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Today\u2019s Vergecast: The Z Fold 8 is the new foldable to beat.<\/p>\n

The wide foldable is here, and it\u2019s glorious. The Verge\u2019s Dominic Preston has been reviewing Samsung\u2019s Galaxy Z Fold 8<\/a>, and joins the show to explain what this shorter, wider device gets right, what it\u2019s still missing, and why this looks like the right kind of foldable for most people. (Once the price comes down, anyway.) With a similar foldable iPhone<\/a> likely coming soon, it\u2019s shaping up to be a fun year of foldables.<\/p>\n

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