Japan has become a key battleground for Google. IDC data shows it grabbed the biggest market share gains there, riding a strong growth wave since Q2 2023. By year’s end, Google had pulled off a jaw-dropping 527% year-over-year jump in one of the toughest markets around.

Google is expected to launch the Pixel 10 Pro Fold alongside the Pixel 10 series on August 20, featuring a powerful Tensor G5 chip and more upgrades.

Google has received a major legal setback in Japan as the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro smartphones have been banned due to patent infringement. A Tokyo court upheld South Korean company Pantech's claims that Google used its 4G LTE-related patented technology without a license.

Google was ruled to have infringed on a patent by Pantech. Google just lost the right to sell its Google Pixel 7 series after a recent patent dispute

Google's Pixel 7 series faces a ban in Japan after a court sided with Pantech, a South Korean firm, in a patent infringement case related to 4G techno

Display: The Pixel 9 Pro Fold and Galaxy Z Fold 7 go neck-on-neck with their 8-inch main displays, but the latter’s 6.5-inch cover display with 21:9 aspect ratio is a tad bigger than the 6.3 inch on the former. The Galaxy Z Fold 7’s display is almost creaseless as well, looking better than the Pixel 9 Pro Fold’s.

Google's next-gen Tensor G5 processor will power the Pixel 10 family of smartphones, tested inside Pixel 10 Pro Fold, up to 36% faster than Tensor G4.

The court concluded that Google’s Pixel 7 series had used the patented method without proper licensing. What further complicates the matter for Google is the judge’s strong disapproval of the company’s conduct during legal proceedings.

Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro have been banned in Japan after a court ruled they infringe on a South Korean patent related to 4G LTE technology. The ban includes sales, imports, advertising, and public display.