Digital Trends Live: Tesla sales records, fixing the Galaxy Fold, and more

By Todd Werkhoven July 3, 2019

On this episode of Digital Trends Live, host Greg Nibler is joined by DT co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Dan Gaul to discuss the biggest tech stories of the day, including Tesla’s sales records, Samsung’s (reported) fix for the Galaxy Fold, smartglasses that keep things in focus, NASA’s new asteroid mission, a thought-controlled robotic hand, and more.

Nibler then chats with Henry Bzeih, CTO and senior vice president of automotive at Flex, about how autonomous driving will change the way people commute, as well as Flex’s role in the industry.

Chris Lamontagne, chief executive officer of Teespring, joins us to discuss how streamers are monetizing their popularity using on-demand fashion that doesn’t require a big upfront investment.

Finally, we’re joined by Mike T. Brown, founder and CEO of Win-Win, a platform built for fantasy sports that gives money back to charities.

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The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 comes with a “new protective film made of stretchable PET5 and optimized display panel layers resulting in a Main Screen that’s 80% more durable than previous devices.” Samsung also said back in 2021 that the phone has been “put through a strenuous folding test, verified by Bureau Veritas, to withstand folding 200,000 times.”

But how does that play out in reality? Actual Galaxy Z Fold 3 users are living a rather different story — one where the inner foldable display has broken or cracked within a year, or so, of purchase.

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 prototype may fix the Fold 4’s biggest flaws

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Samsung has ambitious plans for its next foldable phone, and if reports coming out of Korea are to be believed, the upgrades are quite significant. A Korean blog has shared an image of a prototype with a hinge design that Samsung reportedly showcased at CES 2023.
A side-by-side comparison of this prototype (via Naver) rocking a reimagined hinge design and a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 device highlights two major differences. First, there is no wedge-like gap between the two halves of the phone.

Second, thanks to the no-gap design, the prototype foldable phone looks considerably slimmer. Earlier this month, Naver also reported about a new droplet mechanism for the foldable panel that would essentially get rid of the crease on Samsung’s upcoming device.
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4.

Samsung has officially released the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4, its big phones for the second half of the year. The Galaxy Z Fold 4 will replace the Galaxy Z Fold 3 as the company's premium foldable, but it'll also be built off the 3 in that it remains very much an evolution, not a revolution.

The biggest changes you'll see are the more advanced cameras and foldable optimized software, while the company smooths the creases on everything else. At this point, Samsung's Z Fold is a known quantity. It does what it does, and it does it well. The Z Fold 4 just does everything the 3 does, but better.