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This week in Android: It’s all about the foldables
August 22, 2025
This week had one theme to it — foldable phones. We saw notone, buttwo folding phonescome out this week, andwe went hands-on with the world’s first foldable from Royole. AtSamsung’s developer conference, we saw its new infinity flex display. Google is on board too. At its own developer conference, Google announcedofficial support for “foldables”will be baked into Android going forward. 2019 looks to be the year of the foldable, becauseLG will likely throw its hat in the ring as well. Gimmick, or way of the future? You decide.
We also published our full review of theOnePlus 6Tthis week too!
Also, we have alow-light camera shootout between two of the best in the business,some notched displays from Samsung, and oh yeah, welaunched our Best of Android Reader’s Choice tournamentas well. There’s a lot to chew on, so let’s get started!
Here are your top stories for the week
OnePlus 6T review: Fundamentally great
Our full review of the OnePlus 6T is in. Starting at $549, this phone is a no-brainer for anyone, especially T-Mobile customers.
02:20 –Best of Android: Reader’s Choice voting begins
You have the chance to vote for your favorites in our Best of Android Reader’s Choice awards.
16:45 –Samsung announces One UI: A newer, rounder take on the Samsung Experience
Samsung is changing its UI to make for a better experience — touch on the bottom, visual elements on the top.
23:10 –Google announces native Android support for foldable smartphones
Google announced new support for “foldable” devices in the future. A sign of things to come?
28:30 –Samsung reveals its upcoming foldable phone
We got a good look at Samsung’s upcoming foldable phone/tablet/device/whatever.
35:00 –We could see the LG foldable phone at CES in January
This is a holdover from last week, but LG looks to be unveiling a foldable smartphone at CES 2019.
36:40 –Hands-on with the world’s first foldable smartphone
We go hands-on with the first foldable smartphone, and it isn’t from Samsung or LG.
Meanwhile, here are some stories we couldn’t cover on the podcast
Samsung is making notched displays, but hopefully not for its phones
Samsung also showed off some notched screens that it’s working on, but didn’t say what they were for.
Google Pixel 3 Night Sight vs HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro Night Mode
A showdown between the Google Pixel 3 and the HUAWEI Mate 20’s respective low-light modes.
Samsung Galaxy Home hands-on
Do you really want Bixby in your home? Samsung thinks you do.
Who wants to win a OnePlus 6T?
This week, we’re giving away a brand newOnePlus 6T.Enter this week’s Sunday giveawayfor your chance to win!
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