that sometimes limits options and display screen brightness).
Prosser has a popularity for leaking legit data about shopper tech merchandise, particularly telephones. He precisely leaked the design of the 2021 iPad Mini 6 and the launch date for the Pixel 7 and seven Professional. However as with all leaks, this info could not precisely replicate the ultimate gadget we count on to see revealed at Google I/O in a matter of weeks.