Pixel Fold coming soon: it will be the most expensive Google smartphone ever

Google is about to launch its own Pixel Fold at Google I/O 2023, the first leaflet of the line – but also the smartphone from highest price in the history of the brand. In fact, it will cost up to $1,700 in the United States, probably more if it arrives in Italy.

Pixel Fold will have a record price for Google

An exclusive preview from CNBC reveals the details of Google’s first foldable smartphone, the Pixel Fold, which will be presented on May 10 at Google I/O 2023 and will be available starting in June. The price will be $1,700, slightly lower than that of Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 4, its main rival. But the highest ever for Google.

Pixel Fold will have a screen external 5.8 inch and one internal 7.6 inch, like the model of Samsung. The most interesting novelty will be the battery, the most powerful ever seen on a smartphone, able to last from 24 to 72 hours depending on the energy saving mode.

Your phone will have the chip Tensor G2 di Google, the same as the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro launched last year. Google will also offer special promotions to encourage the purchase of the Pixel Fold, such as a used appraisal old Pixel, iPhone or other Android phone. And there will be a chance to receive a Pixel Watch as a gift.

The Pixel Fold comes at a crucial time for Google, which is working on a possible new search engine based on artificial intelligence, to counter the competition from Microsoft who revolutionized the sector with Bing basato su ChatGpt. Focusing on smartphones could offer an alternative to the company – which however has Research as its main source of income.