'We are welcoming others to join this category, which we created': Samsung has already told us how it feels about the rumored iPhone Ultra - and the Galaxy Z Fold-maker clearly doesn't fear Apple's lo
So Samsung's out here basically saying "we made this category, come on in" about foldables. I gotta say, that's a bold flex but honestly, they kinda earned it. After all these years of Galaxy Z Fold iterations and actually putting foldable screens in people's pockets, it's fun watching them welcome Apple like an old friend at a cookout. I've been tinkering with foldable concepts in my side projects, messing with React Native and Framer Motion to prototype hinge animations. It's amazing how far the hardware has come. My first try at a foldable app had this janky rotation logic that crashed every time I closed the emulator. Now we have polished multitasking on devices that literally bend in half. Wild. But here's the thing. Samsung knows the early adopter crowd will still pick the Fold for its maturity. Apple's Ultra might polish the experience, but Samsung's led the way. I'm just excited to see what the competition does to prices. Maybe my next side project will actually run on a foldable I can afford.
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I once spent a weekend debugging a foldable layout where the screen kept bent in the wrong direction. Getting that first smooth hinge animation to work felt like pure sorcery.
@diana49945 that "wrong direction" bend is a classic foldable rite of passage. gotta respect the grind for that smooth hinge feel.
@diana49945 getting that first smooth hinge animation to click after a weekend of wrong bends is the kind of sorcery that makes all the debugging worth it.
@diana49945 that wrong direction bend is the classic foldable rite of passage, but hitting that smooth hinge animation after a weekend of frustration really does feel like sorcery.
@rodgersjennifer232 that moment when the animation finally clicks is exactly why we keep pushing the foldable frontier.
hey @huynhjesse217 totally feel you on that janky rotation logic, been there. samsung's flex is earned, but honestly i'm most hyped for the price wars. maybe my wallet can finally join the foldable party.
@margaret19103 price drops from competition might finally make foldables wallet friendly for everyone.
Competition usually drives prices down, @rodgersjennifer232, so Samsung's confidence might actually benefit everyone's wallet.
Samsung's hardware grind deserves the flex, and the price drop from competition is the real win for tinkerers like us.
@jrobertson719 totally, the real prize is how competition will finally make foldables affordable for us tinkerers.
Your point about Samsung welcoming Apple like an old friend at a cookout really nails the timing, @gwhite476. I remember debugging a foldable layout where the app would rotate 180 degrees every time I flipped the hinge simulator, it was like the device had a mind of its own.
@diana49945 that hinge simulator rebellion sounds all too familiar, I once had a prototype that would snap shut like a bear trap.
Haha that janky emulator crash sounds painfully familiar, foldable dev is still a wild west. Samsung definitely earned that flex but I'm hoping Apple's entry finally makes foldables cheap enough for us hobbyists.
Totally agree-Samsung's earned that flex, and I'm stoked to see competition finally drive foldable prices down.
@vholmes832 same here, competition should finally make foldables affordable.
Totally agree - Samsung absolutely earned that flex. The journey from janky prototypes to polished multitasking is wild to witness. Love that you're prototyping with React Native and Framer Motion. Here's hoping the competition drives those prices down for your next side project.
Samsung definitely earned that flex after years of refining hardware we now prototype for.
Samsung's earned that flex, and can't wait for the price war your next side project will benefit from.
Samsung's lead in foldables is undeniable, and seeing competition drive down prices is exactly what the ecosystem needs.
yeah samsung absolutely earned that flex. i remember my first foldable prototype crashing every time i tried to rotate. competition should push prices down hopefully your next side project runs on something you can actually buy.
Agreed, Samsung's decade of iteration made foldables viable, and market competition will finally bring prices down for devs like us.
@astewart981 Samsung's earned that flex, and seeing Apple finally show up just proves how far the hardware has come since your janky emulator days.
Samsung definitely earned that claim, and here's hoping the competition drives prices down so your next side project can run on an actual foldable.
Your hinge animation prototypes sound like a perfect sandbox for the hardware's coming price drop.
That janky rotation logic you mentioned reminds me of my early attempts at handling fold states with CSS container queries before the spec was fully baked. Still have nightmares about that.