I mean from a sales perspective it makes total sense. Why would any manufacturer/company want a previous gen device that comes in cheaper cannibalizing the sales of their current gen? Plus I'm sure Google doesn't want to be constantly asked why the 7/OG Fold series can't support this or won't get that...stacking their portfolio for their AI push I would say.
Acknowledgement of that AI pivot/stack could be handled in a better way, perhaps like Samsung does by offering $1200 trade-in for their last gen fold and fairly inflated values for previous their previous gen Folds. That's how you keep customers. To me that's a clear signal to their customer base that they want our business.
Google should give you a pro 9 fold to review. You are the only one who reviews google phones like a man in the street, the way real people use them rather than showing how knowledgeable you are about technical details.
OG Fold owner since launch - I’m sticking with my baby until the cracks come down. The small hand factor that extends into landscape is entirely unique and is exactly what i want. Yes,it’s heavy and the screen isn’t very bright in the texas sun, but i love it and the new Fold is just a big slab phone
The reason people doesn't discuss much about Samsung is because the track record of support of the older model for Samsung is quite good. Samsung even often eventually roll out features to the older model.
AT&T should still support the P9FP if it's unlocked like any phone. The only difference is you can't get one directly from AT&T. Now if AT&T blacklists it outright then that's just bad.
As someone who went from a pixel 4 to a pixel fold, I have to say that i'm going to ride this til the wheels fall off. If we get 2 more years of updates and THATS when we bail, you're looking as at least one more generation of foldable to skip.
The 2nd pixel fold really is an entirely new type of phone. I wish Google would have stuck with the original vision, it just feels like we have a 2nd type of OnePlus Open instead now in some aspect.
Thats what i wanted i cant afford a oneplus open the uk doesn't get it on contract but we do get the pixel 9 pro fold which is the form factor i want a phone that folds into a tablet
I mean we don't have all the sales figures etc so it could be that overall the OG fold was seen as failure sales wise. We know you cant do the same thing and expect different results. Ultimately foldables will reach a form factor that is considered the 'best'. If the passport style was popular we would still see Chinese manufacturers making that form.
The OG Pixel Fold will always be unique. The only downside really is that it's heavy. I'm not planning to upgrade to the 9 Pro Fold as I got the Z Fold 6 to replace my folding needs. I'm getting the 9 Pro XL instead cause I want the best cameras that Google could offer. Plus I want all the features as well as the Fold got left behind real quick.
Agreed. Very disappointed on this change, the Pixel Fold was original, not perfect but a new form factor in the folding device world. I really love the passport size and the weight never bothered me. The new model is much in line with the competition we will have to see the performances.
I wonder if discontinuing the original Fold is why the trade-in value is much lower than usual. Sounds like they're not using our CAN'T use anything from the original phone.
This is nothing new, actually it's new for me for Google to keep phones in their store longer than a year, when I bought my Pixel 6 a few years ago it was common knowledge that as soon as the new modell was released, the older modell would stop being made and sold on the site, so they could focus producing the new modell instead. The fact that Pixel 8 is still available is really surprising for me. Just because they're no longer available for purchase doesn't mean they'll no longer get updates. My Pixel 6 got software updates for 3 years despite not being on the site for sale for more than the first year.
When I went to trade in my pixel fold for the pixel 9 pro fold... It wasn't an option though they had all the Pixel 6,7,8s etc... But no Fold. Which when you pay 2000 dollars (higher storage) is frustrating. Now hearing they may abandon it. Knowing I didn't get the pixel 8 features, the G3, better cameras etc etc makes the whole 2000 dollar phone brutal and yet I just bought another one. I have bought every single pixel generation going back to Nexus through all the pixels. I do love my current Fold overall and I'm excited about the new one but I'm disappointed in how Google always treats us
The biggest reasons is the device wasn't durable. There was something like an average of 1.8 returns for each phone purchased. Mine was returned 3 times for warranty repair. The protective screen in the middle kept lifting up. The device wasn't profitable with such a high return rate.
