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Have we reached peak foldable?

Incremental gains from Samsung's latest foldable phones

Jul 10, 2024
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Foldable smartphones have arguably been the shining beacon of smartphone innovation in recent years. While your standard smartphone have flip-flopped between minor tweaks like curved screens and flat screens, foldables have gotten significantly slimmer, lighter, and more durable since their debut in 2018.

But to be honest, the pace has noticeably slowed in the past year or two. And it seems we won’t be seeing any drastic changes with Samsung’s latest Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Galaxy Z Fold 6. The former gets a better 50MP main camera, up from 18MP on the Galaxy Z Flip 5. Meanwhile, the latter has a more squarish design that feels more in line with Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S24 Ultra. But the other upgrades for these foldables are your usual marginal improvements to screen, processor, and battery life, etc.

Instead, Samsung seems to be relying on its Galaxy AI software to do the heavy-lifting again. For example, you can use the cover screen on these foldabl…

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