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Foldable Phones: From Niche to Mainstream

Foldable smartphones are transitioning from experimental devices to mass-market products as major manufacturers invest heavily while consumers grapple with device addiction concerns.

6 stories · since Aug 3

Combined activity · last 7 days peak 7/hr

Peak 7 items in one hour at Aug 8, 5 PM; 39 items over 7 days Aug 3, 7 AM — 1 itemAug 3, 8 AM — no itemsAug 3, 9 AM — no itemsAug 3, 10 AM — no itemsAug 3, 11 AM — no itemsAug 3, 12 PM — no itemsAug 3, 1 PM — no itemsAug 3, 2 PM — no itemsAug 3, 3 PM — no itemsAug 3, 4 PM — no itemsAug 3, 5 PM — no itemsAug 3, 6 PM — no itemsAug 3, 7 PM — no itemsAug 3, 8 PM — no itemsAug 3, 9 PM — no itemsAug 3, 10 PM — no itemsAug 3, 11 PM — no itemsAug 4, 12 AM — no itemsAug 4, 1 AM — no itemsAug 4, 2 AM — no itemsAug 4, 3 AM — no itemsAug 4, 4 AM — no itemsAug 4, 5 AM — no itemsAug 4, 6 AM — no itemsAug 4, 7 AM — no itemsAug 4, 8 AM — no itemsAug 4, 9 AM — no itemsAug 4, 10 AM — no itemsAug 4, 11 AM — no itemsAug 4, 12 PM — no itemsAug 4, 1 PM — no itemsAug 4, 2 PM — no itemsAug 4, 3 PM — no itemsAug 4, 4 PM — no itemsAug 4, 5 PM — no itemsAug 4, 6 PM — no itemsAug 4, 7 PM — no itemsAug 4, 8 PM — no itemsAug 4, 9 PM — no itemsAug 4, 10 PM — no itemsAug 4, 11 PM — no itemsAug 5, 12 AM — no itemsAug 5, 1 AM — no itemsAug 5, 2 AM — no itemsAug 5, 3 AM — no itemsAug 5, 4 AM — no itemsAug 5, 5 AM — no itemsAug 5, 6 AM — no itemsAug 5, 7 AM — no itemsAug 5, 8 AM — no itemsAug 5, 9 AM — no itemsAug 5, 10 AM — no itemsAug 5, 11 AM — no itemsAug 5, 12 PM — no itemsAug 5, 1 PM — no itemsAug 5, 2 PM — no itemsAug 5, 3 PM — no itemsAug 5, 4 PM — no itemsAug 5, 5 PM — no itemsAug 5, 6 PM — no itemsAug 5, 7 PM — no itemsAug 5, 8 PM — no itemsAug 5, 9 PM — no itemsAug 5, 10 PM — no itemsAug 5, 11 PM — no itemsAug 6, 12 AM — no itemsAug 6, 1 AM — no itemsAug 6, 2 AM — no itemsAug 6, 3 AM — no itemsAug 6, 4 AM — no itemsAug 6, 5 AM — no itemsAug 6, 6 AM — no itemsAug 6, 7 AM — no itemsAug 6, 8 AM — no itemsAug 6, 9 AM — no itemsAug 6, 10 AM — no itemsAug 6, 11 AM — no itemsAug 6, 12 PM — no itemsAug 6, 1 PM — no itemsAug 6, 2 PM — no itemsAug 6, 3 PM — no itemsAug 6, 4 PM — 1 itemAug 6, 5 PM — no itemsAug 6, 6 PM — no itemsAug 6, 7 PM — no itemsAug 6, 8 PM — no itemsAug 6, 9 PM — no itemsAug 6, 10 PM — no itemsAug 6, 11 PM — no itemsAug 7, 12 AM — no itemsAug 7, 1 AM — no itemsAug 7, 2 AM — no itemsAug 7, 3 AM — no itemsAug 7, 4 AM — no itemsAug 7, 5 AM — no itemsAug 7, 6 AM — no itemsAug 7, 7 AM — 1 itemAug 7, 8 AM — no itemsAug 7, 9 AM — no itemsAug 7, 10 AM — no itemsAug 7, 11 AM — no itemsAug 7, 12 PM — 1 itemAug 7, 1 PM — no itemsAug 7, 2 PM — no itemsAug 7, 3 PM — no itemsAug 7, 4 PM — no itemsAug 7, 5 PM — no itemsAug 7, 6 PM — no itemsAug 7, 7 PM — no itemsAug 7, 8 PM — no itemsAug 7, 9 PM — no itemsAug 7, 10 PM — no itemsAug 7, 11 PM — no itemsAug 8, 12 AM — no itemsAug 8, 1 AM — no itemsAug 8, 2 AM — no itemsAug 8, 3 AM — no itemsAug 8, 4 AM — no itemsAug 8, 5 AM — 3 itemsAug 8, 6 AM — no itemsAug 8, 7 AM — no itemsAug 8, 8 AM — no itemsAug 8, 9 AM — no itemsAug 8, 10 AM — 2 itemsAug 8, 11 AM — no itemsAug 8, 12 PM — no itemsAug 8, 1 PM — no itemsAug 8, 2 PM — no itemsAug 8, 3 PM — no itemsAug 8, 4 PM — 4 itemsAug 8, 5 PM — 7 itemsAug 8, 6 PM — no itemsAug 8, 7 PM — no itemsAug 8, 8 PM — 3 itemsAug 8, 9 PM — no itemsAug 8, 10 PM — no itemsAug 8, 11 PM — no itemsAug 9, 12 AM — no itemsAug 9, 1 AM — no itemsAug 9, 2 AM — no itemsAug 9, 3 AM — 7 itemsAug 9, 4 AM — no itemsAug 9, 5 AM — no itemsAug 9, 6 AM — 7 itemsAug 9, 7 AM — 1 itemAug 9, 8 AM — 1 itemAug 9, 9 AM — no itemsAug 9, 10 AM — no itemsAug 9, 11 AM — no itemsAug 9, 12 PM — no itemsAug 9, 1 PM — no itemsAug 9, 2 PM — no itemsAug 9, 3 PM — no itemsAug 9, 4 PM — no itemsAug 9, 5 PM — no itemsAug 9, 6 PM — no itemsAug 9, 7 PM — no itemsAug 9, 8 PM — no itemsAug 9, 9 PM — no items 7 items · 5 PM
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How the narrative developed 6 stories

