Samsung Targets Apple with New Fold Phones – but It’ll Cost You
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- 22 July 2026
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- 23 July 2026, 02:00 am
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Samsung is racing to crush Apple’s foldable ambitions, releasing three new phones, but a global ‘AI tax’ supply crunch means customers are the ones paying the ultimate premium price.
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The article reports on Samsung's release of new foldable smartphones and the competitive dynamics with Apple in the mobile hardware market. It highlights how a global 'AI tax'—driven by the supply chain crunch for AI-capable chips and components—is leading to increased consumer prices for frontier mobile devices. While it touches on the hardware requirements for on-device AI integration, it does not address AI safety, catastrophic risks, or governance frameworks, focusing instead on consumer technology trends and manufacturing costs.
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Samsung’s targets Apple with new Fold phones – but it’ll cost youSamsung is racing to crush Apple’s foldable ambitions, releasing three new phones, but a global ‘AI tax’ supply crunch means customers are the ones paying the ultimate premium price.
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