Apple is expected to unveil its first foldable iPhone later this year, seven years after Samsung unveiled the original Galaxy Fold. This upcoming iPhone is widely being called the iPhone Ultra, and it will rival the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra this year. Since Apple has an undeniable ability […]
Read MoreI’ve been using the Galaxy Z Fold 8 for the past couple of weeks, and it completely changed my definition of what a tablet is. By now, you’ve probably heard plenty about the Fold 8. Most early users seem to fall in love with the cover screen first, and I did, too. It’s easily one […]
Read MoreSamsung and Google have worked together very closely over years to develop what is arguably one of the most important relationships in the Android world. Samsung makes the phones, watches, tablets, and more that put Google’s software in front of hundreds of millions of people. Google supplies Android, Gemini and an expanding stack of AI […]
Read MoreThe smartphone market analysis from the first half of 2026 shows a consistent picture. Smartphone shipments are down double digits compared to the same period last year. Consumer price sensitivity is at its highest levels, largely because price hikes beyond consumer electronics have also impacted purchasing power. You would assume that an entirely new device […]
Read MoreThe Galaxy Z Fold 8 has made me realize that Samsung’s smartphone camera design really needs to change. And it took several photos ruined by my own finger for me to come to that realization. A couple of people here at SamMobile are using the Fold 8, and we’ve all run into the same issue. […]
Read MoreThe Galaxy Z Fold 8 brings a major change to Samsung’s foldable lineup. Instead of the tall design we have become used to over the years, the Fold 8 is shorter and wider and unfolds directly into what looks like a proper landscape tablet. There are obvious advantages to this design. If you want to […]
Read MoreThere’s talk going around that Samsung is thinking about discontinuing the Galaxy Z Flip series. The reasoning is that the Flip is expensive to build and there isn’t much room left to improve it. And with component costs climbing, Samsung would have to charge more for a phone that’s already a tough sell at its […]
Read MoreWhen I got the Galaxy Z Fold 8, I was curious to see how apps would adapt to its new cover display. Samsung has moved to a wider and shorter form factor, and I was worried that some apps might not fit the screen properly. Those concerns seemed justified the first time I opened Amazon […]
Read MoreWhen Samsung unveiled Privacy Display alongside the Galaxy S26 Ultra earlier this year, I immediately hoped the technology would make its way to the company’s Galaxy Z8 foldable phones. So when Samsung confirmed that neither the Flip 8 nor the Galaxy Z Fold 8 or Fold 8 Ultra would get it, I couldn’t help but […]
Read MoreSamsung’s clamshell Galaxy Z Flip series enjoyed a lot of attention early on. It leveraged the nostalgia of flip phones while delivering a powerful, modern smartphone experience at a reasonable price. However, the larger Galaxy Z Fold phones have overshadowed the clamshell in recent years. After all, nostalgia can only get you so far. Samsung […]
Read MoreSamsung announced its new foldable lineup on July 22, and the device everyone ended up talking about wasn’t the one I expected. Next to the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, which is the tall book-style Fold you already know, Samsung put out the Galaxy Z Fold 8. The Fold 8 is a shorter, wider phone […]
Read MoreFoldables for everyone. That has been Samsung’s mantra ever since it came out with the original Galaxy Fold back in 2019. A lot has changed since then. Samsung’s foldable lineup has expanded considerably over the years. Yet, with the Galaxy Z Fold 8, it feels like Samsung has finally made the foldable phone for everyone […]
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