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Google's Pixel 11 Event Set for August 12, a Month Before Apple Debuts Foldable iPhone

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Google will introduce its latest Pixel smartphones at an August 12 event, debuting the updated devices about a month ahead of when Apple is expected to announce new iPhone models.

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Google is expected to launch the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL, and a new Pixel 11 Pro Fold. Leaked CAD renders suggest the new smartphones will have slimmed down bezels, a slightly thinner design than the Pixel 10, and an updated all-black camera bar.

The latest Pixel foldable is expected to look like the Pixel 10 Pro Fold, but it could be thinner with some minor changes to the rear camera bar. It's supposed to be about 10.1mm thick when folded and 4.8mm thick when unfolded, which is not too far off from the rumored thickness of Apple's foldable iPhone.

Last year, Apple cut the 128GB iPhone and the iPhone 17 launched with 256GB of starting storage, and Google plans to make the same move with the Pixel 11.

This year's Pixel devices could be more expensive, and a leak out of Europe suggests a €100 price increase across all new Pixel smartphones compared to the prior pricing. Most device manufacturers are upping prices in 2026 because of the soaring costs of DRAM.

Apple raised the prices of all Macs and iPads in June, and the new iPhones coming in the fall are likely going to be more expensive than the iPhone 17 lineup. The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max could be up to $200 more expensive, according to analyst estimates.

Google's Pixel 11 lineup will compete with Apple's iPhone 18 Pro models, which Apple is expected to introduce in September. Apple won't have a Pixel 11 equivalent in 2026 because it is holding its base iPhone 18 until spring 2027, but it will launch the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and its first foldable iPhone.

Samsung is also going to launch new smartphones ahead of when Apple introduces the iPhone 18 lineup. The next Samsung Unpacked event is expected later in July, with the company set to introduce the Galaxy Z Fold 8, the Galaxy Z Flip 8, and the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide. The latter foldable has an aspect ratio that's closer to the rumored foldable iPhone.

With the foldable iPhone, Apple will be competing with Samsung and Google, and both companies have had time to refine their foldable device designs. Samsung has been making foldables since 2019, and Google's first Pixel Fold came out in 2023.

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Not sure why Macrumours is making it out like Google hasn't had a Pixel event in August for the last 3 years 😂

I'm expecting more Gemini features that Apple might get in 3 years time, still a better design and leaks say the price increase is only £80 more on each model.

Lets see if Apple can do that 🤣

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I picked up an old Pixel Fold for android testing. It's quite nice for being a first gen foldable, they really had the right idea with the passport style fold from the start...unfortunately they followed the skinny/tall foldable, which gives you a useless square screen tablet when opened. With the passport style you have 3 modes - closed, with a small footprint phone style, opened horizontally for video content and dual apps, and vertical which is great for web browsing. Square foldables leave you with the standard phone size, and the square tablet mode - which is mediocre for video, mediocre for web and okay for dual screened apps. There is a reason there are zero square aspect ratio tablets for sale that aren't foldables - they kind of suck for everything.

If you are building a foldable you should 100% optimize for the best unfolded experience. If someone wants a "standard" slab phone, then buy a standard slab phone.
 
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SmugMaverick said:
The state of this post.


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Google did it years ago and people hated the smaller front screen.

Maybe if you actually knew about tech outside of Apple bubble you wouldn't post such nonsense.
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I don't think people hated the form factor - it was more disliked because of the terrible Tensor G2 processor and $2k cost (Which...at the time was outrageous, especially for the crappy performance, now it is pretty expected.) Not to mention the crappy hinge that didn't fully unfold, large bezels and the big gap between the bezels and unremovable screen protector.
 
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SmugMaverick said:
The state of this post.


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Google did it years ago and people hated the smaller front screen.

Maybe if you actually knew about tech outside of Apple bubble you wouldn't post such nonsense.
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people loved the form factor they just don't buy google phones

just like small amount will buy these this year. google know it's never likely to change
 
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funny how everyone - including apple itself - is so much after to experience the next iPhone moment. but it's never coming back. believe it or not, $2k+ foldable phones that might last 1-2 years before the next shiny thing drops will probably not able to recoup the investment - simply because not to many people would want to shell out that much in one go. I still think that buying something for about 25% more than the combined price of the 2 devices it plans to substitute and will likely subpar at everything (less compact phone than the current non-foldable phones, less screen real estate, less desktop friendly than an iPad) is a sentimental first world thing. any of the crowd who buys it is likely a tech enthusiast, so hardly represents how the majority of the society feels about it.
and no doubt, it will be a more convenient reading device than your regular phone, but will it actually replace your phone and your iPad at the end of the day?
 
