Hope is the engine of optimism and the indomitable force behind a will to change for the better. But, when it comes to Google's Pixel lineup, that hope is in short supply and getting progressively scarce with each passing year, especially judging from the latest CAD renders of the Pixel 11 Pro Fold, which depict bezels the size of football fields, a bloated, chunky design, and nary a concerted effort to add additional camera sensors or tweak the device's aspect ratio.
Google's Pixel 11 Pro Fold: A masterclass in ugly aesthetics
Steve H. McFly has now revealed the CAD renders for the upcoming Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold. As per the additional commentary from Android Headlines, the device is 10.1mm thick when folded and 4.8mm thick in its unfolded state, which, while marginally better than the Pixel 10 Pro Fold's thickness of 10.8mm and 5.2mm, respectively, falls way short of the standard now being championed by Samsung - and soon Apple with its upcoming iPhone Fold. For context, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 retains a thickness of just 8.9mm in its folded state and 4.2mm when fully unfurled.
Thankfully, Google appears to have chosen to embed the LED flash within the glass pane of the rear camera bump, reducing its obtrusiveness in the process. To compensate for this rare bit of incremental aesthetic improvement, Google has, of course, chosen to equip the Pixel 11 Pro Fold with huge bezels that reek of an archaic, low-effort design. Also, in line with Google's predictable design-related inertia, the tech giant is almost certain to ignore the issue of display creases when everyone from Apple to Oppo is now trying to adopt clever ways of making those eyesores go away.
All in all, the Pixel 11 Pro Fold fits perfectly with my imagined mold of how Google would design it: archaic, ugly, and nearly obsolete, with perhaps some salvation arriving from enhanced AI features or a bigger battery. I tell you, heaven shall be asunder if Google ever makes a foldable that is not an assault on the senses.
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