Whatever you do, don’t buy a foldable phone right now

2026 has firmly cemented itself as a critical year for foldable phones — perhaps the most important yet since 2019 when the original Galaxy Fold was released. More companies are finally joining the foldable race, and existing foldable brands are making genuinely exciting changes. At first glance, you might assume it means 2026 is the year to buy a folding phone.