to the smaller, subpar cameras and battery and other specs, the extremely compromised durability, and of course the crease, the massive crease through the middle. So every year, foldables have gotten better and better and better and better from a bunch of different companies...as they slowly tackled each one of those compromises...
See, I called Oppo Find N6... peak foldable a couple weeks ago because it just feels like we finally reached the watermark of... just being a great phone that happens to fold in half.
as they slowly tackled each one of those compromises... So foldables have gotten thinner, and they've gotten bigger batteries, and they've gotten better hinges and smaller creases, and that's all led to this. The Oppo Find N6 does seem kind of random that this is now peak foldable , but I actually think by the end of this video you'll agree with me.
But the biggest change easily is the improved hinge and interior display. So in that Peak Foldable video I did a few months ago, I was talking about the Oppo Find N6, where they had basically eliminated any visible crease, which was incredible, and left Samsung looking a little bit behind.
'Cause basically we all expect in a few short months to see Apple unveil... the first foldable iPhone. And... word on the street is it's also going to be...
I mean, there's... there's a little bit of crease if you're really looking for it. But compared to other foldables we've seen and that I've used, this is basically no crease. And the extra bit of engineering that goes into solving...
So that, combined with the slightly thicker layer of top glass that they're using, really makes a big visual difference and feel difference. A lot of these foldables also, they look great out the box, but the more you use it, as you know, the more you fold and unfold it, the deeper that crease becomes, the more you notice it.
And this isn't like a silicon carbon battery or anything that charges particularly fast either. And so the newer foldables just feel more pleasant to use, even when open too. The lighter weight makes a difference, the thinner bezels make a difference, the lesser creases on other foldables makes a difference too.
Okay, so I've been saying for years that foldables are for early adopters only, and they don't make sense for regular people until the only difference between a foldable and a regular phone is the fact that one of them happens to fold in half, and there's no other compromises.
And number four is very cool. It's the new game mode on foldables . So on Pixel Fold, and Z Fold, and all these other foldables , like...
normal phone, at least dimensions-wise before you even open the thing. So many of the previous foldables , I remember using them and it was like you can use the outside screen, but you... didn't really want to; you'd rather just open it up and get to the better screen.
But the one big, weird thing that the rumors are actually pointing to is playing with aspect ratio again. Cause so many of these modern foldables , full-size folds have trended towards the, like, regular slab phone aspect ratio when it's closed. And we talked about this, that leaves you with the square when you open it up, which is bigger. But it is a little bit compromised.
It has plenty of software features built-in to take advantage of the 8-inch display canvas when it's open, but it's also, like we can see, dramatically better to use... There were a bunch of other foldables that I saw and one other one that I actually daily-drove this year for an extended period of time,
So foldables have gotten thinner, and they've gotten bigger batteries, and they've gotten better hinges and smaller creases, and that's all led to this. The Oppo Find N6 does seem kind of random that this is now peak foldable , but I actually think by the end of this video you'll agree with me. So the obvious problem number one with old foldables was that they sucked to use one-handed since they're thicker, they have worse bezels,
and just they're generally compromised versus a normal slab phone. But we've seen this string of thinner foldable phones, especially in the past few years, and now you look at the Oppo Find N6 from the front, you'd hardly know it's just a normal slab phone.
So aside from the price tag, of course, this is effectively a regular phone that just happens to fold in half. And so yeah, peak foldable ... we've arrived, I guess, which of course got me thinking about the obvious elephant in the room.
And so it was close between two for me. But I'm going to give my award for best foldable to this guy... The Samsung... Galaxy Z Fold... 7.
But also surprise, this Pixel is clearly still not a hardware leader in any way. Like it's still kind of a chunky foldable phone, which is very noticeable when compared to a lot of these newer ultra thin folding phones. And it's also noticeably heavier.
that's important. And so you could argue that that is a sacrifice that's necessary for such good battery life, but I just think the ergonomics are right up there on top of the list for most important things about a foldable . And this isn't like a silicon carbon battery or anything that charges particularly fast either.
N6 does seem kind of random that this is now peak foldable , but I actually think by the end of this video you'll agree with me. So the obvious problem number one with old foldables was that they sucked to use one-handed since they're thicker, they have worse bezels, and just they're generally compromised versus a normal slab phone.
not really doing too much. But that's paying off dividends for these foldables because this phone is now a 6.9-inch full-size smartphone when it's unfolded, which is massive. But now more than ever, you can use this phone when it's folded in half, which doesn't just make it easier to pocket, but it also lets you use the full 4.1 inch corner-to-corner
It has plenty of software features built-in to take advantage of the 8-inch display canvas when it's open, but it's also, like we can see, dramatically better to use... But yeah, other foldables did individual really interesting things as far as like minimizing the crease or you know actually having a silicon-carbon battery.
