The fact that Google is working on a folding cell phone is an open secret. In the first half of 2023, the presentation of the Pixel Fold, so the rumored name, is expected. However, the future-oriented Google cell phone could already be hopelessly outdated at the time of presentation. First benchmark results are disappointing.

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If you are looking for a folding cell phone, you can hardly avoid Samsung. In Germany, the industry giant has the market for foldable smartphones firmly under control – at least so far. Because in 2023 a whole crowd of new competitors is expected. In addition to Chinese manufacturers such as Xiaomi or Oppo, Google should also be included.

Pixel Fold: Google cell phone benchmark results are disappointing

The first performance data from the Pixel Fold have now come to light. In the Geekbench database, the folding cell phone with the code name “Felix” reaches 1047 points in single core and 3257 points in multi core. This is significantly less than the current Galaxy Z Fold 4 from Samsung, which achieves 1,337 points in single-core and 4,028 in multi-core (via SamMobile).

the Disappointing values ​​​​of the Google cell phone. Pure benchmark results are not an indicator of how a cell phone performs in everyday life and Google should still be able to get a lot out of the built-in Tensor G2 chip with software optimizations. However, the Pixel Fold is expected to be presented in the first half of 2023, probably at the Google I/O in May or June. Until then will Smartphones with the even more powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 of the upper class standard be, which should also be on board in the Galaxy Z Fold 5.

That means: Google’s folding cell phone can’t keep up with the performance data of the competition. In about 6 months the distance to be even greater.

This is how the current Pixel 7 Pro performs:

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