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Foldables Have Miles To Go

When the novelty wears off, tech giants could be struggling to justify the utility and astronomical pricing of folding phones.

Smartphones have become exciting again. At least the folding ones, ever since Samsung and Huawei unveiled their latest creations, giving rise to speculation that a folding iPhone is bound to happen by 2020. Motorola is gearing up to launch its device and Xiaomi has posted a futuristic, double folding prototype on a social media site. A new patent that has surfaced online suggests Google may come out with a phone similar to Motorola Razr 2019.

We are not yet sure what specific purpose these 'luxury' phones are going to serve (Galaxy Fold

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