Google's foldable could be relatively cheap, and called the Pixel Notepad

Rumors ramping upWe've got more leaks to report around the upcoming (yet unconfirmed) Google Pixel Fold, the first foldable phone from Google: apparently the device is going to be called the Pixel Notepad, and will come in at a lower price point than some of the premium folding phones already on the market.This is according to sources in contact with 9to5Google, who say that Notepad is a "working brand name" for whatever the device ends up being. In recent years Google has kept the naming strategy simple with its smartphones, leading up to last year's Google Pixel 6 and Google Pixel 6 Pro.As for the price of this rumored foldable smartphone, the same sources are reporting that the Pixel Notepad is going to come in at less than the price of a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 – which will set you back $1,799 / £1,599 / AU$2,499 for the cheapest model.It is a truth universally acknowledged that foldable phone technology isn't cheap to manufacture, so it's something of a surprise to learn that Google might be able to hit such a relatively low price point with its very first entry in the category (though all of this is unconfirmed speculation for the time being, of course).Availability could be an issue too, according to the report – see also the global chip shortage and the Google Pixel 5a, which only went on sale in the US and Japan.