Samsung launches first water-resistant folding phone and Google watch
by Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor from Technology | The Guardian on (#5N6VP)
New flip phones and phone-tablet hybrids, plus updated earbuds and first Google Wear OS 3 smartwatch
Samsung is taking a big step towards making folding-screen smartphones mainstream with the launch of a pair of the first water-resistant models as part of its big tech event for the second half of 2021.
The new and improved Galaxy Z Flip3 folding-screen flip-phone and Z Fold3 folding phone-tablet hybrid were announced on Wednesday during a livestreamed event, alongside a Google watch co-developed in an attempt to take on the dominant Apple Watch - the Galaxy Watch4.
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