2023 will definitely be another great year for Google’s hardware department. The company is preparing the release of the Google Pixel Fold device, and you’ve probably guessed what it’s about, in a nutshell: a foldable smartphone. All the info we have indicates that we’re talking about a flagship.
While Google Pixel Fold is expected to arrive on the market next year around April, its ‘competitor’ for today, the Galaxy S21 Ultra model from Samsung, came out in early 2021. However, there’s a chance that Google will release a better smartphone than what Samsung has to offer along with its Galaxy S21 Ultra. Let’s see a short comparison based on what we know for sure about the flagship of the South Korean giant and the unofficial info regarding the future phone from Google:
Display
There’s not much to know at this point regarding the display of the Google Pixel Fold. We can be certain that it will be a foldable one, which automatically means that it will be larger than the one of the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. The refresh rate of Google’s future phone will also be capable of 120Hz of refresh rate, which is also pretty impressive.
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra has a large Dynamic AMOLED display of 6.8 inches, a refresh rate of 120Hz, HDR10+, and a peak brightness set at 1500 nits.
Cameras
The Google Pixel Fold won’t disappoint when it comes to its cameras, as the future device will be sporting a triple-camera module including an IMX787 main sensor of 64MP. This sensor will be accompanied by an S5K3J1 telephoto lens of 10.8MP and an IMX386 ultrawide secondary sensor of 12MP.
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra carries a quad camera setup where the star of the show is the 108MP wide sensor. There’s also a 10MP periscope photo lens, a 10MP telephoto lens, as well as a 12MP ultrawide lens.
We would definitely like to know more about the video recording capabilities and front camera of the Google Pixel Fold, but for the moment, the Galaxy S21 Ultra takes the cake.
Performance
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra relies on an Exynos 2100 processor, one that the company says to deliver “ultimate and optimal performance with eight CPUs built on tri-cluster architecture.” And who are we to contradict them?
As for the Google Pixel Fold, it’s expected that the upcoming phone will be carrying the Tensor G12 SoC or even a third generation of Tensor.
It’s safe to assume that Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra has the better processor.
Price
You’ll likely get to spend somewhere between $1,500 and $1,800 if you want to buy the Google Pixel Fold. Surely that wouldn’t be an exaggerated price considering that we’re talking about a foldable smartphone that will come out in the future.
If your dream is to get your hands on the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, on the other hand, you must know that the phone costs a lot less: $467.
Conclusions
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra seems to be better than Google Pixel Fold, but once again, we must emphasize that there’s still a lot more information to uncover about what the latter will be capable of.
If you’re excited by the idea of having a much larger and foldable display, the only option will be the Google Pixel Fold device.
If you care too much about your money, purchasing Samsung’s phone is the right thing to do since it’s about 3 or 4 times less expensive than its ‘competitor’ for today.
Feel free to also check out some of our previous comparisons involving the Google Pixel Fold: “Google Pixel Fold vs. Google Pixel 6 Pro – Which One Should You Buy?“, “Google Pixel Fold vs. ASUS Zenfone 9 – Which Phone Should You Buy?“, “Google Pixel Fold vs. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 – Will Google’s Upcoming Flagship Surpass One of Samsung’s Top Phones?,” “Google Pixel Fold vs. iPhone 14 Pro Max: Which One Will Be the Better Smartphone?,” or “Google Pixel Fold vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4: Which One is Better?.“