Foldables aren’t exactly cheap thrills. Most new flagships will set you back the best part of $2,000, and the triple-panel options are north of that mark. The price tags are understandable, even if they’re off-putting, but they also make the idea of picking one up for $560 feel almost suspiciously reasonable. When my colleague Rita El Khoury spotted the original Google Pixel Fold going for that price and spent a week using it, she argued it might be one of the most interesting deals in tech right now. Naturally, we wanted to know if you would actually pay that much for a three-year-old foldable?
In her piece, Rita wasn’t exactly arguing that the 2023 device could still be a flagship killer. Her pitch was on value for money, praising the design, solid Android 16 experience, and surprisingly capable multitasking on the inner display. That said, she didn’t gloss over the compromises, such as the noticeable crease, the Tensor G2’s heat, and long-term durability concerns. But, in her view, it delivers most of the modern foldable experience at a fraction of today’s asking prices.