For a phone format that's only been around since 2019, foldable phones are surprising mature. Later this year, the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 will mark Samsung's fifth iterations of its foldable devices. (Well, technically, it's only the fourth Galaxy Z Flip, since Samsung jumped straight from the original flip phone on to the Galaxy Z Flip 3, but you get my point.) The concept of a phone that folds in two is so well-established at this point, we're starting to see more competitors entering the market, and for those that haven't, it seems like a matter of when not if they'll release a foldable of their own.
And at this stage, you use a foldable phone with certain expectations. You're going to expect that the phone will open and close with ease, and that its hinge will be able to withstand the rigors of long-term use. At the very least, you'd expect to be able to multitask on the device's larger interior screen, running multiple apps side by side. You might even hope for features that take advantage of a foldable's unique form factor like the Flex mode on Galaxy phones that turn half the screen into a control panel.
