JR Raphael, Foundry
And here’s the thing: In that capacity, you’re essentially looking at almost the same size screen you’d have on the smaller, non-XL Pixel 10 Pro — only with lower resolution and text that’s a touch smaller, lighter, and harder to read (at least by my old-man-eye standards).
Outer display quality aside, in that folded-up scenario, the Fold is also meaningfully heavier and generally just clunkier-feeling than the sleek and svelte standard Pixel 10 Pro model. Obviously, right? ‘Cause it’s got that glorious screen inside of it! But the tradeoff for that inner-display awesomeness is the outer-phone awkwardness — which, to be fair, has come a long way in a short time and really isn’t that bad, all considered. But it’s still a very noticeable difference from a standard phone setup.
JR Raphael, Foundry
For full perspective, the official specs of the Fold show a 0.4″ thickness when folded, compared to a 0.3″ thickness on the standard Pixel 10 models. So we’re really obsessing over minutia when it comes to the actual measurements. But in terms of the feel, it’s significant. It’s less the thickness itself, even, and more the overall weight, the bulk, and the way the thing feels in your hands that’s striking.
This story originally appeared on Computerworld
