It’s no secret that Samsung will launch its latest foldable phones next week in New York. In Singapore, you can already register your interest with Samsung and local telcos. As usual, there are numerous leaks and rumours about these Galaxy foldables, and we’re not expecting any major surprises in design and hardware.
The Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 will likely be the slimmest and lightest in the series. But the Galaxy Z Fold 7, in particular, faces stiff competition from other book-style foldables such as the Oppo Find N5 and the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold. Not to mention that Honor is also launching its new Magic V5 foldable that is just as impressively slim, if not more so.
But are consumers actually excited about these foldables? The facts say otherwise. According to a recent Counterpoint Research report, foldable phones aren’t doing well in Europe. These devices accounted for just 1.5% of all smartphone sales in Q1 2025, with s…
