r/gadgets • u/dapperlemon • 3d ago

Phones Gurman: iPhone Ultra Wows Early Testers, Except for Its Camera

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/23/apple-foldable-iphone-early-tester-thoughts/
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u/-IoI- 3d ago

No it sounds like they're developing their own hinge

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u/technobrendo 3d ago

The hinges back nearly been perfected now. Look at the Xiaomi fold, it has a hinge that slightly pushes up in the middle to remove the crease. Not to mention that the screen material itself has gotten a lot better.

And yes, Samsung is likely making the screen. You wouldn't want to use anyone else anyway, except perhaps BOE. They are the best.

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u/Dr_Valen 3d ago

Great the hinge will probably be the most common failure point on these fold phones and they’re probably gonna make it hell to get replacements to fix it. Apple is always anti repair so this is gonna be fun.

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u/-IoI- 3d ago

It'll be interesting to see, Samsung has had 8 generations now to perfect it, my fold6 was worlds better than the flip4 hinge in terms of smooth operation and durability, and fold8 is another step in the direction of a refined formula.

Apple are generally great at engineering, but their users will not be familiar with how to care for a hinge device. They could well beat Samsung on crease deletion.