Will the Google Pixel Fold appear this year? While there are rumors that the launch of the foldable Pixel has been postponed, there is also talk that the company may be aiming for a 2021 launch. And now longtime leaker Evan Blass (Evan Blass) has entered the debate.

Blass claims to have heard about the Pixel Fold from someone he trusts, and this source claims that the phone will be available by the end of this year. For those expecting a new foldable that is not made by Samsung, this sounds like great news.

Blass also reiterates one of the Pixel Fold rumors we've been hearing for a while, namely the obvious fact that the phone is codenamed "Passport." It doesn't tell us much, but it does imply that the Pixel Fold might have a foldable design like Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 3.

We are also hearing that the phone may feature the Tensor chip from the Pixel 6. This basically means that it may run on hardware built and optimized specifically for Pixel phones, which could improve the phone's performance. Google has also stated that it will offer better security and processing for AI and machine learning.

Unfortunately, not much else is known about the Pixel Fold. Google's mobile division is usually as leak-proof as a colander, but we have heard surprisingly little about the phone itself. Could this phone be delayed, as previous rumors have suggested? Or perhaps Google has finally stepped up its game and can keep its new phone relatively secret.

But this is the problem with relying on rumors and speculation: until Google actually comes out and tells us what is going on, we really know nothing; even someone as reputable as Blass could be wrong at times.

At this point, the most likely candidate for a Pixel Fold announcement is during the Google Pixel 6 series launch event. Currently, it is rumored to be held on October 19, which means we have less than a month to find out what is happening with Google's next generation of phones.

Let's hope that the October 19 launch event means that the Pixel Fold will be here by the end of the year. Because "launch date" and "release date" are not necessarily the same thing.