Reviews of Google’s first foldable smartphone, Pixel Fold, began to appear in the English media. Journalists praise the new product for good ergonomics, but criticize it for its heavy weight and high cost.
For example, in The Verge commentator Alison Johnson’s article praised For the wide outer screen, the Pixel Fold is more suitable for daily work than the long screen of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4, according to him. The journalist also praised the work of the smartphone’s cameras, as well as its hinge. It allows you to fold the screen in half without leaving any gaps.
Johnson’s Pixel Fold has received a lot of criticism. The smartphone weighs 283 grams, which is 20 grams heavier than the previously mentioned Galaxy Z Fold 4. According to the reviewer, every gram of difference is felt when the smartphone needs to be held with one hand. Another writer of The Verge questioned the durability of the design, as this is the first attempt at a Google pen in the foldable smartphone niche. The price of $ 1,800 (about 152,000 rubles at the exchange rate of June 26, 2023) was also classified by the journalist as one of the shortcomings of the Pixel Fold.
In contrast, the journalist of the 9To5Google Ben Shun publication, on the contrary, strongly praised new smartphone and described it as “surprisingly good”. Shun did not have any questions about the ergonomics of the device. He says the Pixel Fold’s hefty weight is offset by a small thickness.
The screens were criticized by the journalist. According to Shun, the external display is not bright enough. The internal is very broad and often not fully utilized by applications. The hinge can also not be called ideal – it is too tight, and therefore the smartphone does not always open 180 degrees. According to the author of 9To5Google, the weakest link in the innovation is the Tensor G2 processor. It copes with loads, but at the same time it gets very hot, which makes it uncomfortable to hold a smartphone in your hands in hot weather.
Google Pixel Fold will be released on June 27, 2023. The device will be sold in the US, UK and Japan.
Previously, some Pixel Fold buyers complained Google has canceled pre-orders.