I've never really understood keeping an older model of any phone available new. It can't be that much cheaper to produce than the new model, right? I mean, the majority of the components are always the same or nearly the same anymore, maybe they save a little on the older chip (_is it_ even cheaper to manufacture an older chip?), and as a result, buying an older phone usually only saves you like a hundred bucks. Now, for some people, a hundred bucks is a big deal, even on a device you'll use for years. I get that. But if you're on a tight budget, you're *much* better off buying used or refurbished - a Pixel 8 is currently $600 new, $424 renewed (Amazon), $346 used (Swappa). Speaking from experience, Amazon Renwed products and secondhand products are almost as good as brand new for a fraction of the price. For other people, the idea that a device has never been used by someone else is a big deal. I understand that too, but if you can afford to be concerned about that, you can afford another hundred bucks for the newest. If you're scraping by on your bills and choose to buy a brand-new phone, your priorities are out of order.
Love your work man, you are one of the best content creators out there, I am going to keep the OG Pixel as I love the form factor and even if Google abandons it there is lineage OS and Graphene OS 😅
I remember having the Nexus 7 tablet, built by ASUS. It's last update was the new Android version and it bricked the device. ASUS had abandoned it and provided no updates nor any warning nor any assistance once it happened. My favourite tablet was a black glass coaster. That is what happens when a device is dropped from support. At some point you will have a folding black glass coaster. That one thing put me off getting another Google device for a very long time, right up till now in fact. I haven't bought anything from ASUS either.
This was very expected. The original Fold was effectively Pixel 7 Pro Fold in style, cameras and CPU. Then, they skipped a generation. Now everything is on the 9th generation, so the 8th gets discounted, and the 7th gets discontinued. If you are a big fan of the form factor, you probably have a few months left while stocks last at some retailers, but as the 7-year promise didn't start until Pixel 8, Google owes OG Fold owners nothing more than basic Android 15 and 16 support.
Great video as always. Not happy with the change in aspect ratio on the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, but everything else about the device looks great. I really do wish they didn't discontinue the original Pixel Fold, but when looking at it from their perspective I'll admit (reluctantly) that it makes sense.
I'm the exact opposite. I'm bored with bar phones after all these years and would never go back. The sad truth is that until Apple 'invents' the folding phone, we're going to be in this position. I'm OK sticking it out with foldables until then.
I think Samsung does the same procedure when a new model comes out leaving the previous model page up , but closing the pay function, I remember looking at the Galaxy note after Sammy bought out the newer model , same thing , the V8 oldie was no longer available. I’m not sure if Apple does the same thing.
I have a Fold 5 and when they had announced the new One UI 6, they let older Fold owners know whether they are adding the new AI changes to their phones are not and I thought that was very transparent from Samsung. Now about the new phones, I bring my Fold every day along with my iPhone and use it more but somehow I don't open the phone to take advantage of the larger display it's actually upsetting that I'm not using it the way it should be used. I pre-ordered the 9 Pro XL from my carrier with a trade in of my previous 6 Pro.
Oddly, the Fold is still on the Google Fi store... At full price. Although it was $500 off earlier this week. My guess they ran out of stock and are not building more anything with Tensor 2. I bet they are not building more 7 or 8 either but had more stock.
I really hope they give some features that the 9 fold gets..if not ... that's a shame cause the OG fold costs a lot for ppl .. I now have trust issues with buying another Google phone.
If the pixel 7 ends up being removed from sale, then it might be because of the cpu. They both have the tensor g2. So they probably don't want that cpu to still be sold for too long.
what is more important is that Pixels finally enter the ..world-wide..er stores, which never made sense, to only sell devices in couple EU countries. Besides like UK, Germany and 2-3 other countries, all Google HW products were grey imports. That's why you average Pixel A phone was attacking the price of base iphone or Galaxy S device. Now they are establishing official supplier contracts with big chain stores, coming in with Samsung level buyback programs, so maybe they want to go for it, finally, to grab some relevant market share.
Maybe they're saving their remaining inventory to send as RMAs for hardware failures! My fingerprint sensor and front facing camera stopped working a couple weeks ago and I got a new device in the mail yesterday. It was a hassle to get them to do it, but they eventually gave in!
Honestly, I don't care. I haven't kept a phone for more than a year so this will be the first time in the past 13 years that I didn't upgrade my phone so I'm going to keep my pixel fold and wait for the tsmc Google pixel next year. But since they're changing the form factor they should give the pixel fold 2 the app dock and a swipe gesture to activate split screen .
