The Google Pixel 10 Professional Fold has lastly arrived, and it is not taking over the Galaxy Z Fold 7 with a generational design leap. As a substitute, it competes by including quality-of-life options — a few that are industry-firsts for a foldable telephone.
In case you are able to improve from a slab telephone to a foldable one, now could be the very best time to take action. Nonetheless, it may be complicated to decide when each Google and Samsung book-style foldables are so good this yr.
Here is how the brand new Google Pixel 10 Professional Fold compares to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, and which one is the very best for you.
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You can purchase the Google Pixel 10 Professional Fold if…
1. You’re employed in a dust-prone atmosphere
The Pixel 10 Professional Fold is the primary book-style foldable to sport an IP68 score, which suggests it’s actually resistant towards minute mud particles. Compared, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is rated IP48 for mud and water resistance, so it’s protected towards strong particles greater than 1 millimeter. Since mud particles are smaller than 1mm, there isn’t any assure {that a} Z Fold 7 will do effectively towards mud.
Should you stay in a spot inclined to mud or work in a dusty atmosphere, the Google foldable will serve you higher. It is not dustproof, per se, however you will get additional peace of thoughts when utilizing it in these environments.
2. You’re shifting from an iPhone
If you cannot await a foldable iPhone and wish to swap to a book-style foldable this yr, the Pixel 10 Professional Fold is the telephone to purchase. Whereas switching to a Samsung foldable is equally simple/tedious, you can retain your iPhone’s MagSafe-compatible equipment when you purchase the Google foldable.
The Pixel 10 collection comes with a brand new function known as PixelSnap. It’s like MagSafe, the place you get magnets to connect a slew of equipment. The brand new tech relies on Qi2 requirements and presents 15W wi-fi charging on the Pixel 10 Professional Fold. So, when you’ve got MagSafe-compatible charging pads, energy banks, and even tripods, they need to theoretically be suitable with the brand new Google telephones. This makes shifting to an Android foldable simpler for an iPhone consumer.
3. You desire a extra inexpensive folding telephone
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 is without doubt one of the greatest (if not the very best) book-style foldables you should buy proper now. It weighs lower than most slab flagship telephones and appears like a ‘regular’ telephone within the hand. Nevertheless it additionally carries an enormous $2000 price ticket. Should you do not wish to spend two grand in your new telephone, the Google Pixel 10 Professional Fold is the way in which to go.
The brand new Google foldable undercuts its Samsung rival by $200. The bottom 256GB storage variant is priced at $1,800. You may at the moment buy the Galaxy Z Fold 7 for as little as $1,700 on Amazon, however that is the present low cost worth. As soon as it goes on sale, you must be capable of discover reductions on the Pixel foldable, too.
4. You wish to use all of the Gemini AI options for a yr
In case you are new to the AI world and wish to attempt the very best of Google AI options free of charge, Pixel 10 Professional Fold is the way in which to go. The corporate is providing a yr’s value of Gemini AI Professional subscription free of charge with its Pixel 10 Professional collection. This implies you will get enhanced options like entry to Gemini 2.5 Professional, Veo 3 for AI-generated movies, 2TB of cloud storage, and previews of upcoming AI instruments. In contrast, Samsung is giving six months of free entry to the identical service with its Galaxy Z Fold 7.
You can purchase the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 if…
1. You need the slimmest and lightest folding telephone
I like my Galaxy Z Fold 7 for its slim and lightweight design. In actual fact, it’s extra snug to carry and use than massive flagship telephones just like the iPhone 16 Professional Max and Samsung’s personal Galaxy S25 Extremely. At 215 grams, it is without doubt one of the most snug telephones to make use of available on the market proper now. Plus, it measures simply 8.9mm when folded and 4.2mm when unfolded, which feels surreal at instances.
Samsung has nearly perfected the shape issue with its newest foldable. If you’d like a foldable telephone with out the foldable design quirks, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is the telephone for you (if you’re a right-hander, as a result of hinge edges are nonetheless very sharp for left-handed folks).
2. A folding telephone’s crease bothers you
Once I first unboxed the Galaxy Z Fold 7, I used to be amazed by the internal display screen’s flatness once I rubbed my hand over it. When you’ve got used a folding telephone earlier than however could not stay with it due to a huge crease operating down the center of its massive display screen, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 shall be a breath of contemporary air for you.
Samsung’s new folding telephone options the smallest crease in its section. You may nonetheless see it at sure angles, nevertheless it will not hassle you in any respect. Compared, Google’s crease state of affairs nonetheless wants work.
3. You desire a polished suite of AI options
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 can run Gemini, however the Pixel 10 Professional Fold cannot run Galaxy AI options. That is to not say the Google telephone does not have exclusives. The brand new Magic Cue and Digital camera Coach options are value attempting.
Nonetheless, Galaxy AI has a extra tried-and-tested suite of comparatively extra polished AI options, reminiscent of AI Choose, a rattling good object eraser, and extra. You can too avail free six months of Gemini AI Professional to attempt Veo 3, NotebookLM, and so on., with the Galaxy Z Fold 7.
4. You wish to purchase a foldable within the subsequent few weeks
If you wish to purchase a brand new folding telephone within the subsequent month, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is your solely selection as a result of the Google Pixel 10 Professional Fold will not go on sale until October 9. That is seven weeks after launch. In contrast, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is already obtainable and may persuade potential Pixel patrons, particularly on the new worth.
I’ve but to make use of the Pixel 10 Professional Fold as a each day driver, so I haven’t got an opinion on the cameras or battery life. Whereas it packs a much bigger cell than its counterpart, I will solely be capable of inform the distinction after I’ve used it in each day life. Each telephones run Android 16 out of the field and are promised to obtain as much as seven years of OS and Android safety updates, so they need to final lengthy.
