My first 24 hours with the Galaxy Z Fold 7 left me completely mesmerized

Has Samsung finally done it? I've been asking myself that question this whole day, as I've been going about life with the Galaxy Z Fold 7. By now, my previous daily driver, the Pixel 9 Pro, devoid of SIM cards and battery life, has been relegated to my drawer of forgottenness. With a foldable this thin, light, and capable, it just had to be this way.

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Samsung's latest Z Fold 7 looks and feels like what tech enthusiasts had all hoped for when the form factor was introduced six years ago. It also looks like a 'phone from the future,' as my Uber driver curiously put it during an afternoon trip yesterday.

Then I broke the bad news: the Samsung phone costs $2,000. That earned me a ...