@@a1000island I'm kinda over it in 2024 lol the phone drops right around my bday I'd rather drop the 2k for the down payment on Tesla and the other cash to wrap it .
Very important question here? With how things seem to be going.... Would it be a good idea to trade in the pixel fold and get what we can for it? Or hold on to it and wait?
As much as I'd love to give the P9PF a rip, Google didn't provide a very good path for PF owners to upgrade. Understandable of course, but a guy can hope. I have no issues at all keeping with the PF, I just know it's about to be left in the dust in this AI wave.
My guess is that they never sold through on their initial run of phones and converted those lines into manufacturing the new fold. They'll keep whatever stock they have left for warranty replacements and move on.
Its normal the phones will still be supported ive had tried to order older moto devices back in 2017 and an older s21 ultra in 2022 and could not continue with my purchase. I did know that motorola did abandon their previous models and still sold refurbished but not new.
I made a post over on Reddit speculating the same thing. People didnt necessarily agree, but I can totally see Google abandoning the OG Pixel Fold in terms of features, but I suspect Google will continue providing OS and monthly security updates. This sentiment could change, but like you said Google isn't good at communicating so we'll just need to wait and see.
They probably know that if someone wants a folding phone that Samsung just does it better. That's why last year they were giving the Fold away for $900 with no trade-in required which was crazy. This is what I did and one year later I wasn't planning to get the Fold 2 cause I already knew I wanted the Z Fold 6 instead which I now currently have. The Fold is nice but it's very restrictive vs Samsung devices. I've been having both in my life and I prefer Samsung if I had to just have one phone. I wanna keep a Pixel slab phone around mainly for their unique features like Call screening and awesome cameras. I'm planning to get the 9 Pro XL.
@@michaelporter3454 yeah I was planning to leave AT&T several months ago due to all the recent news. Stuff like this tho really wish that I did tho. I know the Pixel line isn't big in the US but at least cater to the 5-10% percent still. It shows that they don't care cause for example the 9 Pro only comes in black while Verizon has 3 color choices. The 9 Pro XL has 3 colors but only the 512GB is in black.
I'm on the way to update my old fold3. Going for "older" devices as they work for my budget but still is modern. But going with the pixel fold now feels sketchy. Is oneplus open a safer bet? Would like to have another form factor then samsung fold devices
About the aspect ratio, one stupid behaviour that I've started noticing with updated Google apps is that they show the two panels vertically EVEN IF you are holding the tablet vertically!!! So for example if you get your tablet and hold it vertically and open for example Google messages, you get two very narrow side by side views.. Which should not be the case imho... It should determine whether to show the side menu or not based on the orientation I would argue, not JUST the tablet DPI
This is so annoying especially with narrow tablets (not that big of an issue with 4:3 tablets, but very annoying with 16:9 tablets or even 2:1 tablets)
Fold & P7 & 7 Pro gone from the UK Google store as well 🙄 If anything, this will be my way of not going for anything out of the ordinary. just stick with the slab phones! I won't hold my breath for any meaningful updated for my fold from here on in, strange decisions again!!!😒
I think the main reason its gone from the store is because it's a break-even or even money-losing product for Google. They'll never release the data but they lost a ton of money on warranty repairs. Keeping them in stock at a lower price while maintaining support on what seems to have been a shaky product durability-wise wouldn't make cents let alone dollars 😉
On the European Google Pixel page, the Pixel 9 pro fold is also not for sale and cannot be seen on the page. In Estonia, you can only buy pixel 9, 9 pro, 9 pro XL with pre-order, 9 pro xl 256gb costs 1239 eur, 512Ggb 1339 eur, 1 TB 1469 eur, this is with pre-order, the regular price of 1 TB is otherwise 1729 eur after pre-order. Nowhere is there even a mention of the Pixel 9 pro fold. After all, the pixel 9 fold will probably go on sale much later, although in Estonia, for example, this fold has never been sold in particular. There are also some discounts if you pre-order a phone from the pixel 9 series, then you can get 200 euros for the older pixel phone, plus the price of the replacement phone will also go down. And as you can see, the pixel 9 fold, if it goes on sale at all, it probably doesn't have a pre-order, you have to buy it at full price and it's very expensive in Estonia. You can't buy the previous google pixel fold from the European google page either! I really wanted to try the first pixel phone and just the fold phone, and I was thinking of buying the new 9 pro fold, but now I don't know, because it comes at full price, if it comes at all, and it's really difficult to buy a phone in Estonia elsewhere. Time will tell!
