{"id":80139,"date":"2025-07-21T08:19:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T08:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/80139\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T08:19:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T08:19:12","slug":"trump-appears-to-have-shown-us-why-the-iphone-fold-will-struggle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/80139\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump appears to have shown us why the iPhone Fold will struggle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AI-generated iPhone Fold concept. | Image credit \u2014 PhoneArena<\/p>\n<p>Like him or hate him, President Donald Trump moves fast, unlike Apple. And sometimes, that&#8217;s all it takes to make you stand out and succeed.<\/p>\n<p>While Apple has been taking things painfully slow and has warmed up to the idea of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonearena.com\/news\/iphone-fold-battery-price_id172431\" class=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">launching a foldable iPhone<\/a> seven years too late, Trump is moving at warp speed in the tech sector, even though that&#8217;s not his domain. Tell me that&#8217;s not impressive.<\/p>\n<p>Trump recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonearena.com\/news\/trump-mobile-real-official-t1-phone-launching-soon-price-specs-features_id171387\" class=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">announced a phone and even a wireless network<\/a>. So not only is the guy giving you a phone, but also a network for that phone, though, of course, the device won&#8217;t be locked to that network.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s even an iPad version of Truth Social, the social media company owned by Trump. Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonearena.com\/news\/meta-finally-gives-ipad-users-better-messaging-experience-with-a-native-whatsapp-app_id170805\" class=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WhatsApp came to the iPad only last month<\/a>, and Apple still hasn&#8217;t convinced Meta to build an Instagram app for the device.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Trump-iPhone.webp.jpeg\" alt=\"iPhone Fold launch\" class=\"lazy\" data-id=\"433183\" haswatermark=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>                                <\/p>\n<p>Trump is deeply invested in providing the best experience to his followers. | Image Credit &#8211; Mark Gurma<\/p>\n<p>So, while it remains to be seen if the world emerges better off on the other side of the Trump presidency, one thing is for sure: he is already spicing up the tech sector. I am not sure we have been able to say that for Apple in a long time.<br \/>iPhone Fold: Galaxy Z Fold features in an Apple packaging<br \/>Remember the time when Apple truly tried? Somewhere along the way, it lost its spark, and while many of us can be accused of the same, we aren&#8217;t at the helm of a trillion-dollar company.Apple plays it safer than I do when parking a car in a tight spot. And that&#8217;s no way to do business (or live).<\/p>\n<p>The iPhone Fold, or whatever it ends up being called, isn&#8217;t expected to have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonearena.com\/news\/samsung-has-already-done-the-heavy-lifting-and-set-the-foldable-iphone-up-for-success_id172432\" class=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">any innovative features<\/a>. Yes, it might be creaseless, but that&#8217;s not really an issue with most foldables now.<\/p>\n<p>The only exciting thing about the foldable iPhone would be that it folds.<\/p>\n<p>And while that may be enough for iOS users, some of whom are so deep in the Apple ecosystem that the idea of venturing outside is unfathomable, it won&#8217;t be enough for platform-neutral users.<\/p>\n<p>If your only strength is that your users are so loyal (or dependent) that they can&#8217;t consider alternatives, it&#8217;s not something to be proud of. It&#8217;s more like your users have Stockholm syndrome because of you.<\/p>\n<p>Loyalties can flip in seconds, as appears to have happened with a certain car company in the US.<\/p>\n<p>Make Apple great again<\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/trump-t1.webp.jpeg\" alt=\"iPhone Fold launch\" class=\"lazy\" data-id=\"433184\" haswatermark=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>                                <\/p>\n<p>A render of the T1. | Image Credit &#8211; Trump Mobile<\/p>\n<p>Before I proceed, please know that this isn&#8217;t a political post. I am just highlighting what one influential man can learn from another powerful person. Please don&#8217;t cancel me.<\/p>\n<p>Trump isn&#8217;t afraid to go all in, even if the likely outcome is failure. The T1 Phone stands no chance against the <a class=\"automatic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phonearena.com\/news\/Best-top-phones_id64576\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">best phones<\/a> of today, but it still exists (somewhere in China for now).<\/p>\n<p>Cook, on the other hand, has adopted a laid-back approach of late. And it&#8217;s not helping.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the <a class=\"automatic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phonearena.com\/ar-vr\/reviews\/apple-vision-pro-review-you-have-to-see-it-to-believe-it_id6224\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Vision Pro<\/a>, which had the odds stacked against it due to the category still finding its footing, the <a class=\"automatic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phonearena.com\/apple-foldable-iphone-fold-release-date-price-features-news-upgrades\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">foldable iPhone<\/a> has a better chance of succeeding and even converting Android die-hards.<\/p>\n<p>The iPhone Fold needs to be recklessly good and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonearena.com\/news\/changes-in-apples-ios-27-will-likely-make-or-break-the-foldable-iphone_id172433\" class=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">make the case for foldables.<\/a> Because, frankly speaking, I am struggling to see why they matter at the moment. There&#8217;s nothing that my conventional phone can&#8217;t do that a <a class=\"automatic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phonearena.com\/news\/best-foldable-smartphones_id132093\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">foldable phone<\/a> can.<\/p>\n<p>A phone that unfolds into a tablet would be nice to have when I am reading or watching a recipe video, but that&#8217;s about it. Yes, you can set it up like a laptop, but that&#8217;s nothing more than a party trick.<\/p>\n<p>Given what we know so far, the iPhone Fold is just another foldable phone waiting to be released. What Apple needs is a phone that shakes the industry to its core and stays on our minds. 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