5 Android phones you should buy instead of the Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold

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Google is playing catch-up with the new Pixel 11 Pro Fold . The North American foldable market is as competitive as ever, with Samsung, Motorola, and Google all vying for a piece of the pie. Last year’s Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold was largely overshadowed by thinner, lighter foldables, but the Pixel 11 Pro Fold will prove more competitive.

This year’s Pixel foldable is thinner, lighter, and more refined than its predecessor. Regardless, there are still a handful of compromises that might push foldable buyers to choose a different Android phone instead.

Whether you crave performance, battery life, or multitasking features, there’s a worthy alternative to the Pixel 11 Pro Fold that will meet your needs. If you aren’t ready to drop $1,899 on Google’s newest foldable, here are five alternatives to consider.

The folding phone most similar to the Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold is the Motorola Razr Fold . It’s not the thinnest or the lightest foldable, measuring 10.04mm thick and weighing 243 grams. The Pixel 11 Pro Fold is just barely thicker at 10.1mm, and it’s a few grams lighter at 239 grams. That said, the Razr Fold makes the most of its size with an 8.1-inch inner display and a 6,000mAh silicon-carbon battery. The gigantic battery won’t take long to charge thanks to 80W wired charging speeds and 50W wireless charging.

Google does earn some credit for adding magnetic Qi2.2 25W wireless charging to the Pixel 11 Pro Fold, building upon the Pixel 10 Pro Fold’s Pixelsnap compatibility. Unfortunately, the Pixel 11 Pro Fold’s 4,750mAh lithium-ion battery is notably smaller than the 5,015mAh one inside the Pixel 10 Pro Fold. Google had to cut the battery to trim the Pixel 11 Pro Fold’s thickness, whereas Motorola shipped the biggest battery you’ll find in a US foldable — in a package that’s somehow even thinner.

Motorola’s loud design language is an acquired taste, but it’s hard not to like the Razr Fold’s unique vegan leather colorways. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chip inside the Razr Fold will likely match, if not beat, the Tensor G6 processor powering the Pixel 11 Pro Fold. For the same price as the Pixel 11 Pro Fold, the Razr Fold gives you double the storage and the same amount of memory. Plus, the Razr Fold sports a trio of 50MP rear cameras on the back. The Pixel 11 Pro Fold is stuck with lowly 10.5MP and 10.8MP lenses for the ultrawide and telephoto cameras, respectively.

The Razr Fold only gets three years of full Android OS upgrades, which arguably isn’t enough for a foldable this expensive. But Motorola does have the best multitasking software of any foldable , which sweetens the deal a bit.