Samsung paints itself as the dominant player in the foldable niche, and for a good reason. The Korean giant is a key player in the space. You can’t have foldables without Samsung’s determination to make them happen. But until this year, Samsung never really had any competition. It’s easy to be the leader in a race nobody else really joins. And that’s why the Galaxy Z Fold 5 might be catching up to competitors rather than pointing the way.
The phone also has slimmer bezels. But, as I’ve realized after seeing the Pixel Fold, thinner bezels on a foldable phone’s “tablet” screen might not necessarily be a good idea. The years that followed brought us better Fold and Flip models. The Fold 3 variant introduced new durability standards that Samsung continued to perfect.