Google Pixel Fold may have been cancelled before it was even announced

Date:
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 22:40:31 +0000

Description:
A report claims the Google Pixel Fold wont come to market in 2021 or the
first half of 2022, suggesting it may be cancelled.

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The Google Pixel Fold may have died before it was even announced, as a new report suggests the foldable has been canceled for now if not permanently.

The hint comes from a report by Ross Young of Display Supply Chain
Consultants , who cited supply chain sources as saying Google has canceled part orders and abandoned plans to bring the foldable to market in 2021 or even in the first half of 2022. This could mean its not coming out until later, or it could mean the Google Pixel Fold has been abandoned entirely.
Bad news for those waiting for the Google Pixel Fold. We hear they have canceled parts orders and decided not to bring it to market as indicated in the latest DSCC Weekly Review. See blog excerpt at https://t.co/EVmWKcgi2c. @DisplaySupply pic.twitter.com/2P5lFW09Pt November 15, 2021 See more

Why? The sources told DSCC that Google didnt believe the Pixel Fold would compete well in its niche. Given the strong showing by the Samsung Galaxy
Fold 3 and Samsung Galaxy Flip 3 that launched back in August, we arent surprised to hear that reasoning. Analysis: a weak year for foldables for everyone but Samsung

This year kicked off with some exciting concepts shown off at CES 2021 , leading some at TechRadar (as in, this writer) to declare 2021 the year of
the rollables . We know how that played out: the LG Rollable died when LG exited the smartphone business in April, and while TCL introduced the ambitious Fold N Roll that same month, we havent heard a peep about it since.

With LGs exit, we have no more phones like the LG G8X and LG V60 that came with the Dual Screen peripheral, and news in June suggested the Motorola Razr 2021 was cancelled, too. The first Honor foldable could be launching soon , and Oppo has one reportedly coming in December, but with only a month left to go in the year, those launches could easily roll into 2022.

So while it looks like the Pixel was warned off by even less competition than there could have been with only the Samsung Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3 coming out this year (and with limited availability, the Royole Flexpai 2 ), Google
would have still had to outperform third-generation foldables released by the company most experienced in that phone niche. Combined with the ongoing
supply chain issues, its not surprising that Google pressed pause on the
Pixel Fold if the company hasnt quietly cancelled it entirely. Google Pixel
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