  1. Aug 9
  2. Running 1m

    Gen Zs realise mobile phones are addictive: Spend thousands on digital detox, find new ways to escape scree...

    Peak 5 items in one 4h at Aug 9, 3 AM; 5 items over 7 days 5 items0 engagement1 source
  3. Running 1m

    Why Classic Flip Phones Are Making a Surprising Comeback

    Peak 2 items in one 4h at Aug 9, 3 AM; 2 items over 7 days 2 items0 engagement1 source
  4. Running 4h

    Foldable smartphone shipments are set to rise 20% as Apple enters the market

    Peak 1 item in one 4h at Aug 9, 3 AM; 2 items over 7 days 2 items0 engagement1 source
  5. Aug 8
  6. Running 11h

    Samsung Galaxy Z series foldables are breaking pre-order records in the US and Korea

    Peak 2 items in one 4h at Aug 8, 3 PM; 3 items over 7 days 3 items0 engagement1 source
  7. Running 1d

    The fold and the beautiful: will 2026 finally be the year of the folding smartphone?

    Peak 3 items in one 4h at Aug 8, 7 PM; 5 items over 7 days 5 items0 engagement1 source
  8. Aug 3
  9. TechRunning 5d

    Samsung launches Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra with iterative upgrades at $2,100

    Samsung's new foldable flagship features improved displays, battery, and cameras but lacks stylus support, arriving ahead of Apple's expected foldable iPhone.

    Peak 9 items in one 4h at Aug 8, 3 PM; 22 items over 7 days 22 items1 engagement3 sources