{"id":573953,"date":"2023-05-11T00:12:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T21:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/will-the-pixel-fold-have-the-same-problems-as-the-pixel-watch\/"},"modified":"2023-05-11T00:12:21","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T21:12:21","slug":"will-the-pixel-fold-have-the-same-problems-as-the-pixel-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/will-the-pixel-fold-have-the-same-problems-as-the-pixel-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"#Will the Pixel Fold Have the Same Problems as the Pixel Watch?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a411527be6fc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a411527be6fc\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/will-the-pixel-fold-have-the-same-problems-as-the-pixel-watch\/#When_Minimal_is_Too_Minimal\" >When Minimal is Too Minimal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/will-the-pixel-fold-have-the-same-problems-as-the-pixel-watch\/#Premium_Price_Without_Premium_Features\" >Premium Price Without Premium Features<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-891633\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/52887350421_2fdf76ccf4_o.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Google Pixel Fold\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Justin Duino \/ How-To Geek<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After much build-up, Google finally entered the foldable phone market with the Pixel Fold. It\u2019s a similar story to last year\u2019s Pixel Watch, which was Google\u2019s long-awaited Wear OS device. Will the Pixel Fold have the same first-gen issues?<\/p>\n<p>A smartwatch and a phone with a folding display don\u2019t have much in common on paper. In Google\u2019s ecosystem of devices, though, the Pixel Fold and Pixel Watch are two peas in a pod. The Pixel software is cohesive across the devices, and while that\u2019s usually a good thing, it does mean the same problems will carry over as well.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_Minimal_is_Too_Minimal\"><\/span>When Minimal is Too Minimal<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Google-Pixel-Watch-Review-3.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Pixel watch next to a Galaxy Watch 5\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-credittext=\"Joe Fedewa \/ How-To Geek\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A minimal list is far less useful on a small screen. <span class=\"imagecredit\">Joe Fedewa \/ How-To Geek<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>First, I want to point out that I really enjoy the Pixel UI on phones. I don\u2019t care for Samsung\u2019s One UI much at all, which is why I use a Pixel 7 as my daily phone. However, when it comes to smartwatches, my preference is the exact opposite.<\/p>\n<p>With a phone, everything basically h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens inside of apps. You\u2019re constantly switching between apps to do different things.\u00a0A smartwatch is a very different experience, and the software needs to reflect that. As I mentioned in my Pixel Watch Review, the minimal Pixel UI is great for a simple phone, but it\u2019s lacking in features on a more specialized device like a smartwatch.<\/p>\n<p>For example, the Pixel Watch lacks basic features like the ability to sync Do Not Disturb mode between the watch and connected phone\u2014even if both devices are Pixels. Plus, Google\u2019s companion app is almost useless compared to Samsung\u2019s Wear OS companion app.<\/p>\n<p>This is my worry about the Pixel Fold. It\u2019s not just a simple slab of a phone\u2014a foldable is a specialized device that has different uses. I\u2019ve already seen <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/23715712\/google-pixel-fold-phone-specs-features-price-hands-on\">people mention the lack of multitasking options<\/a> on the Pixel Fold compared to the Galaxy Z Fold 4. Where else is the minimal Pixel UI going to be restricting?<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Google Pixel Watch Review: This Is It?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Premium_Price_Without_Premium_Features\"><\/span>Premium Price Without Premium Features<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 1812px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/09\/66d97e53.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"A wide homes creen with three apps open at once\" width=\"1812\" height=\"2176\" data-credittext=\"Josh Hendrickson \/ Review Geek\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">You can\u2019t have this many apps open on a Pixel Fold. <span class=\"imagecredit\">Josh Hendrickson \/ Review Geek<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The lack of features leads into another area where I was very hard on the Pixel Watch in my review. Google has priced the Pixel Fold at $1,799. On the surface, that seems pretty reasonable\u2014it\u2019s the same price that Samsung is currently asking for the Galaxy Z Fold 4.<\/p>\n<p>What are you actually getting for that $1,800, though? The Pixel Watch was nearly $100 more than the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5, and it was severely lacking in smartwatch-friendly features. If the Pixel Fold has those same shortcomings, it seems like a hard sell for the same price as a device that already has several years of software development for foldable features.<\/p>\n<p>The Pixel Watch felt like Google was trying to skip ahead to a time when they had several generations of watches under their belts and could offer a premium alternative to the Apple Watch. In reality, that was far from the case\u2014the Pixel Watch was very much a first-generation device with first-generation shortcomings.<\/p>\n<p>I worry the Pixel Fold is going to have a similar fate. There will be some good ideas sprinkled throughout, and the software will look very nice visually, but it will ultimately lack much of what its competitors have already figured out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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It\u2019s a similar story to last year\u2019s Pixel Watch, which was Google\u2019s long-awaited Wear OS device. Will the Pixel Fold have the same first-gen issues? 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