{"id":205794,"date":"2025-11-29T02:33:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T02:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/205794\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T02:33:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T02:33:25","slug":"the-real-reason-why-the-z-fold-7-still-beats-the-pixel-10-pro-fold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/205794\/","title":{"rendered":"The real reason why the Z Fold 7 still beats the Pixel 10 Pro Fold"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Google<\/p>\n

Adamya Sharma \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

Aside from some frustrating quirks<\/a>, I couldn\u2019t be happier with my Pixel 10 Pro<\/a> and Google\u2019s flavor of Android. After a long stint using Samsung phones and enjoying One UI, Google\u2019s direction has been a welcome breath of fresh air, and there isn\u2019t another phone on sale today that I\u2019d rather use.<\/p>\n

I wouldn\u2019t say the same if I were a foldable phone user, though. When it comes to the ultra-expensive Pixel 10 Pro Fold<\/a> and Galaxy Z Fold 7<\/a>, I\u2019d pick the Fold 7 in a heartbeat, but not for the reasons you might expect.<\/p>\n

Which folding phone would you pick?<\/p>\n

152 votes<\/p>\n

Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold<\/p>\n

36%<\/p>\n

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7<\/p>\n

55%<\/p>\n

Neither one, but a different foldable (let us know in the comments)<\/p>\n

3%<\/p>\n

I don’t want a foldable<\/p>\n

7%<\/p>\n

Hardware doesn\u2019t concern me<\/p>\n

\"Samsung<\/p>\n

Lanh Nguyen \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

You might assume that the reason I\u2019d pick the Z Fold 7 is the differences in hardware. The Fold 7 is significantly lighter and thinner than the Pixel 10 Pro Fold, metrics that are more important when a phone\u2019s thickness doubles when folded shut. The 200MP camera on the Fold 7 outshines the 48MP shooter on the 10 Pro Fold, and the Snapdragon 8 Elite can run circles around the Tensor G5.<\/p>\n

Those are all valid reasons to prefer Samsung\u2019s phone to Google\u2019s, but based on hardware alone, I would still pick the Pixel. I like the style of photos from a Pixel camera, even when the hardware isn\u2019t as good, and the same goes for the processor \u2014 the Tensor G5 does everything I want and need on a phone.<\/p>\n

Cameras aside, the 10 Pro Fold shares much of its hardware with my Pixel 10 Pro, and that\u2019s the phone I\u2019ve always wanted Google to make<\/a>. If the obviously lacking hardware isn\u2019t what\u2019s preventing me from buying a Pixel 10 Pro Fold, what is?<\/p>\n

Software matters most on a foldable<\/p>\n

\"Samsung<\/p>\n

Ryan Haines \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

Software is more important on a foldable phone than on any other. A foldable needs to feel like a phone when it\u2019s closed and a tablet when it\u2019s open \u2014 the large inner screen has to justify its existence and give you a reason to want to use it. While One UI isn\u2019t my favorite version of Android anymore, it has plenty of features I love<\/a>, and that goes double for foldables. Samsung brings almost all the features built into its tablets to its folding phones, and it makes all the difference to me.<\/p>\n

\"Fold\"Fold<\/p>\n

Split-screen apps have been a part of Android for a long time, but Samsung\u2019s implementation is my favorite. On tablets and foldables, One UI lets you have three split apps at a time, whereas Google\u2019s foldables and tablets limit you to two, just like a normal phone. Samsung then goes one step further with pop-up windows. You can open any app in a floating, resizable window. You can have up to five of these open at once, and it\u2019s something I use constantly when I\u2019m using a Samsung device, especially my foldable. It seems\u00a0Google is working on a\u00a0similar feature for Pixels<\/a>, but there\u2019s no way to know when it will be released.<\/p>\n

\"Fold\"Fold<\/p>\n

Another feature of the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and other Samsung foldables is Flex Mode Panel, which is triggered by a small on-screen button when you fold the phone into an \u201cL\u201d shape. It places whatever app you\u2019re currently using into a window at the top half of the phone and fills the bottom half with useful device controls.<\/p>\n

The touchpad is invaluable when you find yourself on a website that hasn\u2019t been optimised for touch, which is worryingly common even in 2025. You can use this virtual trackpad the same as you would the touchpad on your laptop \u2014 mousing around the site, tapping with two fingers to right-click, and pinching and swiping with two fingers to zoom and scroll.<\/p>\n

What I use more than that is the media controls. In any media app, from YouTube to Netflix, the bottom half of the display shows playback controls, making it the ideal way to watch media on your Z Fold 7.<\/p>\n

One UI gives you the freedom to find unique use cases that work for you.<\/p>\n

Google does have a version of this called Tabletop mode, which shows media controls in YouTube and moves the camera UI to the bottom of the screen so you can take timelapse photos at night. That\u2019s all it can do, though. Other media apps either place the video in the top half and leave the bottom blank, or ignore the hinge\u2019s position entirely, leaving you with a video that\u2019s curved down the middle. Google has limited a software feature I wouldn\u2019t use a foldable without, while One UI gives you the freedom to find unique use cases that work for you.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Joe Maring \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

Google has never been in a better position with the Pixel. In the first half of the year, the Pixel grew more than any other smartphone brand<\/a>, and the Pixel 10 series is setting sales records<\/a> for Google. People are talking about Pixels more than ever before, and Google should capitalize on that with its foldables. But until its software makes using a bigger screen worth it, there\u2019s no reason to spend $1,800 on a Pixel 10 Pro Fold.<\/p>\n

Do you feel the same way about Google\u2019s approach to foldables? We\u2019d love to hear from you in the comments below.<\/p>\n

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