Bill Gates Reveals What Smartphone He Uses Daily—No, It’s Not an iPhone

Bill Gates Reveals What Smartphone He Uses Daily—No, It’s Not an iPhone
Bill Gates discusses his new book 'How To Prevent The Next Pandemic' onstage at 92Y in New York on May 3, 2022. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
Benzinga
5/25/2022
Updated:
5/25/2022
Microsoft Corporation co-founder Bill Gates revealed his daily driver smartphone in an “Ask Me Anything” session on Reddit last week. It is not made by Apple Inc.

What Happened

Gates revealed that while he tries different smartphones, he’s currently using a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G.
Gates said, “I have an Android Galaxy ZFold3. I try different ones. With this screen I can get by with a great portable PC and the phone and nothing else.”

Why It Matters

The foldable from Samsung goes for $1,799.99 on its website and is available with 256 GB and 512 GB storage capacities. Color choices include Phantom Black, Phantom Green, and Phantom Silver.

The device features Samsung’s S Pen input device and unfolds to a 7.6” screen when unfolded and has 6.2” of usable screen in its folded form.

Nine years ago, In his first AMA on Reddit, Gates had revealed that he uses a Surface Pro computer made by Microsoft.

At the time Gates had said, “I just got my Surface Pro a week ago and it is very nice.”

Recently, it was reported that Alphabet Inc. subsidiary Google is planning a foldable rival smaller in size than the Galaxy Z Fold 3.

By Shivdeep Dhaliwal
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