Chinese Foldable Makers Study Apple iPhone Duo Animation as Samsung Z Fold 8 Clone Appears
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Updated · Notebookcheck.net · Sep 13
Chinese Foldable Makers Study Apple iPhone Duo Animation as Samsung Z Fold 8 Clone Appears
3 articles · Updated · Notebookcheck.net · Sep 13
Summary
Chinese foldable phone makers are reportedly analyzing Apple’s iPhone Duo opening animation, with one domestic foldable said to have already implemented a similar effect.
The feature blurs the display during folding and unfolding, smoothing a transition that is often abrupt on rival foldables and making the interaction feel more polished.
A Reddit user had already recreated the effect on a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 using hinge sensors, underscoring how easily the software trick can be copied.
Because the animation is a software detail rather than a hardware breakthrough, it could spread quickly across foldables, much like Apple-inspired features such as the notch and Dynamic Island did on Android.