When the Pixel Fold was announced at I/O 2023, Google said it would be available in June and that those who pre-ordered got a specific date. It appears that the Google Store is now lagging behind when the Pixel Fold ships.
Those who pre-ordered the Pixel Fold on Day 1 from the Google Store originally got a June 26-27 delivery date. At the beginning of this week, that date slipped back to June 28 – July 7 for many, if not all, early buyers. It has since moved to July 5-10 (or 3-7), with Independence Day (celebrated on Tuesday, July 4) in the US as another factory freighter. This is contrary to Google’s expectations at the end of last month.
June 27th was the same day Verizon introduced, which indicated “wide availability” at the time, with pre-orders on the carrier not starting until June 20th. It will be interesting to see if any stock will be in stores by the end of the month.
Meanwhile, people who ordered later see dates in July and August. If you buy one now from US Google StoreEarlier this week, the ship’s earliest date was July 3-7 for Model 256B Obsidian. It has since moved to July 19-27, while Porcelain is from August 2-10 with the 512GB version of the Black seeing an expected delivery period August 16-24.
If the delay is just over a week, it’s not a big deal for Google and can be attributed to shipping-related delays. It came as Google was reluctant to provide an exact date after “next month,” while it was much closer (and accurate) with the Pixel Tablet’s June 20 launch.
Now that some of the first shipping dates are two weeks later than the original forecast, there could be a broader issue with stock and availability.
The Pixel Fold will only be sold in four countries: Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. That’s just one more country than previously limited editions (such as the Pixelbook), with the Pixel Tablet seeing launch in 11 countries compared to it.
We’ve reached out to Google for more information.
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