Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Flip has something new and somewhat controversial: a foldable glass screen. In the short time the foldable has been available, its display has been applauded for offering something found in no other devices on the market. But it has also been criticized for not being as durable as regular glass. Questions …
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Thanks to the new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip and the Motorola Razr and their foldable screens, flip phones are making a comeback. And while modern-day flip phones are way fancier and have tons more features than their old-school flip phone predecessors like the original Razr, they aren’t as sturdy or as cheap: It’s $1,499 for the Razr and $1,380 for …
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Update, April 22: Read our iPhone SE 2020 review. Original story follows. In this week’s Apple Core roundup, we’re compiling our wishlist for the iPhone in 2020 based on what’s actually feasible, and dissecting the latest clues about Apple’s vision for a foldable device . Our iPhone 12 wishlist Foldable or not, the 2020 iPhones are said to bring a …
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The Motorola Razr has been on the market for less than two weeks and already one of the foldable phones is reportedly showing excessive wear and tear. Made of a combination of glass, plastic and stainless steel, the Razr comes at an important moment for foldable phones. It’s the first proof of concept for a folding phone where the screen bends …
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Update, April 22: Read our iPhone SE 2020 review. Original story follows. The iPhone SE from 2016 was Apple’s first budget phone and a new version of it called the iPhone 9 or iPhone SE 2 might be coming out this spring. The timing couldn’t come any sooner, since rumors of an iPhone SE 2 have been percolating for a couple …
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The Motorola Moto G family of phones has a history of finding that sweet spot between well-considered necessities and an affordable price. Over the past three years, the Moto G5 Plus, Moto G6 and Moto G7 showed us just how good budget phones can be. Last year, the budget landscape got more crowded when Google launched the Pixel 3A and …
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Samsung’s Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Z Flip are joining the iPhone 11, Pixel 4, Galaxy Fold and the new, foldable Motorola Razr as the small handful of phones that use a new technology called eSIM. What that means depends on the phone. For some, like the Razr, you can ditch your plastic SIM card altogether. For others, like the iPhone 11 and Galaxy S20, you …
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On Tuesday at the Samsung Unpacked event in San Francisco, the new Galaxy Z Flip was announced. The phone, which has an ultra-thin glass screen, folds in half to form a perfect square kind of like the Nintendo Gameboy Advance SP. But it’s the exterior of the shiny $1,380 flip phone that is catching our attention… or rather our fingerprints. …
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With the Galaxy Z Flip, Samsung takes on the Motorola Razr with two unique traits that the Razr just doesn’t have: a foldable glass screen — this is an industry first — and a hinge that can stay open at a number of angles before snapping fully open or closed. The Z Flip also costs less than the Razr as well ($1,380 versus …
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Motorola’s new Razr has had a long opening week. It’s been open and closed a whole bunch, early reviews have been mixed and now Samsung has a new cheaper and more impressive rival in the Galaxy Z Flip coming out on Friday. Are you still thinking of ponying up $1,499 for the new foldable? You may want to keep in …
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