The Galaxy Fold is a curious, revolutionary device that few people should consider buying. Its hardware is a paradox – a stunning technical achievement that is frustrating to use as your main phone. If we can even call it a phone. The Fold is a tablet that collapses into a stunted phone. It’s not better than a regular smartphone at being a phone, and it’s not better than an iPad at being a tablet. Both faults are largely down to the awkward size of both displays. Add to that the potential fragility of the hinge and the internal screen being permanently damaged by even a fingernail and we end up with exactly what the Fold is: a first generation device. It’ll be remembered as a breakthrough in personal technology but is also as close to a prototype phone you can buy today. It’s incredible that the Fold even exists and one day we might all be walking around with foldables in our pockets. But you should only be buying the Fold if you have enough cash to warrant the purchase and another phone to fall back on when day to day use annoys you so much you have to put it down.
It folds in half!; Great performance; Top battery life;
It’s £1,900; Internal display easily permanently marked; Both screens are awkward sizes;