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But if we account for mindshare, foldables are still a blip in the public consciousness.

The other biggest foldable market player is now Huawei.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 review front angled half open other foldables

In the US I almost never see a foldable in the wild.

Modern foldables combine the best of old-school flips and modern big-screen smartphone wonders.

They can do everything, and look excellent while doing it.

Trendforce foldable data

The holdup may be price.

The Z Flip 5 starts at $999.99 / 1,049 / AU$1,649.

Some believeApple’s absence from the foldable phone space is holding the market back.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 review

It’s almost inescapable.

Perhaps consumers don’t like the look and feel of that.

For many people, seeing would be believing

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Reassure us on durability

There’s also the issue of durability.

Anything mechanical is more prone to failure than a equipment that’s purely solid state.

Thebest iPhonesandbest Samsung Galaxy phoneslast so long because there are no moving parts.

For me, it all comes back to pricing.

That would turn some heads, and it could give the whole foldable market a massive shot in thearm.

Whatever happens, I’ll be there in Paris on July 10 to tell you all about it.

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