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If you were paying attention to ourbest foldable phoneslist this year, you may have noticed something odd.

And especially when some of the biggest names in phones launched brand-new devices this year.

Galaxy Z Fold 6 shown in hand

Some of those brands have reasonable excuses for not toppling OnePlus.

Honor,OppoandXiaomidon’t sell in the U.S., for example.

But it happened without Samsung producing any noticeable duds, and while slowly but surely improving its foldable products.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 review.

So what’s gone wrong?

But I’d argue that differentiation comes at the expense of the Z Fold’s quality versus its rivals.

But even this year the Z Flip line was more troubled than usual.

Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy S24 Ultra

But it has the resources to make huge leaps if it has the will to do so.

And the inspiration it needs is right in front of it in the form of other recent foldable phones.

But more is needed to help bolster the next Z Fold’s chances of being a No.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 review.

I hope that Samsung’s taken notice, and is planning a major revamp of its foldables in 2025.

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