Just about every major smartphone company has released a foldable phone, or has announced plans to do so. This story is part of Samsung Event, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Samsung’s most popular products. Except Apple. Samsung is well aware of that fact, and it’s using the iPhone maker’s absence in an… Continue reading Samsung Wants to Turn Your iPhone Into a Foldable Phone… Sort Of
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Samsung Brings New Z Flip 5, Z Fold 5 Features to Older Foldable Devices
Samsung’s older Z Flip and Z Fold phones are about to be able to perform a few new tricks. On Tuesday, the company said features from its operating system update One UI 5.1.1, which debuted with its new Z Flip 5 and Fold 5, will begin trickling down to older phones, starting with the Z… Continue reading Samsung Brings New Z Flip 5, Z Fold 5 Features to Older Foldable Devices
New Foldable Phones Convinced Me Two Screens Are Better Than One
Foldable phones have been around for almost half a decade, but they still account for only a small portion of the mobile phone market. There are a few good reasons why: Such phones are expensive, less durable than standard mobile devices and have a visible crease running across their displays. But most importantly, foldable phones… Continue reading New Foldable Phones Convinced Me Two Screens Are Better Than One
How Using Google’s Pixel Fold Sold Me on Foldable Phones
Year after year, I see phone-makers trying tricks designed to carve away part of Apple’s enormous iPhone business. Some of them succeed, like Samsung’s “phablet” push a decade ago toward larger smartphones. Most of them, like physical keyboards, modular designs, cryptocurrency phones, ultra-privacy features or docks that turn phones into PCs, fizzle. But after a… Continue reading How Using Google’s Pixel Fold Sold Me on Foldable Phones