Google Reportedly Cancels Its First Folding Phone, the Pixel Fold

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Google has rescinded its plans for competing with the Galaxy Z Fold3 and other popular folding phones. That’s according to supply chain sources with the DSCC, which can confirm that the Pixel Fold will not be coming to market this year, nor during the first half of 2022 as some rumors had suggested. The device would have leveraged a new feature set of Android 12 called 12L that optimizes the OS for larger screens.



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From DSCC:



Our sources indicated that Google believed the product wouldn’t be as competitive as it needed to be. They likely figured that competing against Samsung in the US and Europe in a small niche market facing higher costs...

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[Zarathustra]

Probably a good choice. Folding devices are really a gimmick anyway.

I don't think they have staying power.