Samsung launches thinnest foldable smartphone

The market for foldable phones has evolved into a regular arms race among tech giants like Google and Samsung, according to editor at tech media input.dk Torben Vognsen.

Apple is expected to join the fray soon, but smartphone enthusiasts will have to wait a little longer.

In the meantime, Samsung is leading the charge with a new foldable phone, Galaxy Z Fold7, which, according to Samsung itself and Torben Vognsen, is the thinnest foldable phone on the Danish market.

It has a thickness of 8.9 millimeters when folded, compared to its predecessor's 12.1 millimeters, as Torben Vognsen notes.

The phone was announced on Wednesday.

It will hit the market on July 25 this year.

"It's almost as thin as regular phones. It's only 0.6 millimeters thicker than a regular iPhone," Torben Vognsen says.

The thickness has had a significant impact on how foldable phones have fared on the market, he explains.

"It's been a big hassle to carry around in your pocket. But they've reduced the size by a quarter of the previous, Galaxy Z Fold6," he says.

Torben Vognsen is convinced that Samsung's lead in the arms race will soon be challenged by Google, which is set to launch its next foldable phone in August.

"It can only get even thinner. But there is obviously a limit. There needs to be room for the battery and electronics, so we're moving towards the limit of how thin it can get," he says.

In addition to thickness, Torben Vognsen has previously criticized foldable phones for having a crease in the screen where it folds.

Whether the crease is still present on the new Samsung remains to be seen.

"I'm assuming, when we get it for testing, that it will be sharp. But we'll have to see if the crease is completely gone."

"So, there's actually no reason not to buy a foldable phone," Torben Vognsen says.

"It would just be because of the price, which isn't for everyone," he adds.

If you want to get the most expensive model of the new Galaxy Z Fold7, you'll have to shell out 19,999 kroner, Samsung notes.

In August last year, Google launched its first foldable phone on the Danish market, Google's Pixel 9 Pro Fold, which was priced similarly at 16,000 kroner.

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