How does everyone here feel about foldable phones?

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Well, as promised, we are talking foldable this week. The excitement is palpable, and it looks like the rest of our mod team have already started the conversation here. Go check it out.

I honestly don’t know very much about foldable phones, so I’ll let the rest of our (very smart and knowledgeable) mod team handle this one this week. :)

Last thing for future reference at the end of the week, we also have a great thread discussing foldables here too, go check it out if you want more great discussions.

DeltaTangoLima,
@DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com avatar

I tried the Fold3, and had it back under warranty 3 times, until Samsung opted to replace it. They replaced it with a Fold4 (which was nice) in beige (which wasn’t nice).

So I sold it and got a Pixel 7 Pro, and I couldn’t be happier.

Honestly, foldable screen tech still needs a lot more maturity, IMHO. It was actually a relief to switch back to a phone where my heart didn’t miss a beat every time I opened it, or heard the creak/crack sound when closing it. It was honestly pretty stressful, wondering if each day was the day I’d join the long list of people with busted screens through no fault of their own.

MargotRobbie,
@MargotRobbie@lemmy.world avatar

Makes me miss the days of plastic backed phones that are nearly indestructible.

DeltaTangoLima,
@DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com avatar

Lol - I actually remember using my Nokia 101 to hammer some plastic trim back into place on my car!

Frog-Brawler,
@Frog-Brawler@kbin.social avatar

Technically, all phones are foldable.

PlutoniumAcid,
@PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world avatar

And blendable.

jordanlund,

Foldable screens, to me, seem to be a recipe for disaster. Another point of failure.

Flip phones like from Star Trek are awesome though!

MargotRobbie,
@MargotRobbie@lemmy.world avatar

I really need to go watch Star Trek. Seems popular here.

Jarmer,

Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks. Both amazing! Especially SNW. Absolutely loving this season, I honestly want to go back and rewatch all the current eps as they release.

visak, (edited )

“His Delta is also a communicator. You just tap it.”

“But flipping it open is the best part.”

Jarmer,

Love it so much!!!

Holodeck_Moriarty,

I’m personally loving how much Trek is on Lemmy. There’s even a star trek based instance.

jordanlund,

Original Recipe is still the best...

https://youtu.be/l6wDG360HX4

Tippon,
@Tippon@lemmy.world avatar

A foldable flip phone would be much better than most of the book type foldables that seem to be the trend :)

Default_Defect,
@Default_Defect@midwest.social avatar

I like the idea of them, but I’ve yet to see it implemented in a way that I feel is necessarily helpful.

nehal3m,

They seem extremely difficult to repair so it’s a hard pass from me.

WhoRoger,
@WhoRoger@lemmy.world avatar

Everything is stupidly difficult to repair these days. Just today I watched repair videos of Samsung Fold 4 and the old Razr, and it honestly didn’t seem much worse than any other phone. At least you don’t need fucking lasers to remove the backplate like on iPhones.

Purplexingg,

I fucking love foldables and think everyone should have one. I truly believe they are the next step in phone technology and cannot wait for when they solve the crease “problem” so people can stop complaining about it. Also getting the price to $999 is pretty key too. Or apple jumping on board.

WhoRoger,
@WhoRoger@lemmy.world avatar

It’s one bandwagon I’d like Apple to jump on. Whenever Apple makes something, everyone else has to do the same (only better and cheaper). So once there’s an iFold for 4000 $€£ or something, a year later every noname brand will have a 300 $€£ foldable.

breakerfall,

I have a Surface Duo 1 and I really think they got the form factor right, as opposed to the folding glass one-big-screen types. The SD also folds backwards so you don’t need (to pay for) three screens. Also, most of the functionality of the Pixel Fold is shown off as multitasking two apps side by side, which is exactly the power user use case the SD was made for.

IMO two-screen side-by-side folders could be down to $1K at this point if they didn’t all employ fragile bending glass and superfluous outer displays.

Also, I like the idea of a Flip… again, without a big outer display. Give me e-ink on the outside or something for the clock and message previews – I’ll open the phone if I need to anyway.

WhoRoger,
@WhoRoger@lemmy.world avatar

IMO two-screen side-by-side folders could be down to $400 at this point

FTFY

optiki,

I’m curious but hesitant about full screen foldables. I’ve had my dual screen LG V60 for over 3 years now. I keep it in the dual screen case all the time and I use the 2nd screen daily. It’s convenient to have the extra screen removable for repair/replace purposes and the mechanical gear is somewhat user accessible. I wish LG hadn’t exited the mobile space.

WhoRoger,
@WhoRoger@lemmy.world avatar

I’m so two minds about it. On one hand it’s an incredibly stupid idea (reliability, extra screen/cameras, two batteries…), but at the same time it’s really a marvel of technology and a real miracle that they actually make it work.

I can imagine a Razr in my distant future if Moto survives and doesn’t get shittier. Altho I’ll probably still prefer other aspects to a foldable screen.

Dark_Blade,
@Dark_Blade@lemmy.world avatar

Cool gimmick, but I’m gonna wait till all the kinks are worked out (or at least, all the major ones). Right now, I just don’t care enough to buy an unreliable phone with a hinge.

knobbysideup,

There could be some interesting designs, but to take advantage of that the UI would need to adapt, I think.

Today I’d rather have user-replaceable batteries and screens.

Vince,

Love them, tried out the Z Flip 3, Oppo Find N, currently have the Pixel Fold.

I understand that it’s not for everyone and I don’t think it’s a must buy for me, but I really like the form factor and I’m glad for the option.

Vince,

I’ve thought about it some more, and I think I’ve identified what I really want out of a foldable.

I want the promise of the one device to replace a phone, tablet, and laptop. Currently, were no where near that. Hardware wise I think we’re there, but software, we still have a long way to go to get all apps to support a tablet mode.

“Laptop” mode I haven’t even bothered trying for most things. It does work pretty well for work, using RDP, Teams, Outlook.

breakerfall,

I couldn’t wrap my head around paying premium for what’s basically the last gen processor. Pixel 8 will have Tensor 3. The Fold should have been priced accordingly. They used to purposely use the previous gen processors in the Nexus line to keep prices down.

Vince,

That’s fair, pretty good reason, especially for enthusiasts, to not want to buy it.

For me, I stopped being able to notice any significant lag on my phones 2-3 generations ago. I guess I don’t do anything that requires that much processing power on my phone anymore.

Anti_Weeb_Penguin,
@Anti_Weeb_Penguin@lemmy.world avatar

They are terrible, i would never buy one.

Poob,

I’m very interested in the ability to have a large screen when I need it. I am hesitant though. The prices are crazy, which isn’t surprising for new tech. I’m also going to wait a bit and let them iron the kinks out before I consider buying one.

I’m also pretty rough on everything I own, so it’s going to need to be as tough as a current slate phone before I look at them.

kratoz29,

I like the concept, but I don’t think we have endurable hardware for that yet… And I can’t afford them anyway.

I just hope they don’t end up like many of those interesting Android promises that go nowhere.

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