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The Galaxy Z Fold 7 just sold me on a foldable iPhone
For years, I’ve been snickering at foldable phones, the perpetual “next big thing” that never quite gets here. And while I still think Samsung is mostly winning in this market by walkover, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 might have just made Apple’s case for what a foldable iPhone could look like. And I like it.
The double-stacked tradeoff was always a dealbreaker
Ever since its first edition, Samsung’s flagship foldable has looked to me like a bulky prototype that somehow escaped the lab. Sure, the company has iterated on the design and internal mechanics. Still, I never quite got past the fact that the Galaxy Z Fold felt like two phones stacked on top of each other for the benefit of a second, larger screen that, in turn, was a 7-inch solution in search of a problem.
Which is not to say the Z Fold line hasn’t evolved. It has, especially in the last few years, as it has managed to make the most of its closed and open footprints (proper app support notwithstanding).
Still, one gets the sense that the entire category always banked on the cool factor of having a phone that unfolds to a bigger screen, hoping that users would trick themselves into believing that the thick, double-stacked tradeoff was worth the hassle and the price tag.
Meanwhile, the last few years have had no shortage of rumors about Apple’s intention to release its own foldable iPhone. And while with every Galaxy Z Fold generation, my first reaction would always be “I don’t want the iPhone version of that”, this week’s announcement finally got me thinking “Oh! I could go for the iPhone version of that!”
Inconspicuosly thin enough
To each their own, of course. But with the Galaxy Z Fold 7, Samsung has finally cracked what I think is the one thing that’s kept this category from feeling truly mainstream: thickness. This is the first foldable that actually looks inconspicuously like a regular phone when it’s closed, and trade-offlessly unfolds into a bigger screen.
The Fold 7 is just 8.9mm thin when closed, down from 12.1mm of last year’s device. Open it up, and it’s a ridiculously slim 4.2mm. For reference, the iPhone 16 Pro is 8.2mm thin, and the iPhone 17 Air is rumored to be 5.5mm. Yes, the Fold has plenty more internal space to spread components and battery around, but still.
Of course, the price still feels absurd, even for “tomorrow’s tech, today!” territory. At $1,999.99 for the base model, which is $100 bump from last year, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is closer than ever to the $2100–$2300 rumored price range of the foldable iPhone.
Would I pay two grand-plus for one? Probably not. Am I saying Apple should just copy Samsung outright? Nope. But for the first time, it feels like the tech is actually here to allow for a phone-looking foldable phone, rather than a hinged gadget that was over-engineered into existence.
Are you interested in the reportedly upcoming foldable iPhone? Let us know in the comments.
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Statement from Chairman of the Board of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac William J. Pulte on Reports that Jerome Powell Is Considering Resigning
Washington, D.C. – “I’m encouraged by reports that Jerome Powell is considering resigning. I think this will be the right decision for America, and the economy will boom.”
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Here are the best Prime Day 2025 deals on the final day of the sale
We made it to the last day of Amazon’s extended Prime Day extravaganza. And, yeah, we’re a little exhausted, but after three days of lightning deals and all-time low prices, there are fewer than 12 hours to go until many of the discounts disappear. So, if you’ve been hesitant to jump on these laptop deals before heading back to school, now’s your time to act. Typically, Prime Day is your last opportunity to take advantage of bottom-dollar prices until Black Friday / Cyber Monday, so it may be a while before you see prices plummet on a gadget you’re interested in buying.
Really, there’s an overwhelming amount of Prime Day deals, so to make things easier to navigate, we’ve organized all of our favorites by category below. That will allow you to quickly find exactly what you’re looking for — or even uncover a deal on something you didn’t know you wanted. You have until Saturday, July 12th, at 3:00 AM ET (that’s Friday, July 11th, at 12:00 AM PT for you West Coast folks), so don’t miss out.
Tablet and e-reader deals
Soundbar and Bluetooth speaker deals
Verge favorites and other miscellaneous deals
Update, July 11th: Added several more deals, including those for Google’s original Pixel Fold, Logitech’s Lift mouse, Oppenheimer on 4K Blu-ray, Sennheiser’s Momentum 4 Wireless, and more.
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Aryna Sabalenka Says It ‘Pissed’ Her Off That American Amanda Anisimova Celebrated Early in Upset Wimbledon Win
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- Tennis star Aryna Sabalenka is taking a difficult Wimbledon loss in stride while recounting a few particularly challenging moments during a match against American winner Amanda Anisimova
- Speaking with reporters later, Sabalenka ultimately laughed off a moment that “pissed” her off during a set, and said she used her feelings as fuel
- After the loss, Sabalenka tried to focus her remarks on self-reflection and moving forward
Tennis star Aryna Sabalenka is taking a difficult Wimbledon loss in stride while responding to a few particularly tough moments during a match against American winner Amanda Anisimova.
Overall, she accepted the defeat and said Anisimova, 23, “was a better player” that day — but recalled a frustrating instance during a set.
“I was just trying to chase the ball, and yeah, she was already celebrating it, and I was like, ‘I mean, that’s a bit early.’ But then she kind of pissed me off saying, ‘That’s what she [Sabalenka] does all the time,’ ” Sabalenka, 27, told reporters.
Still, she tried to channel the moment as fuel going forward.
“It actually helped me to keep fighting, and I’m like, okay, now I’m going to show you the tennis, you know? So I came back because I got really angry in that moment. So probably in the third set, I should’ve remembered,” she said, laughing off the moment.
Sabalenka lost the semifinal match to Anisimova in three sets, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
In response to a reporter’s question, the Belarusian pro, ranked No. 1 in the world, addressed another tense moment when the ball hit the net and dropped over.
“For sure she didn’t hear me, but I was just like, ‘You don’t want to say sorry?’ But she just wanted, I guess badly, to win this match and it’s on her,” Sabalenka said. “If she doesn’t feel like saying sorry, like she barely got that point and she didn’t feel like saying sorry for that tricky situation, that’s on her.”
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The two women embraced each other after their competition on Thursday, July 10. Following the loss, Sabalenka tried to focus her remarks on self-reflection and moving forward.
“Still a lot of things to be proud of, and this experience shows that next year I’m only hungrier and angrier and it’s only these tough defeats help me to come back much stronger, so I have huge hopes for the next year,” she said with a smile.
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