Same in Czech Strore. No Fold. My GFold3 has a ribon problem so my Wifi works only when phone is closed - for a month now. I was biting my nails waiting for Pixel Fold and now I can't even buy it (from the store). I'm more and more drawn to buy One Plus Open simply because I CAN ;( Damn in
Europe does not have a unified market. In Poland, just like in Estonia, the Google Pixel 9 Fold is not (and likely will not be) officially available for sale. The Surface Duo 2 was also only available in certain countries in Europe. On Google's German website, you can easily order the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold for €1899.
@@sadejjacek I'm afraid you can't, because you'll need German address and phone number... And you'll have to fiddle with the German-address-services that resent the packages, servicing will be problematic etc...
@@JanJabbaZamecnik there are more convenient options for Europe^^ I bought mine Microsoft Surface Duo 2 at the German MediaMarkt. I recommend a weekend trip to Berlin combined with some shopping ;)
I wanted to purchase 1st Fold as I liked unique display ratio of the device. Hoped it will drop down in price after Fold2 will enter the market. Well - they decided it for me. I do not like second iteration of the series, honestly. Also I am not really into AI hype. Alas.
Was going to jump to Pixel 9 Fold pro from z fold 5 but 1 tb here and no 1 th option and 512 gb completely sold out sad i dont want to awitch without 1 tb option
Well they feel it's better to sell the new one. Well I do have best take on my Pixel Fold running Android 15 beta. Only Apple only continues to sell last few years phones.
By the way Samsung announced that their midrangers A55 and A54 are getting circle to search. These news might be relevant to this video might be not...
Googles problem wasn't form factor. I say it the tensor chip. 9 pro foled is just a copy. Please go back to pixel fold and update it and give me a 8 gen 3. I'll buy.
The media is kinda being biased on this. Samsung takes down the old device immediately upon release and Google has done this also. It not a big deal for samsung. Not a big deal for google
6:56 That's good business to discontinue the Pixel fold because it didn't achieve the attraction that it meant to get. And the new Pixel 9 Pro fold is going on target to garner the market share that it deserves. Whenever a product perform horribly it doesn't deserve to be continue. 😎💯💪🏾👍🏾
I mean from a sales perspective it makes total sense. Why would any manufacturer/company want a previous gen device that comes in cheaper cannibalizing the sales of their current gen? Plus I'm sure Google doesn't want to be constantly asked why the 7/OG Fold series can't support this or won't get that...stacking their portfolio for their AI push I would say.
Acknowledgement of that AI pivot/stack could be handled in a better way, perhaps like Samsung does by offering $1200 trade-in for their last gen fold and fairly inflated values for previous their previous gen Folds. That's how you keep customers. To me that's a clear signal to their customer base that they want our business.
Google should give you a pro 9 fold to review. You are the only one who reviews google phones like a man in the street, the way real people use them rather than showing how knowledgeable you are about technical details.
OG Fold owner since launch - I’m sticking with my baby until the cracks come down. The small hand factor that extends into landscape is entirely unique and is exactly what i want. Yes,it’s heavy and the screen isn’t very bright in the texas sun, but i love it and the new Fold is just a big slab phone
The reason people doesn't discuss much about Samsung is because the track record of support of the older model for Samsung is quite good. Samsung even often eventually roll out features to the older model.
Google does it too bro
Can we talk about how AT&T is not going to sell the Google pixel 9 pro fold...
AT&T should still support the P9FP if it's unlocked like any phone. The only difference is you can't get one directly from AT&T. Now if AT&T blacklists it outright then that's just bad.
As someone who went from a pixel 4 to a pixel fold, I have to say that i'm going to ride this til the wheels fall off. If we get 2 more years of updates and THATS when we bail, you're looking as at least one more generation of foldable to skip.
Exactly this. I'm into the Fold until 2026 and then we'll see how the foldable landscape sits and what possible new phones are available.
The 2nd pixel fold really is an entirely new type of phone. I wish Google would have stuck with the original vision, it just feels like we have a 2nd type of OnePlus Open instead now in some aspect.
