![]() ![]() ![]() At the least, it should be able to serve the enthusiast market. The fact that Google is having trouble keeping up on a niche product is not a good look. This is even before taking into consideration that demand for an $1800 product is vastly different from a mass-market $900 phone. Seeing written and video reviews of a product and having to wait over a month to buy is not a great experience for the customer. In fact, the Pixel Fold is still listed as available for pre-order by Google as of right now. New orders placed today from the Google Store are not seeing delivery until firmly into August. Most carrier orders, which only just opened last Tuesday, are not shipping until mid-July. Others are having their delivery dates slip back from the original June 27 timeframe into July. There are countless reports of orders being “automatically” canceled and some of those buyers getting $250 in Google Store credit, as well as being told that new orders they place today will be prioritized later on. However, it seems that the vast majority of purchases from the company’s official store did not. Some Google Store Pixel Fold pre-orders got their devices yesterday, with more arrivals over the next few days. That, along with the Pixel 7a, was a very straightforward affair.) (In comparison, the Pixel Tablet was very clearly said to launch on June 20, with the product hitting retail on time globally. Additionally, the Android team highlighted foldable apps that day. That being said, review embargoes dropped the day before, and factory/OTA images were posted on Tuesday, which lines up with how Google typically handles a launch. The June 27 date we have is from those that pre-ordered on the Google Store and got that ship date. Availability for the Pixel Fold was always described to us as June, with no specific date given. Since the announcement at I/O last month, Google has never explicitly provided a launch date. What is a launchįor hardware, I’d define a launch as a product reaching (virtual or physical) store shelves and being ready to purchase and ship, as well as pre-orders getting delivered.īy that metric, the Pixel Fold hasn’t fully launched. In terms of genuinely new product categories, we might have a tracker to look forward to, but that literally isn’t a big deal in terms of a hero product, which should be aspirational and demonstrate the start of the art even if it isn’t yet suited to the average consumer. Meanwhile, Google has made Pixelbooks before (if they ever decided to restart that after canceling the Tensor version). Even a “Pro” Pixel Tablet with an accompanying keyboard/stylus that challenges the iPad productivity-wise won’t make that big of a splash compared to what the moment for the Pixel Fold should have been. ![]() A flip-style Pixel would still be just another foldable. Especially with the report that Google is not developing the Iris smart glasses anymore, nothing else comes to mind. ![]()
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