If you were on the fence about Apple’s first folding iPhone, due to be unveiled in a few short weeks, check out the reaction to Samsung’s version.
Apple’s Korean rival just unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold8, a folding phone that — surprise!!! — adopts the same unusual, passport-size design that rumors indicate Apple’s version will use.
This isn’t Samsung’s first folding phone, of course. It’s the eighth version.
But for the first time, Samsung ditched its usual tall, narrow form factor in favor of a more compact, passport-like device. Shocking, right?
It seems to be an enormous hit with reviewers, who have been posting their first impressions all over social media and tech websites
Here are all the reasons it looks like a big hit — and why rapturous reviews of a rival device are very good news for Apple.
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I’ve been using the iOS 27 beta, and I concur: This new cut/paste feature is pure genius. It’s odd that it took so long to be implemented. And like a lot of great ideas, it seems so obvious in retrospect.
There’s one huge app that Apple could bring to iPad that’d finally make the tablet damn near perfect.
🔥 DEAL OF THE DAY: This folding keyboard looks to be the perfect complement to a folding iPhone. It gets great reviews and is just $35 (22% off). #affiliate
Apple appears poised to add an AI shopping assistant to the Apple Store app. I’m really interested to see how it turns out. If it takes the same low-key approach as Apple’s human helpers in its retail stores, it might actually be very helpful.
It was pure fantasy, but Martin Scorsese’s old ad for Siri is genuinely amusing.
— Leander Kahney, EIC.
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