How to pre-order the Pixel Fold and get a free Pixel Watch

Google may have arrived late to the foldable party, but it looks like it was worth the wait. The Google Pixel Fold was announced at Google I/O last week and appears to be a polished, albeit pricey, new contender for the Galaxy Z Fold 4’s foldable crown. For those wondering how to pre-order the Pixel Fold, we’ve answered all your questions here.

So far, the only place available for the Pixel Fold to pre-order is from Google’s online store. It’s also probably the best place to pre-order at any time because of the exchange values ​​available. More on that below.

Ordering from the Google Store can also net you some great freebies. Most notable is the free $349.99 or $399.99 Google Pixel Watch, depending on whether you’re on the Bluetooth or LTE version. If that wasn’t enough incentive, you also get two free subscriptions to Google services: three months of YouTube Premium and six months of Google One.

The other place you’ll be able to order the Pixel Fold is Amazon, though pre-orders don’t start at the retailer everywhere until June 20th. You’ll have to go to Google to get your pre-orders right now.

Here are the simple steps to pre-order your Pixel Fold through the Google Store:

1. Go to the Pixel Fold product page.
2. He presses pre order.
3. Choose the color you want. Your choices are porcelain or obsidian.
4. Select your storage size. As it is, both colors are available in a 256GB configuration for $1,799. Obsidian is your only option if you’d rather shell out $1,919 for the 512GB model.
5. Choose your carrier. At the time of writing, you could only pre-order the unlocked Pixel Fold or use Google Fi.
6. Decide if you want to trade in your old device.
7. Add Preferred Care if you want to use Google device protection.
8. Decide if you want a free Pixel Watch with the Pixel Fold. There are no strings attached to this gift, so it’s a no-brainer.
9. He presses add to cart.
10. On the next page, select any additional accessories you would like to add to your order, or press Go to cart.
11. Verify that your order summary is correct and click on it proceed to checkout.
12. Complete your payment information and confirm your order

As you have realized by now, you can replace your old phone with a Pixel Fold. This is an easy way to make up for part of the hefty $1,799 price tag of the new foldable, and some of the trade-in values ​​offered by Google are quite generous, although they vary widely.

All Apple, Samsung, OnePlus, LG and Motorola devices accepted. You need to determine your old phone model, storage capacity, and if the phone is in good condition. You will then get an estimate of the value of the trade-in.

Your phone is in good condition if it’s turned on, free of cracks, and the screen is working properly. This can be a personal matter, so check the box when getting your estimate to indicate if you’d like the old device back in lieu of a lower credit if Google’s check judged the condition differently for you.

The most you can score in trade-in credit is $950 for a good condition iPhone 14 Pro Max, and you can earn $900 if you trade in from the Galaxy Z Fold 4. But trade-in values ​​go down if you’re upgrading from another Pixel phone, even that The Pixel 7 Pro with 512GB draws a maximum balance of $420. We can conclude that Google may be particularly interested in luring users away from its competitors.

Once you get a trade-in estimate and pre-order the Pixel Fold, you don’t need to do anything until it arrives. You then have 30 days to transfer your data and reset your old device before it’s mailed back in a prepaid package. In the following days, you will receive an email confirming the value of your old device and you will receive the credit amount shortly thereafter.

According to the Pixel Fold’s pre-order page, Google will deliver the new phone between June 27 and July 3. This indicates that June 27 is the date of the first shipment. We can also infer that this will be the first day that the Pixel Fold will be available for purchase in stores, although there is no official confirmation of this from Google.

If you decide to wait until June 20th and get your pre-order from Amazon instead of the Google Store, that means you’ll have one week to wait after completing your purchase.