Foldable phones are awesome – but to be mainstream they need the shot in the arm that only the rumored Apple foldable can provide

Oppo Find N5 phone folded and balanced on its hinge with its screen on.

I have used foldable phones before, I’ve used flip phones, and none really convinced me that they were the future with their thick heavy bodies, unsightly screen creases, and less-than specs. However recently, I have had my opinion do a full turnaround after testing the quite frankly brilliant Oppo Find N5 – the first foldable phone that could actually make its way into my pocket every day.

However, western readers might have been disappointed to learn that the Oppo Find N5 won’t be coming to Europe after all, and certainly not to the US with OnePlus also canceling any plans for new foldable phones this year. Who knows how well the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 or Google Pixel 9 Fold are selling, and if we are just an iteration or two before they become unprofitable enough to shutter? Foldables need a shot in the arm, and for that, I think they need Apple.