Sure, OnePlus says its updated Open Apex Edition (no relation to Apex Legendsunfortunately) foldable phone is inspired by Hasselblad’s 503CW 60 Years Victor Red Edition—whatever The means – but let’s be honest: This thing, with its Crimson Shadow faux leather trim, looks like the interior of an expensive sports car for a midlife crisis. But instead of driving it to the club and regaining some lost youth, you’ll be using it to post depressing holiday selfies on Instagram.

Because nobody wants to see a middle-aged father drunk to Dua Lipa’s Houdini under an angry strobe light, really. But I digress.

Admittedly, I never got a chance to test OnePlus’ first foldable, the original Open in 2023. However, I have used several of Samsung’s excellent Folds, including last year’s Z Fold5, and have been quite impressed. I prefer the larger screen real estate of a foldable phone, especially for gaming, and judging by the reviews, OnePlus seems to have a slightly updated winner with 2024’s Open Apex Edition. That is, if you don’t already own an Open. Otherwise, it might be worth saving money and waiting for the inevitable Open 2.

While it has improved 1TB of internal storage and a new VIP security chip that can quickly turn off the device’s microphone and camera in apps, on a basic hardware level it’s the same phone as last year’s model, Android Central notes. Same respectable displays, same Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, same 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM, same dated water resistance, and same lack of future system updates to rely on. So for the $1,899 price tag, you’re essentially getting a decent mid-gen refresh (in a fancy deep red colorway, yes) for your aforementioned midlife crisis.

One of my constant complaints about Samsung’s Fold phones is the annoyingly thin cover screen. It’s terrible for gaming, and while I usually play stuff on the larger internal screen, it would be nice to occasionally have the option to comfortably game on the external screen. Apparently, hardware-wise, the OnePlus Open and Apex Edition both have a more comfortable cover screen aspect ratio, and I’d like to try that out with my mobile gaming library. Speaking of which, 16GB of RAM is more than enough bandwidth to run most mobile titles smoothly, I’d bet.

Overall, it seems to be a very solid foldable phone and I hope to get my hands on a review unit soon to run benchmarks and compare it directly to Samsung’s offerings, especially in the gaming space.

You can now order the Open Apex Edition on the OnePlus website.