Stylus support on a mainstream foldable is new, but the pen Apple picked has tilt and no pressure sensitivity, which points the Duo at handwriting and markup rather than the drawing work an iPad absorbs.
Perspective Coverage
5 publishers
- Builder
- Builder 25%
- Operator
- Operator 57%
- Investor
- Investor 18%
Reality
- Evidence60
- Adoption
- Insufficient
- Hype gap+25
- Incentives35
- Confidence60
A reviewer who would not pay $600 for a portable big screen says he would pay $299 for the same trick, which tells you which price tier will decide what Android XR has to run on when Aura ships.
Reality
- Evidence42
- Adoption18
- Hype gap+22
- Incentives40
- Confidence46
IDC's own inputs put the foldable iPhone at roughly 1% of units and 4.4% of industry revenue, while the demand it wrote off in one forecast revision exceeds the entire foldable category.
Reality
- Evidence28
- Adoption24
- Hype gap+46
- Incentives58
- Confidence33
Samsung spent titanium on the hinge and left the dust digit at 4. A ZDNet reviewer left his foldable at home rather than carry it to a beach, which is the more useful review.
Reality
- Evidence38
- Adoption22
- Hype gap+32
- Incentives58
- Confidence44
Both new Folds run the same chip and hide the crease well. What separates them is a body shape, 200 mAh, and a 3X telephoto, which is a thin basis for a second tier.
Reality
- Evidence60
- Adoption25
- Hype gap+18
- Incentives
- Insufficient
- Confidence58