Samsung beat Apple to the punch with a foldable phone that even purists like me would want to use.
*Image credit — The Sinza
I’ve never really been a fan of foldable smartphones. Don’t get me wrong, the tech behind them is fascinating, but they’ve never been good enough for me to give them a real try. Especially when they cost so much more than traditional phones.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, coming out next month on the 9th, has changed that.
My issue with foldables
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.
So, despite the increased real estate, foldables just never appealed to me. I just didn’t want a massive trench running down the display when rewatching a favorite movie from my childhood.
Why the Fold 7 convinced me
After hearing that Apple was trying to create a crease-free foldable iPhone, I sort of gave up on other brands and began to wait for this perfect foldable phone. That, I admit now, was a mistake on my part. I took one look at the Fold 6’s crease, which many find more than bearable, and thought I’d have to wait on Apple to deliver.
