Paul Jones / Android Authority
It’s taken me a long, long time to fall in love with book-style foldables. Why? Well, for a while, it was because there weren’t any good options in the US, let alone many options at all. But as time passed, the competition grew, the designs became more durable, and the performance began to match what I expected from true flagship phones. The thing is, though, I could barely make myself fall in love with Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold, the phone that started it all.
That was, at least, until the Galaxy Z Fold 7 showed up. Samsung finally found a way to make its most ambitious foldable as thin as a standard Galaxy S25 while preserving its capable cameras and solid performance. Suddenly, my problems dwindled to just the fact that I didn’t love the almost-square internal aspect ratio.
But now, even that looks like it’s about to change. A wider version of the Galaxy Z Fold has leaked, and it’s what I’ve wanted from Samsung all along.
Would you buy a wider Samsung foldable? 8 votes Yes, it's what the company needs 88 % No, its current design is just right 13 %
A wider Samsung foldable just makes sense
Joe Maring / Android Authority
I’ve never been ashamed to be called a Pixel fanboy. Half the time, it’s because I love Google’s software and its knack for providing very, very fast updates. The rest of the time, however, it’s because I simply love Google’s current hardware design language. I’ve loved it since the launch of the Pixel 6 series, and I’m an even bigger fan now that the corners have softened and the camera bar is more of an island on the Pixel 10 series.
On top of that, I’ve always felt like its Pixel Fold design was miles ahead of Samsung’s. While the Galaxy Z Fold series has always skewed tall and thin, the Pixel Fold (and the OPPO Find N and OnePlus Open) took the opposite approach. Rather than act as two less-than-phones stuck together, they’re designed more like two short, wide phones joined at the hip. To me, the result is a cover screen you can actually reach across, along with an internal display that feels wide enough for realistic multitasking.
I love the Pixel Fold because I can actually reach across it.
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