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It’s that time of year again: The annual summer Galaxy Unpacked event, when Samsung unleashes a new wave of foldables. Out of the big three phone makers—Apple, Google, and Samsung—the Korea-based tech giant was the first to make the foldable leap in 2019, laying down the blueprint for bendy, flippy devices.
Seven years later, Samsung continues to take the biggest bite of the US foldable market, overshadowing rivals such as Google’s Pixel Fold and Motorola’s Razr lineup. But a looming threat could dethrone all three: the rumored Apple iPhone Fold. Samsung will have to step it up if it wants to maintain market leadership, and it may have a chance if it could just cross off a few items from my Unpacked wishlist.
1. Decrease the Crease
Some users get bent over the visible groove running through Samsung foldables’ displays. Fortunately, the crease has become shallower and less visible over the years, but it hasn’t disappeared entirely quite yet. That crease could use some smoothing.
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While the subtle tactile dip on the 2025 Fold and Flip doesn’t bother me personally, it remains a deterrent for some texture-sensitive consumers. Even setting aside my own indifference, Samsung’s hinge engineering still has room to evolve before its foldables can match the seamless, ultra-flat feel of the Galaxy S series. We know it’s possible: The Oppo Find N6 has almost no crease at all.
2. Longer Battery Life
Silicon-carbon battery tech has already made its way into phones from Motorola, OnePlus, and Xiaomi, enabling them to pack higher-capacity batteries into thinner frames. Samsung says that it hasn’t put silicon-carbon batteries in its devices yet because they haven’t passed “rigorous validation standards.”
I’m crossing my fingers that this new generation of foldables introduces silicon-carbon batteries (assuming they’ve finally cleared Samsung’s quality-control process, that is).
Case in point: The Galaxy Z Fold 7 doesn’t have the best battery life, especially for a device that powers two displays. Based on our testing, it lasted less than 13 hours on a charge. The Galaxy Z Flip 7 has better energy efficiency, surviving for nearly 18 hours. However, imagine how much more battery life we can squeeze from the new generation of foldables if Samsung can just make that silicon-carbon battery leap. For example, the OnePlus 15, packed with a whopping 7,300mAh silicon-carbon battery, lasted for an incredible 26 hours and 11 minutes.
3. More Natural Aspect Ratio for Streaming
At first glance, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 seems like the best companion for users seeking a portable, expansive viewing experience while they’re on the go.
However, the pamphlet-like form factor delivers an awkward aspect ratio that creates aggressive letterboxing for your favorite movies. Yes, you can use the Zoom to Fill feature, which fills the screen with your videos, but it crops the edges, leaving out pertinent visual details and harkening back to the 4:3 aspect ratio of old CRT TVs.
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