
Brady Snyder / Android Authority
Smartphone innovation is dead, they said. It’s partly true — year-over-year changes are minimal in 2026, and it takes a few smartphone generations stacking up to form compelling value propositions. It’s easy to miss just how far we’ve come in a couple of short years between phone generations, especially with relatively new categories like foldables. I bought the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 on the release date in 2022, and after using the Galaxy Z Fold 7 intermittently…

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