Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 sold me on foldables before the foldable iPhone could
The crease on the Galaxy Z Fold 6. | Image credit — PhoneArena
So, why don't I like foldable phones? Simple: the crease. I've always said that a display should be free of any distractions, and I will never forgive Apple for popularizing the notch. Yes, yes, I know they didn't do it first, but you bet everyone rushed to copy them when the iPhone added it.
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The thing that really sold me, however, is when I found out that the Fold 7 is only 8.9 mm when folded. Honor's Magic V5, currently the slimmest foldable in the world, is 8.8 mm when folded. Yeah, there's barely a difference of 0.1 mm here.
If Samsung has improved that much over the 12.1 mm of the Galaxy Z Fold 6, then I think that it's finally time to give the company's foldable flagships a try. Because now it really feels like Samsung has pulled all the stops and made a phone worth considering.
A leaked render of the Fold 7, showing off its slim side profile. | Image credit — Evan Blass
I'd completely abandoned hope of Samsung making a worthy foldable smartphone. All bets were now on Apple, who, despite their many recent goofs, might just deliver a crease-free foldable iPhone .
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