This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.Learn more Apple is rumoured to be debuting its first folding iPhone later this year, but Android phones have folded ever since the Galaxy Fold in 2019.Today, you can buy book-style and flip-style folding phones from Samsung, Honor, Oppo, Motorola and Google, with all of them sharing one thing in common: a sky high price.
That’s why it’s notable Google is currently offering £450 off its latest flagship folding phone, the Pixel 10 Pro Fold, which is on sale for £1,299 down from £1,749.It's the same price on Amazon.Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Tech news, reviews and latest gadgets plus selected offers and competitions Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you.
This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding.You can unsubscribe at any time.Read our Privacy PolicyRelated articles Google Pixel 10 Pro XL review: The best of Android at a cost Top Android earbuds get huge discount, but we found a better deal That’s a sizable discount, but it still leaves you needing to fork out the equivalent of a month’s rent or, indeed, nearly three times as much as the cost of the Pixel 10a, which is also on sale for a comparatively modest £449.It got me thinking about folding phones and how despite being around for seven years, they haven’t got a lot cheaper, and at £1,299, I probably wouldn’t buy the Pixel 10 Pro Fold if I needed a new phone, even if I had the budget.I would likely opt to spend the same amount on a phone with a much better camera, such as the £1,299 Xiaomi 17 Ultra, or £799 on the regular Pixel 10, a phone that actually has very similar triple cameras as the pricier 10 Pro Fold.
Despite the ‘Pro’ name, the cameras you get on the Fold aren’t as good as the ones on the normal Pixel 10 Pro.Article continues below ADVERTISEMENTI’ve tested the Pixel 10 Pro Fold since its release in October 2025, and it’s a very accomplished device, don’t get me wrong.But the camera compromise along with the design drawbacks still make this phone a hard sell at its discounted rate.
Article continues below ADVERTISEMENTFor one, carrying the Pixel 10 Pro Fold around in my jeans pocket means I never forget to put a belt on.At 258g it's a bit of a paperweight, and at 10.88 thick when closed, it’s chunky for a pocketable device.Much more svelte book-style foldables such as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 (215g, 8.9mm) and Honor Magic V6 (219g, 8.8mm) prove the Pixel is lagging behind in 2026 when it comes to the ergonomics of a book-style folding phone.The crease down the middle of the Pixel’s screen is also deep and obvious, and hard to ignore.Though it’s not available in the UK officially, the Oppo Find N6 has a virtually invisible crease, with a design that smooths out the screen so you don’t have a dip right in the middle.One big thing that might sway me over to the 10 Pro Fold is the software.
I love Google’s Pixel flavour of Android, and I miss it when I use other Android phones.For all Honor’s hardware prowess, its software is unpolished compared to Google’s, and though Samsung’s One UI is very slick, it’s currently stuffed with so much AI guff that I don’t want to use it.Google’s software support is also great at seven years, which at least would guarantee I’d still be using the 10 Pro Fold till 2032 - if the folding screen didn’t break, that is.Even at the sale price of £1,299, the Pixel 10 Pro Fold still makes too many compromises for me.That said, the rumoured folding iPhone is likely to push the £2,000 mark.
We’ll have to wait and see if Apple is able to turn out a superior phone, and if Apple fanatics are willing to shell out.
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