Everything changes for Samsung’s foldable phones tomorrow, September 9. Since 2019, Samsung has dominated this industry without facing any competition from its largest rival, Apple. Galaxy phones already face an uphill challenge in convincing people to shift from their iPhones. Foldables haven’t faced this dilemma thus far, because if an iPhone user wanted a foldable, […]
What significance does September 9 have for Samsung? Not a lot. But for its biggest rival, Apple, today is the day when the company is supposedly entering the foldable phone race once and for all. With only a few hours to go before Apple’s highly anticipated launch event, Samsung rolled out a new video welcoming […]
Apple’s first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, is finally here. It features the same short and wide form factor as the Galaxy Z Fold 8. However, it is noticeably thicker and substantially heavier than Samsung’s latest foldable. To make up for those compromises, the iPhone Duo offers a few compelling capabilities that are glaringly absent […]
According to multiple reports, Samsung’s latest book-style foldable phones, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, have been a huge hit. A few days ago, the brand revealed that sales of the two phones were 30% higher than those of the Galaxy Z Fold 7. Now, another report is shedding more […]
Samsung has released new software updates for its latest book-style foldable phones, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra. The updates bring the September 2026 security patch, which fixes 90 security issues. The changelog also mentions “Stabilization code related to terminal operation has been applied” (translated from Korean). Samsung appears […]
Samsung has been trying to steal Apple’s thunder this week as the latter has finally launched the iPhone Duo, its first foldable smartphone. The company felt that this week is just the right time to announce that sales in Europe for the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Fold 8 Ultra are up 50% combined […]
One of the biggest challenges Samsung faced in the early days of foldable phones was dust and water ingress. Creating a dustproof, waterproof phone with a hinge that could fold in half seemed impossible, but Samsung kept working on the problem and improved foldable IP (ingress protection) ratings to IP48 in recent years. Apple did […]
Although the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Apple’s new iPhone Duo share the same form factor, they ended up being two very different foldable phones. Each company clearly has a different vision for what a passport-style foldable phone should be. For example, Apple appears to have employed more exotic materials for its iPhone Duo, including […]
The Galaxy Z Fold 8’s 4:3 inner display is great for many applications, but it is an unusual aspect ratio that isn’t used all that much across the Android landscape. As a result, odd things can happen with certain apps, including those that support multiple aspect ratios. For example, an app coded to support both […]