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Winners and Losers: Samsung’s mid-range foldable excites while all hope of a 27-inch iMac disappears
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OPINION: We’ve been scouring the web for thebest early Black Friday dealsthis week, but plenty elsewhere has caught our eye – and we’re not talking about a massivesaving on the Google Pixel 7a.
This week we finally got some official news on the nextinstalment in the GTAseries,Spotify launched its audiobook push in the Statesand several patents revealed how thePixel Watch 2 might have turned outin an alternative universe.
Sony also terminatedTwitter (or X) integration on the PS5, andApple quickly squashed a battery drain bug on the Apple Watch, but read on see what else got us talking this week.
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Winner: A budget Samsung foldable is exactly what we need
According to a report published this week,Samsung plans to expand its foldableline in 2024 with an option aimed at the more budget-focused buyer. This is great news for consumers who want a taste of the foldable future, but aren’t quite ready to part with around £999 for theGalaxy Z Flip 5or not far off double that forZ Fold 5.
While the report doesn’t delve into what Samsung’s plans for the sector could be, just the fact that it is supposedly bringing a lower-end foldable to the market could signal a big shift.
Samsung already has a packed offering of mid-range devices with its A-series phones, so there’s a chance this report could be referring to possible a Galaxy A Fold or, probably more likely, an A Flip. This would be a smart move, as pricing on foldable devices remains high.
Motorola has tried a mid-range foldable with the £799 (though often available for much less)Moto Razr 40and while we ultimately felt that it made just a few too many sacrifices to reach that point, it did tease what a cheaper foldable could be. If Samsung could do something similar but iron out those kinks and use its growing skill at making some of thebest foldable phones, an A-series Flip or Fold could be the device that brings foldables to the masses.
Loser: Apple quashes hope of a large iMac
Last week we wrote about how it was a shame that Apple decided against unveiling a larger iMac alongside the new 24-inch model with an M3 chip, and this weekit was confirmed that the company has no plans to release such a device soon.
Apple rarely comments on its future product roadmap, so the news that it isn’t making a 27-inch iMac to partner with the 24-inch model came as a disappointing surprise. Instead, Apple (via The Verge) suggests customers look at the Studio Display, and either aMac StudioorMac Minito pair with it.
Thanks, Apple, but at £1499 theStudio Displayis more expensive than the base iMac M3, and there’s the price of the actual computer to include too.
Now, while this doesn’t completely rule out an iMac Pro arriving at some point, it does seem to rule out a lower-priced standard iMac model with a big screen – a machine that could end up being a very tempting choice for many who simply don’t have the budget for both an Apple monitor and a Mac Mini or Studio.
We loved the iMac, but 24-inches is on the small side when compared to a lot of the monitors on the market, and it limits the usefulness of the device for many.
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