Which is what majority of people wanted...
Source?
@@scaryifliteralno no he’s referring to the Pixel 9 Pro Fold as the “2nd pixel fold”
Thats what i wanted i cant afford a oneplus open the uk doesn't get it on contract but we do get the pixel 9 pro fold which is the form factor i want a phone that folds into a tablet
I mean we don't have all the sales figures etc so it could be that overall the OG fold was seen as failure sales wise. We know you cant do the same thing and expect different results. Ultimately foldables will reach a form factor that is considered the 'best'. If the passport style was popular we would still see Chinese manufacturers making that form.
The OG Pixel Fold will always be unique. The only downside really is that it's heavy. I'm not planning to upgrade to the 9 Pro Fold as I got the Z Fold 6 to replace my folding needs. I'm getting the 9 Pro XL instead cause I want the best cameras that Google could offer. Plus I want all the features as well as the Fold got left behind real quick.
😂 sure okay bro.
Agreed. Very disappointed on this change, the Pixel Fold was original, not perfect but a new form factor in the folding device world. I really love the passport size and the weight never bothered me. The new model is much in line with the competition we will have to see the performances.
I wonder if discontinuing the original Fold is why the trade-in value is much lower than usual. Sounds like they're not using our CAN'T use anything from the original phone.
I understand your love for the underdog, I really do. Sometimes it's just time to move on.
This is nothing new, actually it's new for me for Google to keep phones in their store longer than a year, when I bought my Pixel 6 a few years ago it was common knowledge that as soon as the new modell was released, the older modell would stop being made and sold on the site, so they could focus producing the new modell instead.
The fact that Pixel 8 is still available is really surprising for me.
Just because they're no longer available for purchase doesn't mean they'll no longer get updates. My Pixel 6 got software updates for 3 years despite not being on the site for sale for more than the first year.
I appreciate that they tried a thing. A thing I'm currently using and plan to use for another year or so.
When I went to trade in my pixel fold for the pixel 9 pro fold... It wasn't an option though they had all the Pixel 6,7,8s etc... But no Fold. Which when you pay 2000 dollars (higher storage) is frustrating. Now hearing they may abandon it. Knowing I didn't get the pixel 8 features, the G3, better cameras etc etc makes the whole 2000 dollar phone brutal and yet I just bought another one. I have bought every single pixel generation going back to Nexus through all the pixels. I do love my current Fold overall and I'm excited about the new one but I'm disappointed in how Google always treats us
The biggest reasons is the device wasn't durable. There was something like an average of 1.8 returns for each phone purchased. Mine was returned 3 times for warranty repair. The protective screen in the middle kept lifting up. The device wasn't profitable with such a high return rate.
I've never really understood keeping an older model of any phone available new. It can't be that much cheaper to produce than the new model, right? I mean, the majority of the components are always the same or nearly the same anymore, maybe they save a little on the older chip (_is it_ even cheaper to manufacture an older chip?), and as a result, buying an older phone usually only saves you like a hundred bucks.
Now, for some people, a hundred bucks is a big deal, even on a device you'll use for years. I get that. But if you're on a tight budget, you're *much* better off buying used or refurbished - a Pixel 8 is currently $600 new, $424 renewed (Amazon), $346 used (Swappa). Speaking from experience, Amazon Renwed products and secondhand products are almost as good as brand new for a fraction of the price.
For other people, the idea that a device has never been used by someone else is a big deal. I understand that too, but if you can afford to be concerned about that, you can afford another hundred bucks for the newest. If you're scraping by on your bills and choose to buy a brand-new phone, your priorities are out of order.
Love your work man, you are one of the best content creators out there, I am going to keep the OG Pixel as I love the form factor and even if Google abandons it there is lineage OS and Graphene OS 😅
I remember having the Nexus 7 tablet, built by ASUS. It's last update was the new Android version and it bricked the device. ASUS had abandoned it and provided no updates nor any warning nor any assistance once it happened. My favourite tablet was a black glass coaster. That is what happens when a device is dropped from support. At some point you will have a folding black glass coaster.
That one thing put me off getting another Google device for a very long time, right up till now in fact. I haven't bought anything from ASUS either.
This was very expected.
