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European consumer demand for foldable smartphones

Overview

Surveys conducted across the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain indicate a significant demand among European consumers for foldable smartphones that offer larger displays for productivity. Approximately 70% of respondents expressed a desire for compact devices that can unfold to facilitate daily work tasks.

Research highlights that 85% of users have had to pause tasks started on a phone to finish them later on a larger device. Primary frustrations include limited screen real estate (29%) and the necessity of frequent app or tab switching (25%). The most common activities impacted by these limitations are online shopping and product comparison (26%), reading or reviewing documents (26%), and photo or video editing (21%).

In response to these findings, Samsung has positioned its next generation of foldable devices as a solution to bridge the gap between portability and the need for an expanded workspace.

Entities

Censuswide · Europe · Samsung · Samsung Electronics · Galaxy Unpacked

Timeline

  1. 29 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    European consumers seek larger smartphone screens for productivity

    A Censuswide survey shows 70% of Europeans desire foldable smartphones with larger screens to improve multitasking and productivity for tasks like document editing and online shopping.

  2. about 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    European users call for larger foldable phone screens for productivity

    A July 2026 survey of 4,006 users in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain found 70% of Europeans want foldable phones with larger screens for work, citing screen size limits and app‑switching frustrations.

Sources

olympiobima.gr · tharos.gr