More specs emerge for the upcoming foldable Pixel Notepad

With the latest Pixel hardware event now in the rear-view mirror, it is time to look forward again. Around here, there’s nothing more interesting in Google’s upcoming hardware collection than the Pixel Notepad – Google’s first attempt at a folding phone. We’ve discussed it many, many times before here at Chrome Unboxed, and in light of the fall hardware event this month, we’ve not had a lot of news on this front of late.

However, as we move closer to the assumed Q1 launch window for the Pixel Notepad, it only makes sense that more details would emerge, and this weekend proved that to be the case. As a report from 91mobiles details, we now have some additional specifications for Google’s upcoming foldable in regard to the screen.

We’ve known for quite some time that Samsung will be providing the screen and the glass for Google’s Notepad device, but we’ve only known this to be true of the inner, folding display panel. It turns out the outer display will also come from Samsung, and that hopefully indicates that it will be of similar quality to what we see on devices like the company’s own Galaxy Z Fold series.

This all comes from the noted @Za_Raczke who outlined quite a bit of Google’s hardware before the October 6th event with great accuracy. According to the report, the Pixel Notepad (internally referred to as ‘Felix’) will feature an internal display that supports a resolution of 1840×2208 with dimensions measuring 123mm x 148mm. That display will also reach a peak brightness of 1200 nits with an average brightness of 800 nits.

Additionally, this large, bright, folding panel will also support 120Hz refresh rates, putting it on par with Google’s own Pixel 6 Pro and Pixel 7 Pro and Samsung’s last two Galaxy Z Fold phones. It is unclear at this time whether or not the outer display will support the same refresh rate, but I’d hope to see that happen. Samsung clearly corrected course on that front with the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and it is the right addition to make in multi-screen phones. Moving back and forth between 60Hz and 120Hz simply feels janky to the end user.

For now, that’s all the additional details we have, but it shouldn’t be too long before we hear something official from Google. There’s no doubt at this point that the Pixel Notepad is on the way, and while a Q1 launch window feels a tad strange for Google, an experimental form factor could make a lot of sense to debut at a point in the year where people are a bit less purchase-happy. As these things tend to go, the first go-round could be a bit bumpy, but I’m sure there are some of you out there who – like me – can’t wait for Google to take the swing.