Foldables

The best special edition he has used, a thinner and upgraded Fold 6 exclusive to Korea and China, rated A tier.

A slightly neater Fold that still has the same fundamental flaws at roughly twice the price of a normal flagship, so he finds it hard to re…

Thinnest foldable he has seen, beating Samsung on build, battery, charging, screens and speed, but let down by software polish and cameras.

Wooden spoon winner: good software ideas but hardware that looks like a shelved prototype for the price.

Best foldable of 2023 and the first to properly compete with Samsung, with better cameras, battery and software.

Prettier phone with a more impressive cover screen, but Samsung's flip wins on fundamentals.

Little more than the old Open with a new chip-less refresh, hard to recommend at full price.

Best foldable of 2024, thin and pretty with a bigger battery, faster charging and a periscope zoom.

Most improved phone of the year, a huge step up from the first Pixel Fold, though the name is awkward.

A thoughtfully done Olympic edition with a lovely Berluti case, themed software and perks, though the yellow back looks poor; he gave it 8/…

A luxurious, well thought out limited edition with matching bag and cases, only let down by badly placed icons; he gave it 9/10.

Looks tacky and cheap, with possibly the worst user interface he has seen in five years; he gave it 2/10.

Used as the price and spec benchmark, costing more than the OnePlus Open with less storage and RAM.

Slim, light and polished foldable with a great stylus and tougher screen, though the Porsche branding is mostly cosmetic.

A fun nostalgic tribute to the SGH-E700, but he rates it only 6 out of 10 next to the wilder editions.

Celebrity-only Pixel Fold with vinyl player, jewellery and VIP extras, a rare look at the celebrity experience.

Sponsored video: he says he will not switch to it, but is glad such an affordable flip phone with a good front flash and a barely visible c…

Loves the concept, customisation and cover-screen focus, but the camera downgrade, foldable niggles and Apple ecosystem friction mean he is…

A compact, well-judged flip phone with a genuinely useful cover screen and decent cameras, though folding makes it expensive for the specs…

Mentioned for its crease-free folding design, which the Flip 5 lacks.

Mentioned as more ambitious than the Flip 5 thanks to its edge-to-edge cover screen.

Samsung's foldables have the best software and the widest availability, with a taskbar he calls a game changer.

A sponsored hands-on in which he finds the much cheaper foldable far better than expected, with smart software, cameras and a big battery.

A China-only gold and black foldable with ceramic back, 16GB RAM and S Pen in the box, hugely over-the-top but very impressive.