I’ve spent a month with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, and this video-friendly phone has turned me into a foldable believer
THE SO WHAT
Foldables crossing the “daily driver” threshold for media-heavy users means more screen real estate in pockets — and different assumptions about how people consume and create content on mobile. If your product is mobile-first, revisit layouts, gestures, and video workflows for dual-orientation, multi-pane use.
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