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.

jaden,

Mine broke too easily, and I made the mistake of buying the immature product used. Replacement parts were only $50 cheaper than buying another one used.

Longmactoppedup,

Partner has the z flip4 and is very happy with it.

Although the folding mechanism on the first one seized up. When it was forced open, the pixels on the crease turned off.

Took it back to the retailer and they swapped it on the spot. They were out of 256GB versions, so they provided the 512GB one instead. As the price of them had dropped a lot since purchase, the store gave $250 cash back for the difference.

MangoPenguin,
@MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

I like the idea, but they’re way out of my price range and easier to break too.

BananaTrifleViolin,

I used to have a clam phone when I was a kid and I love the idea of a foldable phone now.

But I wouldn't buy one any time soon - the idea of a hinged phone and screen just sounds far to vulnerable to wear and tear. As soon as you start adding moving parts you increase the risk of failure.

It's a great concept but at the moment it's a superfluous luxury and as they're so expensive then the cost of a breakage is just too much to tolerate. As the technology and manufacturing improves and/or becomes cheaper I might get one. But at present I don't want to risk buying a very expensive phone that could break in such a basic way as a hinged phone and folding screen could.

eric5949,

Typing this on my fold 3 right now.

MargotRobbie,
@MargotRobbie@lemmy.world avatar

How’s the experience?

eric5949,

I love it, never want to go back to a candybar. I was worried about the crease failing at first but I bought this phone used and have had it for about a year and so far it’s fine. You can’t really get the same media viewing or productivity experience on a regular phone.

erikriffle,
@erikriffle@mastodon.social avatar

@eric5949 @MargotRobbie honestly same. I can't do candybar phones anymore, the fold ruined them for me, it's just too amazing

4onTheFloor,

They have a certain appeal to them. I’d love to try one out though and see how it appeals to me. Main thing that keeps me from getting one, is that I work in construction. Dust and debris getting inside the screen, then me closing it is just asking for scratches. Would a screen protector even be viable with the crease being in the middle?

Old school flip phones were feasible for situations like mine. But I’m not going back to T9 texting lol.

bufordt,
@bufordt@sh.itjust.works avatar

My wife has the Samsung Flip 4, and it’s pretty nice. The screen comes with a screen protector on it, and you have to replace it occasionally, because it will start to delaminate around the crease.

For my wife it was a way to have a phone that fit in a small purse without any issues. It works well in that scenario.

I don’t know how well it would hold up to significant dust and debris.

TheInsane42,
@TheInsane42@lemmy.world avatar

I had a Nokia 8110 and 7110 which had a sliding mechanism to get the mic closer to the mouth (and to look cool), that made (some) sence. Now, I don’t see the advantage of a folding phone. Why make a phone shorter while making id thicker? I’m missing the ‘small’ 4" phones that looked like bricks compared to the old gsm models.

Hazdaz,

As with a lot of the negatives (including price), they will improve as time goes on,but to a large degree I see foldable as a fun engineering exercise to look at, but mostly pointless for the time being. I especially find it ridiculous when a foldable is 2x as thick as a regular phone and reviewers act like it’s magically half the size when you close it. You’re sacrificing height for thickness, but the volume is almost the exact same as a regular device.

As someone who loves the large screen of my tablet, I like the idea of a foldable, but they are a long way away from mass adoption.

DigDoug,

I think they’re cool as a technical feat, but I’d be far too worried about breaking it to ever buy one. The fact that the crease is visible even on brand new devices looks like a disaster waiting to happen.

rdeets,

I’m really leaning into buying a OnePlus Open when they come out, depending on price.

I currently have an iPhone 12 Pro Max, which is starting to act like a three-year-old phone.

With the price hikes, the iPhone 15 Pro Max could be within $100-$200 of the Open, if OnePlus decides to price the Open closer to the Oppo Find N2 rather than the Samsung Galaxy Fold.

So… $1,199 for an iPhone 15 Pro Max with an outdated screen, still no touchID, and no mute switch, or…

Possibly ~ $1,099 - $1,399 for a OnePlus Open for what will be the largest foldable on the market with the latest hinge tech, fingerprint scanner, and a mute switch.

I’ll likely pick up a cheap Samsung Galaxy Watch4 Classic LTE to use until the Watch6 Classic comes down in price next year.

rexwave,
@rexwave@reddthat.com avatar

Honestly, biggest deal breaker for me is the crease. When looking at it straight on, it’s not the worst, but it’s so jarring when you see it warp the screen and your finger runs across it. Not even to mention that it’s bound to have a giant line or even a crack run down it the more you fold it. Sure the price tag is steep, but if they somehow manage to fix or improve that issue, I could see it as a viable option.

buckykat,

The prospect of a tablet size screen folding up to fit in my pocket is appealing, but the durability and price aren’t currently acceptable. I don’t understand the appeal of flip type foldables at all.

Jarmer,

I constantly drop my phone, the kid knocks it off the dinner table, it gets rained on, etc etc etc… I have an iphone 12 pro (coming up on three years old) with no screen protector, just a regular case (albeit a really good case: Peak Design) and it’s still going strong to this day with zero malfunctions or visible wear even. I think I do need to replace the case. But anyway … I don’t think any kind of foldable / flippable phone could survive that kind of life.

oldlamps,

That price tag though…

zikk_transport2,

Dreaming of Pixel Fold. AOSP Android is the only Android I will buy.

However, announced price of 1.9k eur (or 2500eur in e-shops) is something I would not spend on a freaking phone. Price has to go down…

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