Based on the number of leaks about the Google Pixel Fold 2 being produced, it seems pretty obvious that We are talking about a device that is generating a lot of interest, which we can practically compare to the first swords of great references in the sector. Although, well, it can actually be extended to all future Pixel smartphones, as an example of something some of us have been pointing out for years, which is the good job the search engine is doing with its family of smartphones and devices.

how do you remember Until last year, the Pixel family consisted of three smartphones (Pixel, Pixel Pro and Pixel a), the Pixel Watch and the Pixel Buds, but in May of last year, the family grew to include the expected foldable device, which we have already seen quite a few rumors about and even advanced by Google itself before the event and the Pixel Tablet , thereby providing greater consistency to an increasingly interesting ecosystem.

Although today we don’t have confirmation that the folding refresh cycle will be annual, and in fact we reflected that when signs of a powerful Pixel Fold 2 with a Tensor G4 SoC and 16GB appeared a few weeks ago. RAM, The majority bet is still Google finally chooses a periodicity of 12 months and that this long-awaited Fold 2 will see the light at Google I/O 2024, which, barring no surprises, will take place next May.

Along with the leak of its SoC, some images of the prototype surfaced, showing us some interesting differences. And now, as we see in Android Authority, The leak of some renders confirms the changes in the design of the Google Pixel Fold 2 compared to its predecessor, this means that the viewfinder would give up the characteristic horizontal bar with all the lenses of the main camera in parallel and switch to a box design located in the upper left corner of the back, a much more common type of design.

The reason for this is also given by the images (both of the prototype from two weeks ago with these new renders), which is that Google is going to change the aspect ratio of the foldable screen, thus approaching a 1:1 aspect ratio. The result of this is that the width of the folded phone is of course smaller than the first-generation Pixel Fold, which probably precludes the use of a single-bar design. In addition, these images also show us smaller frames, which results in this reduction in width.