Brace for more foldable phones with this form factor (if readers get their way)

It’s been over seven years since we first welcomed foldable phones to the market, and since then, they’ve taken on various forms. Some worked really well, like the mainline Galaxy Z Fold series, while others have fallen to the wayside, like Microsoft’s Surface Duo. While the latter is still regarded as a bad bet on Microsoft’s part — and is, arguably, more a dual-screen device than a foldable — it did seemingly predict one notable trend.

This year, we’ve seen the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and iPhone Duo adopt squatter form factors compared to devices before them, which raises the question: Do consumers prefer these short, squat screen aspect ratios over taller, narrower alternatives?