Google's foldable 'Pixel Notepad' launch reportedly delayed until 2023

Google was expected to unveil its foldable 'Pixel Notepad' this year, but rumor has it Google's first foldable delayed until 2023.

Anthony Garreffa

Gaming Editor

Published May 25, 2022 10:09 PM CDT
Updated Jun 15, 2022 8:39 PM CDT

1-minute read time

Samsung has absolutely dominated the foldable smartphone market, with competitor Google and its purported foldable smartphone still waiting in the wings... nowhere to be seen, and now reportedly delayed.

Google was expected to unveil its new foldable products at its recent Google I/O 2022 conference, but it didn't happen. The Elec reports: "Google has postponed the launch of its first foldable smartphone again". Ross Young, CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) has now tweeted: "Hearing from multiple sources in their supply chain that the Google foldable launch was delayed till next spring..."

We don't exactly know why the foldable Pixel was delayed, but rumor has it Google isn't happy with the design of its foldable. Especially in the fact of Samsung and its now third-gen foldable Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 foldable smartphones.

Google's foldable Pixel rumored as Passport, launching in 2021

I guess we'll be waiting another year for Google's foldable product -- the Pixel Fold or Pixel Notepad -- and hopefully by then, it's a masterpiece of a foldable device.

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News Sources:androidcentral.com and medium.com

Anthony Garreffa

Gaming Editor

Anthony joined TweakTown in 2010 and has since reviewed 100s of tech products. Anthony is a long time PC enthusiast with a passion of hate for games built around consoles. FPS gaming since the pre-Quake days, where you were insulted if you used a mouse to aim, he has been addicted to gaming and hardware ever since. Working in IT retail for 10 years gave him great experience with custom-built PCs. His addiction to GPU tech is unwavering and has recently taken a keen interest in artificial intelligence (AI) hardware.

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