Samsung foldables: the new generation targets weight and crease
Samsung has refreshed its foldable phone line-up. The new generation leans on a slimmer fold, lower weight and a less visible screen crease — the category's long-standing limits that still hold many buyers back.
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Foldables are trying to go mainstream. With the new generation, Samsung works on the three things that most hold back the undecided: thickness when closed, weight in the pocket, and the screen crease, still noticeable to the touch on earlier models.
The direction is clear: make the foldable a normal phone that also happens to open. That's where the category's real battle is fought, more than on features.
The familiar snags remain. The price is high, resistance to dust and drops is still a delicate chapter, and the inner-screen film asks for care a classic phone doesn't. Anyone weighing the buy should put that on the scale too, not just the theatrical effect of the unfold.
For those after something different from a traditional phone, though, the progress is real. It's worth seeing them in person before deciding: on these devices, the feel in hand counts more than the spec sheet.