OPINION : Google is set to take the stage at its one-year Google I / O event next week , and while it ’s usually focalize on new software for Android smartphones and the occasional smart base update , this twelvemonth ’s event is gearing up to be one of the most exciting in years .
Why ? Because Google is bruit to launch a flurry of new hardware at its annual Google I / O outcome next week . This includes the long - expect full reveal ofAndroid 14 , as well as a new budget Pixel smartphone , a Pixel - branded tablet , and the long - expect Google Pixel Fold , which Google confirmed on Twitter just day ago .
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ThePixel Foldhas been a morsel of an conundrum over the preceding few year ; rumor have pointed towards Google working on a foldable phone for at least three year , with exit initially rumoured for 2021 before being drive back to 2022 and , finally , 2023 . It seems the wait is at last over with Google ’s not - so - elusive annoyer posted on Twitter on Thursday evening .
Though just a myopic animation of the Fold opening and revealing a great privileged showing , it confirms that it ’s a ) a book - elan foldable like theGalaxy Z Fold 4and type B ) it ’ll look like the flagshipPixel 7 . It also seems to show off a gapless fold , something that Samsung ’s folding is n’t capable of .
Considering Samsung has had a turn of a monopoly on the foldable market – particularly the Christian Bible - style foldable design – over the past few years , I ca n’t wait for some genuine competition from Google .
Google could also bethecompany to fix some of the biggest problems with big foldables in general , namely in terms of package and app support . The troupe has already confirmed thatAndroid 14will make it easy for developers to follow through support for the boxy prospect ratio , and if any company can swot up up musical accompaniment from developers , it ’s the ship’s company that literally develops the OS the earphone run .
I / O is n’t just about the Pixel Fold though ; the long - rumouredPixel Tabletis said to make its introduction following several prescribed teaser from Google over the past year . Officially , we know that it ’s a big - screen pad of paper with an almost ceramic - esque refinement and that it ’ll be compatible with a magnetic speaker pier that basically turns it into a smart show when not in active manipulation .
Again , as with foldables , Google could be the company to get developers to start educate more tablet - specific apps . This is the one region where Android tablets ca n’t quite compete with the competition from iPads right now . But , if Google ’s tablet is a popular one , it could pep up iOS - only devs to make the fault to Android . Here ’s hoping , anyway .
Then there ’s the aspect of theGoogle Pixel 7amaking an coming into court at the show – something that has been heavy leak and rumoured in the weeks running up to I / O , with some leakers believing that the budget - focus earphone will go on sale forthwith after the promulgation next week .
While we do n’t know much formally , rumours suggest big updates are on the way for the budget Pixel range including , arguably most significantly , a saltation from 60Hz to 90Hz . The 60Hz dialog box has been a long - time pain level for the Pixel A models , so while it might not be the extremely fast 120Hz like some competitor , it ’s a step in the right steering .
Of course , there ’s also the full reveal of Android 14 to look forward to . Google has already seeded early beta updates to corking Android developers but these lack the key new features coiffe to be announce at next week ’s showcase .
While it ’ll be a while before the update will seem on your phone – Pixel machine are usually first around September or October – it ’ll give you a good idea of what to expect from the yearly smartphone update .
So , rather than just being a software package - led show , this year ’s Google I / O is extend to be a exceptional one packed with exciting new hardware and a number of first from the caller . I , for one , ca n’t wait for the production themselves and the result they could have on the larger foldable andAndroid tabletmarkets . What are you most depend ahead to ? rent us know onTwitter .
