I’ve had the Pixel Fold for about a week now and have daily driven the Samsung Galaxy Fold 2, 3, and 4 and flip 3 over the past few years. I have some pretty decent experience with American available foldables since they started really popping off.
I just wanted a place for people to ask questions and I can give some quick impressions about what I like and dislike about the new Pixel Fold compared to the Samsung foldables I had.
Pixel Fold Pros:
- Much more usable front screen
- Much
smoother. Definitely have not run into as many glitches or hiccups or stutters as any of the folds that I used - Software in general is much more cohesive and better designed
- Pixel exclusive software features
- Better camera in almost every category
- Folds flat and thinner
- Less noticeable crease
Pixel fold cons:
- Charges slower even using same charger
- Battery life is good but could be better. Hopefully improved with software updates
- Software is less customizable. bottom gesture bar cannot be hidden or have any app be in split screen the way you want it
- Screens have the same contrast I think, but the galaxies are noticeably brighter
- Pretty picky with the charging support and wireless chargers that can enable quick charging
- Bezels on the inside and a little bit of the outside are more noticeable, but that’s really not a bother
I’ll update this list more when I think about it, but feel free to ask any questions you have below!
Honestly I’ve tried a couple different things. If you’re just trying to get a little bit of dust off, you can use like a camera cleaning brush. They are super fine bristles that are meant to clean off DSLR cameras. Otherwise I also do something you do which is take a little bit of water and a clean cloth, preferably microfiber to just wipe it a little bit clean
If you want a little extra clean maybe some disinfectant you can use like 75% alcohol wipes. Just wipe the screen in One direction so you don’t get swirls. Just in case there’s something under it. And then you can finish it off with the microfiber
As far as some of the launcher stuff, yeah that’s the one downside to being on the pixel operating system. Things are a little more closed off similar to Apple, but they provide a pretty decent service. Here’s hoping that Android 14 will let you expand those services to other launchers and shit