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jclardy said:
I don't think people hated the form factor - it was more disliked because of the terrible Tensor G2 processor and $2k cost (Which...at the time was outrageous, especially for the crappy performance, now it is pretty expected.) Not to mention the crappy hinge that didn't fully unfold, large bezels and the big gap between the bezels and unremovable screen protector.
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The passport form factor came early on in the foldable space and died pretty quickly. It is nice in theory, but in practice you just get stretched phone apps with less vertical space (think lists where you just get more whitespace per row and fewer rows on the screen). The widescreen when-unfolded style is only superior for video, but worse for everything else. The industry has settled on a form factor that is a regular phone aspect ratio when folded up, which naturally results in a square inner display ratio.

IMO Apple is most likely doing a passport style simply because they 3 years behind, foolishly thinking they were going to ship a crease-free display and never could. Unless they are coming out with some novel canvas-like UI, they just did designed it incorrectly, but they can't help but ship to recover costs.
 
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jclardy said:
I picked up an old Pixel Fold for android testing. It's quite nice for being a first gen foldable, they really had the right idea with the passport style fold from the start...unfortunately they followed the skinny/tall foldable, which gives you a useless square screen tablet when opened. With the passport style you have 3 modes - closed, with a small footprint phone style, opened horizontally for video content and dual apps, and vertical which is great for web browsing. Square foldables leave you with the standard phone size, and the square tablet mode - which is mediocre for video, mediocre for web and okay for dual screened apps. There is a reason there are zero square aspect ratio tablets for sale that aren't foldables - they kind of suck for everything.

If you are building a foldable you should 100% optimize for the best unfolded experience. If someone wants a "standard" slab phone, then buy a standard slab phone.
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That doesn’t mean foldables entirely suck.

Let’s look at it the other way: it is the obsolete aspect ratio that sucks, the 16x9. It was forced upon us by YouTube and broadcasters, but it doesn’t mean it is okay.

More creators are finally realizing making videos in open gate mode (which is usually 3:4) is much more lucrative than using those ancient 16x9 crop modes.

Even Apple. Their newest iPhone 17 series have square sensor of the front camera, one of the best sensors out there, yet they chose to forbid user to shoot in true 1:1 aspect ratio and you get 4:3 crop in both orientations.

Also current GoPros (Hero series) shoot in 7:8, it is nearly square and it is gorgeous.

Thus square form factor has many advantages for content, there just isn’t a lot of support yet. I can only wish phones of the future would become squares or at least back to 3:4 like in the old days
 
Kind of crazy how behind Google still is when it comes to Foldables. Still way too thick compared to Oppo, Vivo and even Samsung.

I personally cannot wait to trade in my Fold 7 at the end of the month to try out the new form factor
 
I really want to like Pixel phones, but I also play a lot of mobile games... and somehow I don't think the latest Tensor chip is suddenly going to be good with Wuthering Waves 😅

I really hope I'll be pleasantly surprised this year, but... well...
 
swm said:
funny how everyone - including apple itself - is so much after to experience the next iPhone moment. but it's never coming back. believe it or not, $2k+ foldable phones that might last 1-2 years before the next shiny thing drops will probably not able to recoup the investment - simply because not to many people would want to shell out that much in one go. I still think that buying something for about 25% more than the combined price of the 2 devices it plans to substitute and will likely subpar at everything (less compact phone than the current non-foldable phones, less screen real estate, less desktop friendly than an iPad) is a sentimental first world thing. any of the crowd who buys it is likely a tech enthusiast, so hardly represents how the majority of the society feels about it.
and no doubt, it will be a more convenient reading device than your regular phone, but will it actually replace your phone and your iPad at the end of the day?
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I'm not so sure Apple needs all that many sales to recoup costs and make a profit. Sure it can't completely flop but if it accounts for say 3% of their sales then it's a winner. A lot of their sunk costs are leveraged across all phones. And by increasing their sales a small bit by taking those that really like foldable away from the competition they win. As for the consumer, I don't care if they make phones I don't want as long as they continue to makes ones that I do want.
 
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As opposed to the niche market that really really wants a bifold phone, which is nobody that I know of.
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exactly. Sure the bifold market is bigger than trifold but still small. So 'nice' I suppose if Apple supports either but most are just happy if they keep making the more mainstream models.
 
swm said:
funny how everyone - including apple itself - is so much after to experience the next iPhone moment. but it's never coming back. believe it or not, $2k+ foldable phones that might last 1-2 years before the next shiny thing drops will probably not able to recoup the investment - simply because not to many people would want to shell out that much in one go. I still think that buying something for about 25% more than the combined price of the 2 devices it plans to substitute and will likely subpar at everything (less compact phone than the current non-foldable phones, less screen real estate, less desktop friendly than an iPad) is a sentimental first world thing. any of the crowd who buys it is likely a tech enthusiast, so hardly represents how the majority of the society feels about it.
and no doubt, it will be a more convenient reading device than your regular phone, but will it actually replace your phone and your iPad at the end of the day?
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25%? 100%

I paid $700 for my 15ProMax and $300 for my iPad A16.
 
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