Although the rumored Pixel Watch has finally arrived, there is still no indication of the mysterious folding phone from Google, and we will probably not see it for another year. According to reports from Korean industry site The Elec and supply chain analyst Ross Young (via Android Central), the launch of Google’s rumored folding phone has been delayed until next spring.
Google was originally expected to unveil the device in 2021, but this prediction was postponed until the fourth quarter of 2022. This latest delay may explain why we didn’t see the device on Google I / O earlier this month together. with the brief joke. of a future Pixel tablet.
Sources familiar with the situation told The Elec that the phone’s release date has been postponed simply because it is not over yet. Young backed the allegations in a tweet, saying he heard “from various supply chain sources that Google’s folding launch was delayed until next spring,” but did not cite any reasons.
Previous leaks indicate that Google is experimenting with two designs for the device, called “Passport” and “Jumbojack” internally. While “Jumbojack” folds horizontally like the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold, “Passport” folds vertically like the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip. As The Elec pointed out, the folding device could come with Samsung screens, with the Passport variation with a 7.57-inch screen on the inside and a 5.78-inch screen on the outside.
Now that Google is focusing on the launch of the highly anticipated Pixel Watch and Pixel 7, it seems even more unlikely that Google will decide to unveil the foldable phone at its Pixel event this fall.