The original Fold was effectively Pixel 7 Pro Fold in style, cameras and CPU. Then, they skipped a generation. Now everything is on the 9th generation, so the 8th gets discounted, and the 7th gets discontinued. If you are a big fan of the form factor, you probably have a few months left while stocks last at some retailers, but as the 7-year promise didn't start until Pixel 8, Google owes OG Fold owners nothing more than basic Android 15 and 16 support.
Great video as always. Not happy with the change in aspect ratio on the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, but everything else about the device looks great. I really do wish they didn't discontinue the original Pixel Fold, but when looking at it from their perspective I'll admit (reluctantly) that it makes sense.
The original Fold was my last folding device and the way things look, I’m sticking with single bar phones for now and will dabble with the P9PXL
I’m in the exact same boat.
same here. I think I have given up too.
I'm the exact opposite. I'm bored with bar phones after all these years and would never go back. The sad truth is that until Apple 'invents' the folding phone, we're going to be in this position. I'm OK sticking it out with foldables until then.
Why?
I think Samsung does the same procedure when a new model comes out leaving the previous model page up , but closing the pay function, I remember looking at the Galaxy note after Sammy bought out the newer model , same thing , the V8 oldie was no longer available.
I’m not sure if Apple does the same thing.
Sounds like its time to take a hard look at the One Plus Open 2
first few seconds iI thought you were going to sing "I want it that way"
I have a Fold 5 and when they had announced the new One UI 6, they let older Fold owners know whether they are adding the new AI changes to their phones are not and I thought that was very transparent from Samsung. Now about the new phones, I bring my Fold every day along with my iPhone and use it more but somehow I don't open the phone to take advantage of the larger display it's actually upsetting that I'm not using it the way it should be used. I pre-ordered the 9 Pro XL from my carrier with a trade in of my previous 6 Pro.
Oddly, the Fold is still on the Google Fi store... At full price. Although it was $500 off earlier this week.
My guess they ran out of stock and are not building more anything with Tensor 2. I bet they are not building more 7 or 8 either but had more stock.
I really hope they give some features that the 9 fold gets..if not ... that's a shame cause the OG fold costs a lot for ppl .. I now have trust issues with buying another Google phone.
If the pixel 7 ends up being removed from sale, then it might be because of the cpu. They both have the tensor g2. So they probably don't want that cpu to still be sold for too long.
what is more important is that Pixels finally enter the ..world-wide..er stores, which never made sense, to only sell devices in couple EU countries. Besides like UK, Germany and 2-3 other countries, all Google HW products were grey imports. That's why you average Pixel A phone was attacking the price of base iphone or Galaxy S device. Now they are establishing official supplier contracts with big chain stores, coming in with Samsung level buyback programs, so maybe they want to go for it, finally, to grab some relevant market share.
Maybe they're saving their remaining inventory to send as RMAs for hardware failures! My fingerprint sensor and front facing camera stopped working a couple weeks ago and I got a new device in the mail yesterday. It was a hassle to get them to do it, but they eventually gave in!
It probably means they were fed up of replacing them under warranty for the inner screens. Or they are running out of stock
Honestly, I don't care. I haven't kept a phone for more than a year so this will be the first time in the past 13 years that I didn't upgrade my phone so I'm going to keep my pixel fold and wait for the tsmc Google pixel next year.
But since they're changing the form factor they should give the pixel fold 2 the app dock and a swipe gesture to activate split screen .
But you upgrade phones every year!
Keep the same energy😅
@@a1000island I'm kinda over it in 2024 lol the phone drops right around my bday I'd rather drop the 2k for the down payment on Tesla and the other cash to wrap it .
Very important question here? With how things seem to be going.... Would it be a good idea to trade in the pixel fold and get what we can for it? Or hold on to it and wait?
However, Android Central has heard from Google that it will return after the Pixel 9 Pro Fold’s launch, which is scheduled for September 4th.
Keeping my OG fold for as long as it's the only phone with this aspect ratio
"strange phones" offer an opportunity of new possibilities of increased work flow. They make us think, create a vision.
As much as I'd love to give the P9PF a rip, Google didn't provide a very good path for PF owners to upgrade. Understandable of course, but a guy can hope. I have no issues at all keeping with the PF, I just know it's about to be left in the dust in this AI wave.
