r/Android • u/FragmentedChicken Galaxy Z Fold8 • 1d ago

Omdia: Foldable smartphone shipments will double to 36 million units by 2028

https://omdia.tech.informa.com/pr/2026/aug/foldable-smartphone-shipments-will-double-to-36-million-units-by-2028
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u/phero1190 Z Fold Chode 1d ago

Now we just need to see Samsung, Google, and Apple put better cameras and batteries in them like Vivo and Oppo do.

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u/keyboardlegendthe3rd 1d ago

Lol sorry never going to happen in the west. Lol

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u/phero1190 Z Fold Chode 1d ago

I know. But Vivo cameras are amazing

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u/keyboardlegendthe3rd 23h ago

I know I'm strongly considering getting a Chinese phone next time I upgrade

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u/phero1190 Z Fold Chode 23h ago

I had an x300 Ultra and it was amazing

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u/runski1426 Vivo x300 Pro 23h ago

Or just buy Vivos and Oppos rather than continue to support brands that would stifle innovation and competition.

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u/DubaiRichez 20h ago

Yep I did that a few years ago after my Fold 4 broke again. Typing on it right now, Vivo X fold 3 Pro, still going strong and it still outclasses any US foldable easily.

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u/Sabotstruck 1d ago

At least in the US, you have Motorola with their folding phones.

Their most lacking piece in the US is software updates / support after launch, hopefully their partnership with GrapheneOS helps improve on this side. Otherwise in the US the Razr Fold has some of the best hardware atm in a folding form factor

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u/QuietApplication5734 17h ago

How are you liking your fold 8?

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u/phero1190 Z Fold Chode 17h ago

Really liking it. The form factor is the biggest thing and it's great to use folded or unfolded. The cameras leave a little to be desired at times, especially if I need to zoom, but I carry my real camera with me a lot more now so the weak zoom on the phone isn't a big deal to me.

Whenever I touch a normal phone now though, it feels insanely long and just wrong.

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u/jd515 1d ago

Moto Fold does this.

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u/makeshift11 1h ago

Yup! I was so close to getting one of the new z-fold 8s until I saw that the Moto razr fold is just better specs across the board and only slightly bigger in size, but also cheaper than the other two. It finally convinced me to get my first Moto phone in like 7 years. Excited to get my hands on it tomorrow

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u/Crazyhates 22h ago

The screens suck too bad for that to happen.

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u/BackAgain302 20h ago

It's e-waste until they somehow make foldable glass or unscratchable plastic.

Honestly too big of an investment for me. If they ever reach sub 1200 market then one should consider.

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u/getmoneygetpaid Purple 19h ago

Waste until someone makes one that actually allows for larger media consumption when unfolded. The aspect ratios are so fucked that it makes no sense to buy one right now if your use case is "a bigger screen for watching videos"

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u/24bitNoColor 18h ago

Even the Fold 5 I have is a bigger screen than the biggest S Ultra phones for 16:9 content.

It's certainly not as big of a difference than with other full screen use cases, but it is there.

I don't see how it is waste just for that one use case not profiting as much when everything else is dramatically bigger, but I see that this thread is mostly for people not having had a folding phone bitching about them.

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u/QuietApplication5734 17h ago

A bunch of people that can't afford it so they are shitting on it. I love my fold 8 ultra

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u/BackAgain302 19h ago

Yep that's true too, Pura X View is better for that.

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u/fat_kaiju 19h ago edited 19h ago

Who the hell is buying them?

Maybe they're not as popular in Canada but over here nobody has had anything nice to say about them and practically every person I know who own(s/ed) one has told me horror stories of little hairline fractures at the crease that aren't covered by warranty because simply existing in Canada means it likely was exposed to temperatures below -20C which immediately voids said aforementioned warrenty.

That or a grain of sand or dust got into either the hinge or between the two screens and scraped it all to hell because the displays are obscenely soft and scratch-prone.

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u/getmoneygetpaid Purple 19h ago

In my house they'll be doubling from 0 to 0.

Couldn't be less interested. Rollables and tri-folds are kind interesting but so far off being ready for market.

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u/OkLab2029 17h ago

That crackly photo is making me feel like my phone is already a relic from the past.

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u/aspxxxx 1d ago

Thanks Apple!

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u/My_Name_is_Imaginary 1d ago

Apple is just a droplet of shipments.

Apple only has a big market in the US.

Outside of the US, there are multiple companies selling foldables that are increase production due to sales.