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Samsung has been king of the foldable phone business for so long that it should be terrified at the prospect of getting some serious competition. The impending release of the iPhone Fold (or iPhone Ultra if you prefer) could be the thing that finally topples Samsung from its throne. The Korean company looks to be pulling out all the stops to make sure that doesn't happen.That's been particularly obvious from the latest batch of Z Fold 8 rumors, including one from prolific Samsung leaker Ice Universe. They claim Samsung has been working on reducing the crease of the Galaxy Z Fold 8 series — to the point where it's "as impressive as that of the OPPO Find N6."Attacking the iPhone Fold where it hurts

(Image credit: Majin Bu on X)The display crease has reportedly been a real sticking point for Apple and the iPhone Fold. It's been claimed that Apple intends to use the crease-free display as one of the iPhone Fold's key selling points, in an attempt to make up for the fact that it's pretty late to jump on the foldable bandwagon.The Oppo Find N6 doesn't eliminate the crease, but the consensus is that it gets pretty darn close. If Samsung has managed to reach the same level, then it's going to be quite the achievement.The only question is whether it will be on par with Apple, since the company is reportedly trying to outdo all other foldable phones in crease elimination. But the closer Samsung gets, the less impressive Apple's achievement will seem — especially since the Z Fold 8 series is arriving first.Interestingly, rumor has it that Samsung Display is the company that developed the crease-free display for the iPhone Fold. However, it's unlikely that the iPhone display will be available for other phone companies, least of all Samsung.Not only is the design likely a collaboration between Samsung and Apple engineers, but there will also be legal agreements in place to prevent the likely unique iPhone design from being utilized on other phones — especially future Galaxy Z Fold models.Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips.An Apple-like design is coming