The Vergecast · Friday, July 31, 2026
The hosts debated the future of smartphone design, specifically focusing on foldable phones and the potential for Apple to enter the market. They discussed whether foldable technology, particularly the larger, book-style foldables, is compelling enough for consumers, especially at their current price point.
“Everybody is making AI devices and trying to ask what's a computer. Apple is wondering if you might be interested in never buying your computer again and instead just happily renting one from Apple.”
“We have a new foldable phone that actually I think is very good. We're getting details about Google's foldables. We're just in a phase of uncertainty in terms of how we're supposed to do gadgets that I think is very fun.”
“I remain unconvinced. I I think the thing that comes out of an Android vendor is, unless you are the kind of person who is constantly unfolding the phone, it's not valuable to you. And most people never unfold the phone.”
“I think the case for foldables has to be something about this gets dramatically better when you unfold it.”