How Samsung folds the Galaxy into people’s lives

For years, the pitch for a foldable smartphone was remarkably simple: look, it folds. That was enough when the category was new. Samsung had to prove that a smartphone could have a hinge, bend in half, and still work like a phone. Eight years later, that is no longer the interesting part. The question has shifted from can a smartphone fold? to what does folding actually let people do? For Samsung, the answer increasingly seems to be about making the phone fit the person, rather than asking the person to adapt to the phone. That shift is reflected in the latest Galaxy Z lineup. The Galaxy Z Fold8, Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, and Galaxy Z Flip8 don’t simply offer different… Read More