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Title: Leaked Google Documents Suggest Foldable Pixel Phone in the Works Post by: HCK on August 08, 2020, 04:05:08 pm Leaked Google Documents Suggest Foldable Pixel Phone in the Works
Google plans to release a foldable Pixel phone in the fourth quarter of next year, according to leaked internal documents (via 9to5Google (https://9to5google.com/2020/08/05/google-pixel-foldable-leaked-document/)). Codenamed "Passport," the device is explicitly referred to as "foldable," and appears alongside a list of past and future Pixel devices. (https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2020/08/Pixel-Fold.jpg)<center>MacRumors concept</center> Google confirmed (https://www.cnet.com/news/google-is-already-working-on-a-foldable-pixel-phone/) last year that it is developing technology that could be used in foldable devices, although the company played down the prospect of actually launching a foldable any time soon, saying it didn't see "a clear use case yet." Today's leak suggests one is indeed in the works for a possible 2021 release. Samsung was first to launch a consumer foldable device, but the Galaxy Fold suffered from major issues (https://www.macrumors.com/2019/04/17/samsung-broken-galaxy-fold-devices/) that impacted the durability and performance of the device. The tablet-sized device was unveiled in early 2019, but its launch was delayed until September while Samsung fixed the problems. Samsung has since launched the Galaxy Z Flip (https://www.macrumors.com/2020/02/11/samsung-galaxy-z-flip-smartphone/), a smartphone-sized device that folds in half and can be tucked into a pocket, but it has durability issues (https://www.macrumors.com/2020/02/18/foldable-smartphone-durability-problems/), too. The launch of Huawei's first foldable, the Mate X, was also delayed (https://www.macrumors.com/2019/06/14/huawei-delays-mate-x-folding-smartphone-launch/) last year before arriving in September. The Chinese smartphone maker said it was being more "cautious" that it had a quality device, after witnessing Samsung's troubles. It is unclear if Apple will ever release a folding mobile device, but there is one rumor that it's working on a foldable iPhone prototype (https://www.macrumors.com/2020/06/15/apple-foldable-iphone-separate-display-panels/) that features two separate display panels that are connected by a hinge rather than a single display like the Samsung Galaxy Fold. Whether or not such a device materializes, Apple has certainly explored the idea of foldable devices for years, as various patents (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/foldable-iphone/) show. Recently the company has been investigating (https://www.macrumors.com/2020/03/10/apple-patents-tech-foldable-potential/) ways to circumvent the issue of foldable displays creasing and cracking at the fold over time – a problem that has plagued many of the consumer foldable devices that have made it to market so far.<div class="linkback">Tags: Google (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/google/), Google Pixel (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/google-pixel/), Foldable iPhone (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/foldable-iphone/)</div> This article, "Leaked Google Documents Suggest Foldable Pixel Phone in the Works (https://www.macrumors.com/2020/08/06/foldable-pixel-phone-leaked-google-docs/)" first appeared on MacRumors.com (https://www.macrumors.com) Discuss this article (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/leaked-google-documents-suggest-foldable-pixel-phone-in-the-works.2248896/) in our forums <div class="feedflare"> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img> (http://feeds.macrumors.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?a=az-wfX75Gsw:Wo_GawHs9uE:yIl2AUoC8zA) <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?d=6W8y8wAjSf4" border="0"></img> (http://feeds.macrumors.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?a=az-wfX75Gsw:Wo_GawHs9uE:6W8y8wAjSf4) <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img> (http://feeds.macrumors.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?a=az-wfX75Gsw:Wo_GawHs9uE:qj6IDK7rITs) </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MacRumors-Front/~4/az-wfX75Gsw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/> Source: Leaked Google Documents Suggest Foldable Pixel Phone in the Works (https://www.macrumors.com/2020/08/06/foldable-pixel-phone-leaked-google-docs/) |