My guess is that they never sold through on their initial run of phones and converted those lines into manufacturing the new fold. They'll keep whatever stock they have left for warranty replacements and move on.
So are they discontinuing the og pixel fold? Or are they just discontinuing tensor G2?
yeah
Its normal the phones will still be supported ive had tried to order older moto devices back in 2017 and an older s21 ultra in 2022 and could not continue with my purchase. I did know that motorola did abandon their previous models and still sold refurbished but not new.
I made a post over on Reddit speculating the same thing. People didnt necessarily agree, but I can totally see Google abandoning the OG Pixel Fold in terms of features, but I suspect Google will continue providing OS and monthly security updates. This sentiment could change, but like you said Google isn't good at communicating so we'll just need to wait and see.
In a sense i dont blame them, i hope it winds up on woot, or some other seller for a very good price, i will grab another.
Disappoint that att isn't selling the pixel 9 pro fold.
They probably know that if someone wants a folding phone that Samsung just does it better. That's why last year they were giving the Fold away for $900 with no trade-in required which was crazy. This is what I did and one year later I wasn't planning to get the Fold 2 cause I already knew I wanted the Z Fold 6 instead which I now currently have. The Fold is nice but it's very restrictive vs Samsung devices. I've been having both in my life and I prefer Samsung if I had to just have one phone. I wanna keep a Pixel slab phone around mainly for their unique features like Call screening and awesome cameras. I'm planning to get the 9 Pro XL.
Yea I'm probably going to leave AT&T over it
@@michaelporter3454 yeah I was planning to leave AT&T several months ago due to all the recent news. Stuff like this tho really wish that I did tho.
I know the Pixel line isn't big in the US but at least cater to the 5-10% percent still. It shows that they don't care cause for example the 9 Pro only comes in black while Verizon has 3 color choices. The 9 Pro XL has 3 colors but only the 512GB is in black.
If you select pickup at the store, I'm able to order Z Fold 5 via Samsung site but no delivery/shipping option
"You can't buy the original Pixel Fold right now, but Google says it'll return" - AndroidCentral😀
I'm on the way to update my old fold3. Going for "older" devices as they work for my budget but still is modern.
But going with the pixel fold now feels sketchy. Is oneplus open a safer bet?
Would like to have another form factor then samsung fold devices
Clearing out the remaining stock it seems.
About the aspect ratio, one stupid behaviour that I've started noticing with updated Google apps is that they show the two panels vertically EVEN IF you are holding the tablet vertically!!! So for example if you get your tablet and hold it vertically and open for example Google messages, you get two very narrow side by side views.. Which should not be the case imho... It should determine whether to show the side menu or not based on the orientation I would argue, not JUST the tablet DPI
This is so annoying especially with narrow tablets (not that big of an issue with 4:3 tablets, but very annoying with 16:9 tablets or even 2:1 tablets)
Expected, but RIP to the OG Fold, it was great while I had it- will miss the form factor
The pixel fold is now on sale for $700 on Amazon.
Fold & P7 & 7 Pro gone from the UK Google store as well 🙄
If anything, this will be my way of not going for anything out of the ordinary. just stick with the slab phones!
I won't hold my breath for any meaningful updated for my fold from here on in,
strange decisions again!!!😒
Every company does this apple does it too but all devices hace always been available through other providers
I think the main reason its gone from the store is because it's a break-even or even money-losing product for Google. They'll never release the data but they lost a ton of money on warranty repairs. Keeping them in stock at a lower price while maintaining support on what seems to have been a shaky product durability-wise wouldn't make cents let alone dollars 😉
Pixel 7 pro is no longer available too, it just redirects you to the pixel 8 pro page
Oop, I guess now's the time to scoop one up...I wonder how affordable they'll get before going nuts on eBay...
Is it a dependable device for future updates, the fold pro?
