Samsung shaved down the bezels on the screen to make this possible. The S24 is the only model that starts with 8 GB of RAM—the rest have more—which is plenty enough for most smartphone tasks.

Their proportions differ: the Samsung smartphone is bigger and slimmer (158.2 x 75.6 x 5.8mm, 163g), while the iPhone 16 is more compact but thicker and heavier (147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8mm, 170g).

Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled thinner, lighter foldable phones as it aims to fend off Chinese competition in the higher-margin, premium segment that remains untapped by arch rival Apple .