Google Pixel Fold Review: The THINNEST Foldable Phone Ever!

With the launch of the Pixel Fold, Google has become the second major phone manufacturer to release a foldable mobile – and this one is the thinnest ever made. Does this new form factor have any advantages or disadvantages for photographers? Chris Niccolls took the Google Pixel Fold to the streets of Calgary to find out.

Rental equipment provided by The Camera Store

0:00 - Intro
1:34 - Design and size
3:50 - Displays
5:21 - Folding screen benefits
7:32 - Cameras
10:01 - Folding features for photographers
14:17 - Video
15:16 - Who is it for?

[pjw]

Take a drink every time Chris calls the Pixel 7 Pro the "Pixel Pro 7".

[fabiomatos]

nice job! I wish your camera reviews whold be more like this... full of details! instead of always try to squeeze it in a 10 min duration.... really amazing review :)

[ABP]

Ignore the hate in the comments. This is a clear example of how 'people don't like change'. The moment someone tries someone new or different, the audience immediately bashes and berates them for it. I can appreciate the fact that you were looking at the phone from a photographer's point of view. Was it the absolute, BEST phone review on YouTube? No. That doesn't exist. But, I love that you're looking at other products, not solely cameras and camera gear. Keep up the good work.

[pelanth]

I was surprised to see a phone review on this channel, but I figured with Chris and Jordan it would be entertaining no matter what. I was happy to see a lot of normal camera review things like handling applied here. Most of the tech channels don't cover smartphone photography this way, good job.

[solidusss]

I for one am very happy to have different types of devices veing reviewed. And not just traditional cameras

[LukeVesty]

Love how the guys have really kept their momentum going in their move to PP. Great video!

[NizarNoor]

Just from the dimensions alone, this is the only one of the two foldable phones I've ever been interested in (the other one being Oppo Find N foldable).

[kilgroem]

The raw files the native camera app on pixel phones produces are actually really nice. Everything is a composite, even in the normal shooting modes, so motion can add some very strange artifacts, areas with motion are frozen but add extra noise, weird things with dynamic range and shadow noise while exposing normally. I think more sites need to cover these capabilities instead of just comparing jpgs, especially since third party apps (using some other camera api?) can produce pretty poor images, even on the same phone.

[classicboy]

Chris is really enjoying his dad humor these days haha

[fktygglbtchbtch]

I'm not sure how I feel about this type of reviews...

[stevenqirkle]

A foldable phone I kind of actually want… never thought I’d see the day.

[jebaker]

I’m stalking mine on the UPS truck right now… should be here in < an hour! LOL. Great video!

[BEM_]

Would love to see your take on Sony Xperia 1 V. Please review this camera centric phone!

[Technikfaultier]

The Huawei Mate X3 is an even thinner Foldable, which was introduced and available even before the Pixel Fold.

[oposkainaxei]

Oh nooo! He‘s reviewing phones now… 😢 What‘s next? Toasters?

[goodthiefphoto]

How about an annual smartphone comparison?

[NizarNoor]

4:15 I do care about the external display 😢 It's one of the key deciding factors in choosing a foldable phone.

[caseyrice]

Love my z fold 4. Having a tablet at all times is super awesome

[AndyLSB]

0:54 what ? 😂 Reviewing phones is not something I expect from Chris, not complaining but I would prefer camera stuff.

[OdiumTV]

I'm missing the Peta-Puns at the beginning of the videos already :(
Gotta have some more on (Peta-) file right?