Why the foldable phone will flop

The next big thing in mobile devices? Nah.

The Galaxy Fold.
(Image credit: AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Every year in mobile hardware has a theme. In 2018, it was the notch and multiple cameras. We're only two months into 2019, and we already have a clear winner: foldables.

This is a new category of mobile device with a plastic screen that literally folds in the middle: Think of two smartphones stitched together, but with one seamless screen that spans the entirety of the device when it's open.

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Navneet Alang

Navneet Alang is a technology and culture writer based out of Toronto. His work has appeared in The Atlantic, New Republic, Globe and Mail, and Hazlitt.