Pixel Fold
GoogleReleased Jun 1, 2023 · Analysis updated Aug 21, 2026
A lightweight foldable phone with premium build, long battery life, and a great camera for effortless use. The Google Pixel Fold scores 79/100 based on 20 expert reviews in the foldable phones category. Coverage includes reviews from Techradar, Engadget, Mashable, and Matridox.
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What's this?based on 20 expert reviews
Pros
- Premium build quality(11)
- Long battery life(9)
- Great camera(8)
- Easy to use(4)
- Great display(3)
Cons
- High price(13)
- Bulky design(10)
- Slow charging(3)
- Wireless charging issues(3)
20 Publication Reviews
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The Google Pixel Fold is an excellent, multidimensional handset that feels equally at home as a beefy smartphone or a pint-sized tablet, and it marries that versatility with strong performance and ste...
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Google's second foldable is all grown up, with refined hardware, superior cameras and long-lasting battery.
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Google's new foldable is remarkably light and thin, making it the most comfortable foldable I've used yet.
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The Google Pixel Fold is a delightful first-generation foldable with excellent hardware design, superior software experience, and solid cameras, though it has some limitations in multitasking and batt...
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The Pixel Fold is a very good first foldable phone from Google, offering a front display that’s comfy to use, smart multitasking software and multiple usage modes along with strong cameras.
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The Pixel 9 Pro Fold delivers all the Google software goodness wrapped in some of the finest folding hardware, making it one of the best book-style folding phones available in the US.
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The Pixel 9 Pro Fold is an excellent foldable that successfully balances phone and tablet functionality while maintaining the premium Pixel experience.
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Google's latest foldable isn't as thin as some of its competitors, but practicality, longer battery life and sturdiness take center stage.
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The Google Pixel Fold has improved significantly with Android 15 updates, making it an excellent value at refurbished prices under $500 despite initial launch issues.
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The company's first folding phone comes out swinging.
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The Google Pixel Fold looks and feels like a mashup of all the folding tablets that have come before, with a wider, shorter outside screen making for a better phone and an inside tablet screen very si...
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Google's first foldable phone offers excellent hardware and camera quality but is held back by its high price and some software limitations.
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The Google Pixel Fold offers a versatile foldable experience with strong cameras and productivity features, but its high price, durability concerns, and thermal limitations make it a niche device stil...
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The Pixel Fold overcomes many foldable tradeoffs but needs obvious upgrades like better brightness and a lighter frame for its sequel.
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The Google Pixel Fold's larger-scale front display will appeal to many folding phone fans, as it sets it apart from its Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 competition.
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The Pixel Fold makes my life easier because it doesn't force me to open it for every single notification, and I also appreciated the thinner design, and the camera experience.
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The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold is a significant improvement over the previous generation but still forces too many compromises in key areas like connectivity and battery life to be a true flagship.
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The Google Pixel Fold offers solid performance and strong build quality in a versatile folding form factor but is outperformed by Samsung when it comes to productivity.
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The Google Pixel Fold has excellent camera quality and a good large-screen experience, but its ergonomics and design issues make it hard to recommend over the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 at the same price...
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