According to a new rumor, Google’s Pixel Fold is set for a release date in June, with a staggered launch at carriers, following a reveal at Google I/O 2023.
Top comment by Arthur
Google will be shooting themselves in the foot if they price this in line with the Z Fold 4 retail price and mostly certainly seal its fate before it has any chance if challenging the Z Fold.
For this to have any chance at succeeding in markets like the US where the Z Fold has no competition, the $1300-$1500 is crucial and with enough of a marketing blitz, it should garner enough attention and for even previous Z Fold owners to ignore or at the very least compare it to the Z Fold 5 when that releases sometime in the Summer.
Jon Prosser claims that the Google Pixel Fold will be announced at Google I/O, which takes place on May 10.
That’s in line with what we’ve been expecting for the past few months, but Prosser also says that pre-orders for the Pixel Fold will also open that same day via the Google Store. Pre-orders through carriers and other retailers, though, would be pushed back to later in the month, not opening until May 30.
As for an actual release date for the Pixel Fold, Prosser claims the foldable won’t begin shipping until June 27, several weeks after I/O and the Pixel 7a’s launch, which will apparently be on May 10. This is a bit delayed from what we previously saw in a retail leak, which claimed availability about halfway into the month. In any case, it’s certainly better than the delays we saw on Pixel 6a last year, which didn’t hit the market until about two months after I/O 2022.
Pricing on the Pixel Fold is still relatively unclear, but Prosser still claims the foldable will cost $1,799. Another recent rumor mentioned a considerably lower price of between $1,300 and $1,500, which is closer to what we’d originally heard for previous versions of the same device.
More on Pixel:
- The Pixel 7 box is over 50% smaller than packaging for original Pixel
- Pixel 8’s smaller display will allegedly measure 6.16-inches
- Pixel 7a leaks in official-looking images showing off blue color [Gallery]
FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.
Comments