Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 to get Fold SE's displays, Flip7 panels will also grow
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- 04 Dec 2024
iH8allFanboys, 04 Dec 2024To the people that says 7” phone are too big…that’s a perso... moreYou would have gotten a nervous breakdown at the hey days of phones like Panasonic GD 55.
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YMMP, 03 Dec 2024Foldable sales are down because they're not practicall... moreNo that's isn't the answer people don't like the flip here in the US people like the folds more the still sell alot of flips but just not what Samsung was aiming
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- 04 Dec 2024
To the people that says 7” phone are too big…that’s a personal issue lol. I’m tired of smaller phones because I have bigger hands and smaller phones make my hands cramped(yes even the S series and non Pro iPhones and etc.)
Now if someone can make a foldable phone with a 7” cover screen with 18:9 ratio and when you open it up, it’s a 9” 1:1 screen
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- 04 Dec 2024
The Fold just keeps getting worse and worse. No wonder foldables are failing
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- 04 Dec 2024
Anonymous, 04 Dec 2024When you buy clothes, do you buy sizes 3XL if you are size ... moreThe best selling smartphone is the 15 Pro Max, with the 15 in second place and the reason it's so popular is because is also the cheapest iPhone. People do like big phones.
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- 04 Dec 2024
PorkHotdog, 03 Dec 2024Bigger is better and it's time for 7"+ phones. Th... moreWhen you buy clothes, do you buy sizes 3XL if you are size M? The size of smartphones today is simply ridiculous. Unless you have gigantic hands like those of a monster, I doubt you will have no problems handling a 7.0" brick. The 6.1" iPhone 15 is the best-selling smartphone in 2024. Nobody wants bricks.
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- 03 Dec 2024
Flip phones are not practical. In folded state they are twice as thick as a regular non-flip phone. People are not buying them not because they are too small or too big, but just because they are not practical for general public and still remain very niche devices.
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- 03 Dec 2024
Foldable sales are down because they're not practically giving the newer model for free with a trade-in like they used to. Last year the Flip 5 was $90, this year the Flip6 is $350.
Increasing the size of the Flip 7 isn't the answer.
I'd love it if they made it smaller.
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- 03 Dec 2024
PorkHotdog, 03 Dec 2024Bigger is better and it's time for 7"+ phones. Th... moreYeah it is true, our hands have grown in the past few years just enough to go to screens over 7". It's unbelievable what's happening...
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- 03 Dec 2024
Vale, 03 Dec 2024My fold 5 is like brand new after more than a year and the ... moreMy fold 4 stopped opening completely after 11 months, and Samsung refused
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- 03 Dec 2024
Samsung needs to realise, panel sizes are fine, they need to reduce the price to win market share. Launch cheaper variants with lower chipsets.
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- 03 Dec 2024
Waiting for Apple to it it right.
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- 03 Dec 2024
PorkHotdog, 03 Dec 2024Bigger is better and it's time for 7"+ phones. Th... moreEnough small phones?
I dare you to name a single small flagship phone, besides the base Galaxy S (and even that isnt small, but at least it isnt heavy).
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- 03 Dec 2024
PorkHotdog, 03 Dec 2024Bigger is better and it's time for 7"+ phones. Th... moreAre we just going to ignore the existence of 7"+ foldables since 2019?
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WhoCaresTM, 03 Dec 2024Yeah well...
I'll probably switch to the regular S25 ... moreI love the old tiring emasculating comment on not carrying big phones: "You need to lift more".
My man, a 300 lbs powerlifter can lift all the stones in the world, but he cannot open a pickle jar due to tennis elbow.
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What GSM did not point out is Samsung took the lead for overall foldable sales in Q3 and will remain the top seller of foldables for the foreseeable future until Apple comes along. Personally, I'm not really one to get worked up over quarterly sales, but Samsung haters in this community prematurely made a big deal about Q1 and Q2 sales from Honor and Motorola. They don't seem to understand it takes 4 quarters to win this game. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
What this report also mentions is the Z Fold 6 is on pace to outsell the Z Fold 5. I expected the ZF6 to have a turnaround because this is the first year Samsung has offered direct discounts and they've recently increased trade-in values, but I'm still a bit surprised considering the slow start. Overall sales are still short of the ZF4. It's obvious Samsung needs to drop the price. That won't happen next year because this reported change in the aspect ratio, which I'm not happy about, will likely push the Z7 to record sales.
This report also confirms the leaks some manufacturers will be stepping away from this form factor. It states ". . .we expect to see 32 different models shipping in 2025 vs. 41 in 2024."
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- 03 Dec 2024
PorkHotdog, 03 Dec 2024Bigger is better and it's time for 7"+ phones. Th... moreAt that point, get yourself a tablet and have fun making calls on it.
7 inches screen is pretty much the size of a small tablet like the iPad Mini. Could only work if its the Z Fold but otherwise, it wont happen
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- 03 Dec 2024
walkman8, 03 Dec 2024They cannot, even if their lives depended on it, figure out... moreThe Flips are price competitive with the S+ series and the iPhone Pros. I actually see a decent number of people in public with Flips, and even a handful of Folds. In my market at least, the only thing holding back adoption of Flip style foldables is Apple's market dominance. And I'm sure that will stop being an issue once Apple has the "courage" to "invent" a folding phone.
On the other hand Fold style foldables still have the problem that they don't really have a great use case yet. Sure, you can use it like a tablet, but it's cheaper (and a better experience) to just buy a high end phone and separate tablet for when you need a larger screen.
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WhoCaresTM, 03 Dec 2024Yeah well... I'll probably switch to the regular S25 ... moreBigger is better and it's time for 7"+ phones. There's enough smaller phones on the market for people like you, but it's time we moved on from 6.8" being the limit for 5 years now
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- 03 Dec 2024
Nikojas, 03 Dec 2024“ the Flip remains popular mainly in Europe” you say? I’ve ... moreYou can't judge it by that. I've only seen three flips in public. My coworker had the 1st one. Not sure if you consider that "public". The first time I saw someone in the streets of NY was 2023. The only other one I saw was recently at a visit to the Doctor. The receptionist had a Z5.
On the other hand, I've seen about 12 book folds in the wild. That doesn't include the one I saw in the vampire movie Abigail, the Z6 I saw aliyawill(a twitch streamer) using, they guy at the google store when I checked out the Pixel 9 Fold or the ones I saw when I ran into 4-5 people at the experience store when the Z6 came out. I'm honestly starting to believe I'm a book fold magnet, but the point is the Z Flip outsells books folds by 2-3 devices and I've barely seen any compared to the book folds.