Samsung Unveils Slimmer Z Fold7 to Revive Foldable Smartphone Market
Samsung has unveiled its latest foldable smartphone, the Z Fold7, featuring a dramatically slimmer design as it aims to revive the still-niche foldable phone market.
The launch comes more than seven years after the debut of the first flexible-screen smartphone, the FlexPai by China’s Royole, which filed for bankruptcy in late 2024. Despite years in the market, foldable smartphones account for only about 2% of global smartphone sales, according to Ben Wood of CCS Insight.
The low adoption rate is attributed to issues including device thickness, lower camera quality compared to flagship slabs, and high prices.
