foldables

Apple is reportedly working on a new category of products - foldable smartphones and/or tablets. This suggests that the Cupertino-based tech giant is gearing up to compete against its Android peers in the segment, which has recently seen increasing competition with newer brands entering the market. Apple has not yet officially announced its entry into the segment and previous reports on the matter have also hinted that the company is still in its research and development phase and is not prepared…

Google was pretty late to the foldable party, and its first foldable phone was launched four generations after Samsung launched its first foldable smartphone. Despite being the lead Android developer, Google was also late optimizing Android for foldable devices. It has now been revealed that Google took Samsung's help to optimize Android for foldable phones. Google tested Android 12L on Galaxy Z Fold 2 before releasing the operating system Before Android 12L was launched, there were reports about a foldable phone that…

According to a very sketchy sounding rumor, Oppo and vivo are ready to call it quits on foldables. This presumably includes OnePlus as well, since the OnePlus Open is basically the international version of Oppo's Find N3. The reason for this decision by these brands is allegedly that their foldable market share fell "significantly" last year. So they will at some undetailed point exit the stage and let Samsung and Huawei have all the fun. Oppo Find N3 Huawei is said to launch a 10-inch double-folding (or should that…

Samsung is the leading manufacturer of foldable phones. Even though there have been a few other companies, mostly Chinese, that have made similar devices the Korean giant remains in a league of its own right now. Its Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip lineups are a class apart. The clamshell foldable Galaxy Z Flip series has turned out to be particularly popular among customers, largely because of its more attainable $999 price tag and stylish looks. It was smooth sailing for a couple of years as Samsung's foldables didn't have…

Foldables are now attainable, if not quite cheap. The Motorola Razr 40 Ultra is down to €800, its lowest price yet. It combines a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 with a 6.9” FHD+ 165Hz LTPO OLED internal display and a usable 3.6” cover display (144Hz, both 10-bit). The 12+13MP camera leaves something to be desired, but the 3,800mAh battery offers both 30W wired charging and some wireless (only 5W but still). The Motorola Razr 40 is inching towards mid-ranger…

What exactly are Android foldables? To put it in as simple a form as possible, it’s an Android smartphone that can fold. Whether that’s a regular-sized phone that unfolds into a tablet-sized device or a regular-sized phone that folds in half. There will also be many more types of foldables coming out in the next few years. But as of right now, we only really have book-style foldable and flip-style foldable. In this article, we’re going to go more in-depth about what exactly Android Foldables are. What operating system do…

Three Samsung foldables are on their way, including the budget one that has been rumored. A well-known tipster, Roland Quandt, released codenames for all three devices, thus confirming they’re on their way. Three Samsung foldables are on the way, including a budget offering WinFuture managed to get information from some import/export documents that confirmed limited component production quantities for the aforementioned devices. Those devices are codenamed Q6, B6, and Q6A. Now, the Q6 and B6 are probably the Galaxy Z…

Apple won’t unveil the iPhone 16 series until mid-September, so there’s plenty of time to go until we get our hands on the next-gen iPhone model. But there’s no shortage of iPhone 16 rumors, and we already think we know some of the main changes coming to the 2024 iPhones. Like the larger displays for the Pro models, and the brand-new Capture button coming to all iPhone 16 variants. The latest iPhone 16 rumor comes from a well-known Apple insider. Ming-Chi Kuo said in a new note that the iPhone 16 sales won’t be…

Prakhar Khanna / Digital Trends Honor took its sweet time to bring the Magic V2 out of China – six months, to be precise. Given the amazing hardware, it’s been a long wait. I’ve had a test unit since July 2023, which didn’t have the software and cameras ready until earlier this month. After using it as my primary device for a few weeks, I can confidently say that the Honor Magic V2 is the most comfortable foldable phone I’ve used to date. Perfectly bridging the gap between a regular and foldable phone Galaxy S24…

Samsung has been trying to make its products and processes more friendly to the environment. A couple of years ago, the company launched its Self-Repair Program, which lets consumers repair devices on their own. Only some products, such as the company's Galaxy S smartphones, were compatible with the Self-Repair Program. Now, the company is adding a lot more products, including foldable phones, monitors, laptops, projectors, tablets, and TVs. Samsung says it wants consumers to use their devices for a longer period. That…