Hey all, Samsung loyalist since the S3 days here, but I’ve got to call out something that’s been bugging me on their pricing game with the latest foldables. The Galaxy Z Fold6 launched at a whopping $1,900 MSRP-up $100 from last year-pitched as the “thinnest, lightest ever” with upgraded AI and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. But real-world benchmarks (Geekbench, Anandtech reviews) show marginal gains over the Fold5, and that hinge durability is still iffy per iFixit teardowns.
Is this premium pricing truly justified, or just riding the foldable hype train while competitors like OnePlus Open crush it at $1,700 with cleaner software and faster charging? Resale values on Swappa already tanking 25% in two months for Fold5s-evidence Samsung’s ecosystem lock-in isn’t holding value like Apple’s.
Show me the data: Battery life tests, real multitasking benchmarks, or long-term hinge failure rates that back the markup. Otherwise, are we all just overpaying for incremental tweaks? Let’s debate-change my mind.