On the European Google Pixel page, the Pixel 9 pro fold is also not for sale and cannot be seen on the page. In Estonia, you can only buy pixel 9, 9 pro, 9 pro XL with pre-order, 9 pro xl 256gb costs 1239 eur, 512Ggb 1339 eur, 1 TB 1469 eur, this is with pre-order, the regular price of 1 TB is otherwise 1729 eur after pre-order. Nowhere is there even a mention of the Pixel 9 pro fold. After all, the pixel 9 fold will probably go on sale much later, although in Estonia, for example, this fold has never been sold in particular. There are also some discounts if you pre-order a phone from the pixel 9 series, then you can get 200 euros for the older pixel phone, plus the price of the replacement phone will also go down. And as you can see, the pixel 9 fold, if it goes on sale at all, it probably doesn't have a pre-order, you have to buy it at full price and it's very expensive in Estonia. You can't buy the previous google pixel fold from the European google page either! I really wanted to try the first pixel phone and just the fold phone, and I was thinking of buying the new 9 pro fold, but now I don't know, because it comes at full price, if it comes at all, and it's really difficult to buy a phone in Estonia elsewhere. Time will tell!
Same in Czech Strore. No Fold. My GFold3 has a ribon problem so my Wifi works only when phone is closed - for a month now. I was biting my nails waiting for Pixel Fold and now I can't even buy it (from the store). I'm more and more drawn to buy One Plus Open simply because I CAN ;( Damn in
Belgian Google store had no fold og for sale, but the new one is for sale.
Europe does not have a unified market. In Poland, just like in Estonia, the Google Pixel 9 Fold is not (and likely will not be) officially available for sale. The Surface Duo 2 was also only available in certain countries in Europe. On Google's German website, you can easily order the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold for €1899.
@@sadejjacek I'm afraid you can't, because you'll need German address and phone number... And you'll have to fiddle with the German-address-services that resent the packages, servicing will be problematic etc...
@@JanJabbaZamecnik there are more convenient options for Europe^^ I bought mine Microsoft Surface Duo 2 at the German MediaMarkt. I recommend a weekend trip to Berlin combined with some shopping ;)
Its not really that suprising cause the fold phones are in a specialized category
I wanted to purchase 1st Fold as I liked unique display ratio of the device. Hoped it will drop down in price after Fold2 will enter the market.
Well - they decided it for me. I do not like second iteration of the series, honestly. Also I am not really into AI hype.
Alas.
Was going to jump to Pixel 9 Fold pro from z fold 5 but 1 tb here and no 1 th option and 512 gb completely sold out sad i dont want to awitch without 1 tb option
It's coming back Google confirmed this
Well they feel it's better to sell the new one. Well I do have best take on my Pixel Fold running Android 15 beta. Only Apple only continues to sell last few years phones.
Samsung been doing that forever. You’re never gonna see anybody talk about it cause I’ve been doing it for years.
I will keep my original fold just in case i dont like the 9 pro fold larger size
My interpretation of this visual cue is the original Pixel Fold is no longer available for purchase on Google Store.
You have assessed correctly.
By the way Samsung announced that their midrangers A55 and A54 are getting circle to search. These news might be relevant to this video might be not...
Bit of a disappointing for those of us who have a pixel fold. So unfair. I mean even apple provide more support for there iPhones.
I don't know, i still see it on my end.....
It could be region specific as they sell through remaining stock.
Pixel 9 fold is on the Danish Google site 😉
Googles problem wasn't form factor. I say it the tensor chip. 9 pro foled is just a copy. Please go back to pixel fold and update it and give me a 8 gen 3. I'll buy.
Was hoping you'd address this.
The media is kinda being biased on this. Samsung takes down the old device immediately upon release and Google has done this also. It not a big deal for samsung. Not a big deal for google
It does feel like that, doesn't it? lol
The Pixel Fold and 7 are only 2 generations old and Samsung still has the Fold 5 available in their website 😭😭
Because Google is a lazy company.
One of the best must used companies in the world is lazy?
I wanna be lazy too
So pixel fold won't get any of the new AI features? Wow
I never said anything like that lol. It'll certainly get lots of the Gemini stuff.
The pixel 9 fold costs USD 2200 in India - and that's the base version 😮. I'm sticking to my oneplus open thank you.
I really dont like the look of the new fold 9. I wont buy it...its ugly ..the old was much better in look...
6:56 That's good business to discontinue the Pixel fold because it didn't achieve the attraction that it meant to get. And the new Pixel 9 Pro fold is going on target to garner the market share that it deserves. Whenever a product perform horribly it doesn't deserve to be continue. 😎💯💪🏾👍🏾
OG Pixel Fold is awful. Terrible aspect ratio and doesn't even fold flat.