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Samsung’s Foldable Phone Is the $1,980 Galaxy Fold

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Re: Samsung’s Foldable Phone Is the $1,980 Galaxy Fold

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Post by jshevek »

goatlover wrote: post #16
jblow wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I want a phone that I can read books on, and spend quality time with, rather than reading crappy stuff like Twitter. I fully expect to buy a foldable (not sure which one) and would easily pay $2500+ for it. (It's not like I can buy laptops any more, since those are all garbage even when I pay $4000 for a supposedly high-end system, so I certainly have spare device money laying around!)

Kindles are cheap and light, if digital reading is your goal.

Kindles are not phones, the parent said "I want a phone that I can read books on, and spend quality time with..."

A foldable phone may meet his criteria, a Kindle would not.

Re: Samsung’s Foldable Phone Is the $1,980 Galaxy Fold

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Post by nickelcitymario »

While I won't be an early adopter for this, I think the concept is great.

The things I'll be watching out for if this takes off:

1) How does the screen holdup in daily use? Does the Infinity Flex Display get work out or glitchy at the hinge after 10,000 folds?

2) Will the device get thinner? This is currently the size of two phones stacked on top of each other. I can't imagine carrying that in my pocket long-term.

3) What's it like to actually use? Is it comfortable to hold when fully opened?

Other than that, I could see this being pretty awesome, personally.

Re: Samsung’s Foldable Phone Is the $1,980 Galaxy Fold

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Post by stabbles »

dfxm12 wrote: post #15
coryfklein wrote: post #2

More like a foldable tablet that can make phone calls. What I like is it eliminates one device you may be carrying around. If you previously had a $900 phone and a $1100 tablet, you could essentially have both for the same price and fit them in your pocket.

you could essentially have both for the same price and fit them in your pocket Will you be able to fit this in a pocket? My pockets can't fit anything bigger than a Pixel.

The garment industry cannot keep up with the rapid growth in tech

Re: Samsung’s Foldable Phone Is the $1,980 Galaxy Fold

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Post by jshevek »

djhworld wrote: post #18
goatlover wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Kindles are cheap and light, if digital reading is your goal.

I often read PDF versions of books (especially technical books) or PDFs of academic papers etc I've never been able to view these properly on a kindle. Well, last time I tried anyway, is it better now?

A foldable phone would be great for PDFs. I often want to flip between pages quickly, which Kindles still can't do.

Re: Samsung’s Foldable Phone Is the $1,980 Galaxy Fold

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Post by justfor1comment »

Really impressed that Samsung has matured the display manufacturing process so much that they can launch a mass market foldable screen. Also, surprised to hear the speaker say 7nm processor in the Fold. I didn't know the technology to fabricate 7nm chips existed.

Re: Samsung’s Foldable Phone Is the $1,980 Galaxy Fold

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Post by jblow »

jshevek wrote: post #21
goatlover wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Kindles are cheap and light, if digital reading is your goal.

Kindles are not phones, the parent said "I want a phone that I can read books on, and spend quality time with..." A foldable phone may meet his criteria, a Kindle would not.

Right ... the point is, I can do higher-quality reading without carrying extra devices around.

Re: Samsung’s Foldable Phone Is the $1,980 Galaxy Fold

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Post by salimmadjd »

Slightly OT: IMHO, I think Samsung made a huge mistake announcing the Fold along with their other products.

1 - This is a new product category and I think it deserves its own stage.

2 - Fold is overshadowing everything else Samsung announced. Galaxy, etc. are their biggest sellers but they lost the main attention to the Fold. Basically Fold's hype will cannibalize market attention of their new announcement that will make most of their revenue.

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