There is a whole world out there and most MKBHD viewers aren't even from the US. Also, MKBHD reviews plenty of phones that aren't available in the US like the zenfones.
Maybe design award, he talks about how everything is the same but was impressed with the Magic V2 because of it's thinness and how it manages to cram a larger battery than other foldables. While that's impressive, I don't really think it's groundbreaking. I feel repairability should also be a consideration for design since most slabs and foldables look identical to each other and the Fairphone is miles ahead of everything else in that regard.