• big_slap@lemmy.world
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    5 minutes ago

    damn! I love my fold 5, but only cause the front screen is slim. not a fan of the standard screen size on the front of this one but a 10 inch tablet in my pocket is intriguing…

    ill wait for the second or third generation to come out before I consider this

  • Tattorack@lemmy.world
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    1 hour ago

    I don’t want large phones that get even larger. I want a large phones that becomes smaller for my pocket.

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    5 hours ago

    Considering everyone I know with a folding phone has had a fault with the folding part of it - I don’t think its the best idea from a durability standpoint to add yet another folding part.

    If one screen or fold point breaks, you’re now left with two unusable (but perfectly functioning) screens. Seems like an expensive gimmick to me.

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      From the moment I saw it, I knew what the problem would be, and surprise! That’s the problem.

      BTW, I’m a musician, not an engineer. If I saw that obvious issue, what is their fucking problem?

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        It’s not a problem, it’s a business opportunity. The more they break, the more they can sell you a 2000 dollars phone.

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      Mine grew a visible line at the foldy bit that you can see at an angle.

      I like the phone though, just know what you’re getting into.

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    4 hours ago

    It sucks. I know its not for everyone and for sure its gonna cost €€€€.
    The foldable phone are fine, yet expensive and not so widely used.

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    And who asked for it? They very well know that nobody will buy that.

    Just get a tablet at this point.

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      9 hours ago

      Because they’re fragile. You don’t want your screen to die on the first drop.

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        9 hours ago

        and you don’t want it full of scratches, since cover glasses and protection cases will probably be quite complicated for these monstrosities?

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    13 hours ago

    This is going to be like shaving razors, isn’t it? How soon before quad-fold phones?

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    13 hours ago

    Whose brilliant idea was it to demo this with a wallpaper that looks like a shitty diagonal screen fold?

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    11 hours ago

    This is a very cool piece of technology. The comments here naysaying about it seem odd to me. If it’s not for you that’s fine, but many millions of foldables have been bought over the past few years, and they continue to sell very well today

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        1 hour ago

        Only in real life, not in any of the marketing materials. So you only know how it really works after purchase.

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          Almost no one buys a super expensive phone that has a totally new form factor without trying it out in real life before buying it

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      it is a very cool technical achievement, but the user experience leaves a lot to be desired with them. most people don’t think about comparing. which is the only way i can imagine samsung getting as big as they have.

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        Statement with no substance. What do you desire that’s not there?

        Aside from the screen being softer and easier to scratch, name a practical difference between this and another 10" Android tablet…

        If a 10" tablet meets your desires, and your desire to fold it and put it in your pocket, what’s left?

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          well that is part of the user experience. the main thing that annoys me though is that the ui tends to go one of two ways for these devices; either it’s super-custom to the point that all application developers have to do extra work to be usable on it, or there’s too little customisation, which again means apps are not properly usable without extra work. i’ve not seen a folding device that “just works” yet.