Google has been working on its foldable phone for quite some time now, and the head of the Pixel division confirmed this as early as 2019. After a report last year hinted that the device would feature a 12.2MP primary camera, a patent filing revealed the device’s expected design.
According to a report by 91Mobiles, the device, which is
expected to be named Pixel Notepad or Pixel Fold has been spotted on the World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) portal. The patent was reportedly
filed in June 2021 and has been published now.
Google foldable phone design
The patent has revealed the design of the foldable device
from Google. It is identical to the Galaxy Z Fold. However, it looks like the
device will have considerably thicker bezels.
The device will fold in half and feature an external
display. It is expected to feature a crease similar to the recently launched
Galaxy Z Fold 4. Unlike the Galaxy Z Fold 4, the device’s selfie camera will
reportedly be placed in its bezels. Samsung used an in-display selfie camera
for its recent offering.
The device is expected to be launched next year, and the
design and specifications of the device may change by then. The patent
application is already more than a year old, and a lot may have changed since
then.
Will increase competition in the foldable phones segment
The introduction of the foldable phone from Google will
significantly increase the competition in the foldable phones segment. This may
also affect Korean giant Samsung, which is currently leading the foldable
phones segment and occupies over 60% of the market share for foldable phones.
Xiaomi recently introduced the Mix Fold 2, a foldable
smartphone with similar specifications to the Galaxy Z Fold 4. The device was
launched in China, and at the moment, it is not known if the device will be
launched globally.
If it does, it will offer an affordable alternative to the
Galaxy Z Fold 4 as it has been priced lower than Samsung’s foldable device.
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