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Samsung mocks iPhone Duo 'crackgate' in Galaxy Z Fold 8 ads
9to5Google • • technology
Key Points:
- Samsung is openly mocking the iPhone Duo's screen durability issues, highlighting the "crackgate" problem where early users reported display panel failures linked to a hinge design flaw.
- Apple is replacing affected iPhone Duo devices but the screen cracking incident underscores challenges in its first foldable phone attempt.
- Samsung's ads for the Galaxy Z Fold 8 emphasize their experience with foldable technology, urging customers to switch with slogans like "folding is nothing new to us" and mocking Apple's durability problems.
- Regional Samsung accounts, including those in Canada, Malaysia, Australia, and Saudi Arabia, have posted cheeky ads and posts ridiculing the iPhone Duo's screen issues to promote the Galaxy Z Fold 8.
- These marketing moves reflect Samsung's strategy to capitalize on Apple's early hardware struggles in the foldable phone market.
