Google introduced the Pixel Fold with Tensor G2

Last week Google spoiled one of its biggest events when it confirmed the existence of the Pixel Fold, its first foldable device. Now we have the full story: it costs $1,799 and runs on last year’s Tensor G2 chip.

We have the full story now.

While the Pixel Fold is more expensive than previous reports suggested, its hardware is pretty much what we expected: it has a 5.8-inch outer display and a wide 7.6-inch inner screen. Both displays are 120 Hz OLED panels with HDR support, but the external be a little brighter (up to 1200 nits HDR and 1550 nits peak brightness compared to the inner displays’ 1000 nits HDR and 1450 nits peak). Google adds that the steel hinge of the phone features a “dual-axis sync mechanism with four cameras.

Google also announced features that take advantage of both screens simultaneously, such as the ability to display translated text on the external screen while you type queries on the other side.

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The Pixel Fold has a new 9.5-megapixel external selfie camera and an 8-megapixel internal selfie camera, while the back has a 48-megapixel main camera, a 10.8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera and a 10.8-megapixel telephoto lens with 5x optical zoom.

The main reason for using inferior sensors is the absolute thinness of the Pixel Fold: it’s 6mm thick when open (12.1mm thick when closed). Google was probably limited by the camera sensors available for thin devices.