With the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4, foldables have rapidly reached the boring, iterative update stage of smartphones. Is that such a bad thing?
Foldables, once relied on to save smartphone enthusiasts from the spec bump treadmill of annual releases, have quickly fallen into that rut themselves. No devices exemplify this more than the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and the Galaxy Z Flip 4.
In the first year when foldables were a thing, there was much debate about what the ideal form factor for a foldable was. That discussion is over. There are now two standard types: the folding one and the flipping one. Now, we’re in the spec bump stage. Why boring is a good thing At the same time, I must come out strongly in defense of boredom. There’s a reason “may you live in interesting times” is regarded not as a blessing, but as a curse. Boring is simple, stable, and reliable. If Samsung’s foldables have reached that level quite fast, all the better. It means that you’re getting a device that’s stable, that’s reliable, that’s tried-and-true.
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