BlackBerry's CEO is skeptical about the appeal of foldable smartphones

Huawei and Samsung believe foldable smartphones are the future but BlackBerry CEO John Chen is much more skeptical about their appeal.

Speaking with Barron’s recently, Chen argued that foldable smartphones have a lack of appeal due to their lack of innovation. Personally, he wants “something faster with functional upgrades” but, in his opinion, there are “no breakthroughs on the horizon.”

In recent years elements such as the fingerprint scanner, facial recognition, and iris scanning have all been introduced. Nowadays, though, the focus is primarily on creating “bigger” displays, ...

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