Google Pixel Foldable might be delayed to 2023

We heard a lot about different hardware during Google's recent I/O conference. But one gadget the company didn't bring up is its rumoured foldable. Reports claim that the device is still in the works. Ars Technica pointed out the "isPixel2022Fodable detection flag was spotted in the Google Camera app alongside flags for other Pixel devices. 

New reports are claiming the foldable is delayed for another year. This new 2023 target schedule marks the second time the rumoured foldable has been postponed. It was initially supposed to come out last year with a release alongside Android 12L or 12.1, a tablet and foldables-focused version of Android. But it looks like the company ran into trouble making the hardware.

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Rumoured Google Pixel foldable tipped to get four cameras, expected to launch in 2022

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Google's first foldable device is expected to arrive in 2022, but it might not get the camera setup you'd want. 9to5Google reported in a recent APK teardown that the rumoured device will most likely get four cameras. A 12.2-megapixel IMX363 primary lens, 12-megapixel IMX386 ultrawide camera, and two 8-megapixel IMX355 front-facing cameras. The identical sensors are said to be for the outer and inner display, probably to offer the same camera quality whether the phone is folded or not.

That primary sensor isn't what you see on the new Pixel 6 series. Instead, this foldable Pixel phone (codenamed "Pipit") will reportedly use the Pixel 5's camera. The existing Pixel flagships have a larger sensor, which led to that distinctive camera bar on the Pixel 6. But with foldables that are typically built to be slim, that extra millimetre for the camera bump might not be the best idea.

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