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Why Samsung’s folding smartphone might prove more than just a fad

With the Galaxy Fold, Samsung has become the first major manufacturer to launch a phone with a folding screen – it might just be useful enough to tempt consumers

By Holly Brockwell

21 February 2019

The Samsung Galaxy Fold smartphone

Is the Samsung Galaxy Fold the future of phones?

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Samsung’s launch this week of the Galaxy Fold sent shockwaves through the internet, with many people outside the tech industry seeing a folding smartphone for the first time. The reaction has been as divided as the phone’s hinged chassis, with one side professing starry-eyed love for the device’s innovative functionality and the other decrying its price and perceived gimmickry.

The Galaxy Fold but it is the first one from a high-profile brand, and as such it is a big deal. …

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