What are the advantages and disadvantages of going with the Google Pixel Fold over the traditional Google Pixel 7 Pro?.
Google now has a foldable phone in the face of the Pixel Fold, but how does it compare to Google’s traditional flagship phone, the Pixel 7 Pro? Is the battery life as good, and can the Pixel Fold take photos as good as the Pixel 7 Pro?In this comparison, we explore the design differences, the comfort of using a foldable phone vs a regular slab phone, the software experience, performance, battery life and the camera quality.And we also don’t forget that the Pixel Fold has to live to a high standard: after all, it costs a whopping $1,800 to buy, and you can have two Pixel 7 Pros and change left in the pocket for one Pixel Fold!
Google has done a great job slimming down the Pixel Fold, and even when folded the phone is not much thicker than the regular Pixel 7 Pro.We think Google made the right call with slimming down the Pixel Fold: the company explains it even had to move parts of the hinge to the edges of the phone to make it all as thin as it is, and the trade-off was much larger bezels around the display, but we’d rather have a thinner foldable phone than slim bezels.However, one thing you can’t get around is just how heavy the Pixel Fold is. Weighing exactly 10 ounces versus 7.5 ounces for the Pixel 7 Pro, the Pixel Fold is more than 30% heavier, and you notice that.But probably the biggest concern for most people with a phone like the Pixel Fold is its durability. Foldable phones still tend to break more often than regular phones, and they do not have dust protection, which is the biggest enemy of folding screens.You have to be a bit more careful with a folding phone and possibly get some form of insurance.As for the Pixel 7 Pro, it has IP68 water and dust protection rating and is very solidly put together.As for biometrics, both phones rely on a fingerprint scanner, but the one on the Pixel Fold is built in the power button on the side, while the Pixel 7 Pro has an in-screen fingerprint reader which is just a tad slower.
