Samsung is said to have quietly revised the pricing of its flagship foldable, the Galaxy Z Fold 7, in the US. The handset, which was launched in July 2025, is expected to be superseded by its successor. Consumers typically expect older models to receive price cuts ahead of the launch of a successor. Instead, select variants of the company's existing foldable have become more expensive, with the South Korean tech conglomerate taking a different approach this time. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 Price Increased in the US The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 has received a price hike for select storage variants in the US. The foldable was originally launched at a starting price of $1,999.99 (roughly Rs. 1,86,600) for the 256GB onboard storage variant. Meanwhile, the 512GB and 1TB storage options had a retail price of $2,119.99 (roughly Rs. 1,97,800) and $2,419.99 (roughly Rs. 2,25,800), respectively. Samsung has now increased the price of the 1TB variant to $2,499.99 (via 9to5Google). This marks an $...
The iPhone 18 series is rumoured to launch later this year alongside Apple's first-ever foldable iPhone. In recent weeks, the rumour mill has suggested that while under-the-hood changes are expected, it may not be vastly different from the iPhone 17 Pro models in terms of design. However, fresh details about the iPhone 18 Pro suggest that Apple could be exploring changes to both the front and rear design, with the tech giant tipped to be testing multiple options. Smaller Dynamic Island, Iterative Changes According to tipster Digital Chat Station's post on Weibo, Apple is currently testing two possible display designs for the iPhone 18 Pro. One option retains the existing screen mould, while the other introduces a smaller “Mini Dynamic Island”. This is said to be achieved by moving some Face ID components under the display. Per previous reports, the latter approach could reduce the size of the Dynamic Island by about 35 percent compared to the iPhone 17 Pro. However, the tipster...