Samsung: news, timeline and key numbers

Recent coverage linked to Samsung has focused on Apple's iPhone Duo, the company's first foldable phone. None of the reports describes a Samsung product or decision.

On October 21, reviews of the iPhone Duo appeared. Many critics singled out the matte nano-texture coating on its 7.6-inch inner screen as its best feature. One writer, Johnson, said every one of the roughly dozen book-style foldables she had used over five years had a glossy inner screen. She said she hoped other makers would copy Apple's approach. The same day, WIRED reported in its review that Apple plans to add a Reachability feature later in 2026. The feature matters because of the phone's wider, shorter passport shape, which has a 7.6-inch inner display and a 5.4-inch outer screen.

On October 26, iFixit published a teardown of the phone and gave it a 5/10 repairability score, the highest the site has awarded a foldable so far. Some owners have reported damaged screens and cracking hinges. iFixit has theories about the causes but no confirmed explanation.

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