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just being a great phone that happens to fold in half. They'd one by one engineered away all of the downsides of a foldable , from the front bezels to the cameras to the crease to get to that point.
Like, you could see how someone would convince themselves that this is a good idea. Like, some might want a foldable , but maybe you don't. Maybe you want a different way of having a large screen in your pocket and no crease, right?
Like it's nowhere near the most powerful chips in phones right now. But they did pair it with 16 gigs of ram because it's a multitasking foldable so that makes sense. So yeah, I was let down by the power levels, but I would say I was pleasantly surprised by the battery life and the efficiency
Worth it. Shout out again to the hingeneers. Also, did I mention this is the first foldable ever to be fully IP68 water and dust resistant. You better believe that's also because of that hinge.
like a shorter, squatter, smaller, like passport-style aspect ratio. Now Samsung... has been making foldables for a long time. This is the eighth generation, and years ago we briefly flirted with that passport-shaped foldable , like the first Oppo Find N and the first-gen Pixel Fold...
Now Samsung... has been making foldables for a long time. This is the eighth generation, and years ago we briefly flirted with that passport-shaped foldable , like the first Oppo Find N and the first-gen Pixel Fold... were this shape. But then eventually the industry kind of collectively moved on and settled on the candybar shape that Samsung's leading with today,
Heck, that's what the original iPhone did, jumping into the already existing world... of mobile phones. So now that we're at peak foldable and we've sort of engineered away the compromises and we've got to this point where the tech is mature, it's ready for Apple to jump in if they wanted to and...
do their own... Apple-ified version. The question is what is the, what is the Apple-ified thing for a foldable ? Because you know, typically when they jump in a new category, their cheat code is just by making theirs the version that works
Will it, like, run a special iPadOS when it's open? Or maybe, you know, every foldable has multi-window support and extra multitasking features, so maybe that will make its way to the iPhone Fold too. Maybe... Don't really know, software-wise.
But at the end of the day, we don't—we obviously don't know what's happening with the future of OnePlus. You know, there's rumors and murmurings that the next foldable got canceled and that the sequel to their compact flagship also got cancelled... I do think we'll probably see a OnePlus 16 at some point this year...
Plus the new longer battery life like I said. So, then opening it up just like every other foldable , I get inspired to be way more productive. Like I start doing things I would never do normally on a phone, like organizing travel, buying plane tickets, and doing things side by side
Okay, so I've been saying for years that foldables are for early adopters only, and they don't make sense for regular people until the only difference between a foldable and a regular phone is the fact that one of them happens to fold in half,
So now, despite being ultra-thin and chopped in half, this thing has flagship displays, flagship chips, flagship specs, high-end cameras. It's also IP59 water- and dust-resistance rated, which used to be nuts for foldables , but now you can just... spill water on this thing and it'll be fine.
I've seen. I mean, this phone is 1 mm thinner and slightly lighter overall. And I guess those inner screen bezels got a little tiny bit slimmer, but this is not the thinnest foldable out there. It's still got a bit of a crease. It's not terrible, and it does kind of still disappear to the eye when you're looking
but not that many times, so I'm just going to have to take their word for it. But yeah, now... that really that's the last few percent... of like, quality of life when you're using a foldable , never really... noticing or perceiving the crease... at all. And the cherry on top is, unlike Samsung's Fold, it actually has pen support...
And that is no small feat, definitely worth recognizing. So then, next category, best... foldable . So I don't have them all here in front of me, but there are definitely a lot of phones that come out every year now
Is that the term? Yeah. And then you also have-- correct me if I'm wrong, if I'm mispronouncing it-- you have a Mini-Lance and a foldable Ambucar? Is that right? So talk to us about those vehicles.
main camera, slightly faster wireless charging, the new displays that are just brighter. And there is in fact a new hinge mechanism, but the difference it's making here is for sure more subtle than some of the other new gen foldables that I've seen. I mean, this phone is 1 mm thinner and slightly lighter overall.
personally still love these aspect ratios and these screens. I think it's awesome to use the Pixel Fold closed. And I love that it's still IP68 dust and water resistant, which is something a lot of other foldables can't say. But the price also went up. It's also it's starting at $1,900 for the 256 gig fold, which is 100 bucks
It's the new game mode on foldables . So on Pixel Fold, and Z Fold, and all these other foldables , like... Android 17, you'll be able to play games where...
And so the newer foldables just feel more pleasant to use, even when open too. The lighter weight makes a difference, the thinner bezels make a difference, the lesser creases on other foldables makes a difference too. This is also essentially the exact same cameras as last year, which is to say almost flagship quality.