Imo Smartphones and tablets in general werent ever made because someone starting from 1st principles thought this was a good design.
Its was just, heres some cool gizmo we can flog to people.
The Samsung Galaxy Fold's display seems to have problems
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Re: The Samsung Galaxy Fold's display seems to have problems
#42Not sure if I’m in the minority but I would prefer two separated clamshell screens to one bendy screen. At least until the bendable tech is 100%. Two separate screens would still allow great multitasking when necessary. When not used perhaps it can completely fold behind the device for a traditional smartphone experience.
If you're going for clamshell, I think I might prefer a Psion 5 type of device.
Re: The Samsung Galaxy Fold's display seems to have problems
#43Even if the Fold has some problems, I commend them for being bold with their design and ambitions. It may be safer to wait for the next generation of that phone, but many recent developments in the hardware space have been lacking in ambition. Kudos to Samsung
Had this happened to Apple, there would be an uproar. Samsung’s $2000 phone breaks in two days? Kudos to them for being bold and brave. Smh.
Not sure why you are being downvoted, it is true.
There is no "innovation" whatsoever if the technology doesn't work. Apple and other makers have been playing with the technology and understood the risks of putting this device out there. Samsung ignored these risks for the sake of press, and now the customer pays the price.
Re: The Samsung Galaxy Fold's display seems to have problems
#44Even if the Fold has some problems, I commend them for being bold with their design and ambitions. It may be safer to wait for the next generation of that phone, but many recent developments in the hardware space have been lacking in ambition. Kudos to Samsung
> Even if the Fold has some problems The absolutely most important aspect of this $2000 device is failing within days. The only way this could be worse is if they started exploding, too. I'm exciting for neat ambitious devices also, but they have to be more than paper weights. If these are all failing so soon, either there was no QA whatsoever, or some QA manager within Samsung was ignored...
> The only way this could be worse is if they started exploding, too.
Give it a few months.
This is like a 1980s plastic lunch box. The moulded hinge always snapped in half after about 3 months regardless of what you did. Cue optimus prime letting your lunch out all over the floor.
I think they are failing because it was a fucking stupid idea.
Edit: If anything I want NO mechanical components on any handheld device I own because in the last 40 years of my life everything has broken mechanically eventually. Home buttons, volume controls, connectors, battery holders everything.
Re: The Samsung Galaxy Fold's display seems to have problems
#45Even if the Fold has some problems, I commend them for being bold with their design and ambitions. It may be safer to wait for the next generation of that phone, but many recent developments in the hardware space have been lacking in ambition. Kudos to Samsung
Had this happened to Apple, there would be an uproar. Samsung’s $2000 phone breaks in two days? Kudos to them for being bold and brave. Smh.
That's because Apple would have spent the last 2 years saying that no one would ever need that feature, then pretend to invent it saying it was the most amazing thing ever, then remove some functionality that everyone loved to make room for it while still staying thinner than anyone cared...
When it quit working after 2 days they'd tell you you shouldn't have held it that way.
Re: The Samsung Galaxy Fold's display seems to have problems
#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
My guess is it helps people who don't like large phones (in terms of surface area) in their clothes pockets. Sure it'll be thicker, and maybe some people have an issue with that, but it would potentially fit better in some situations while still unfolding to a larger screen size for regular use.
If the size in the pocket is the problem, surely the extra thickness makes it more cumbersome? It would be like carrying one of those Anker battery packs around all day (the non-travel/portable ones) would it not?
It's less cumbersome than an iPad Mini in your pocket.
Re: The Samsung Galaxy Fold's display seems to have problems
#47> The phone comes with this protective layer/film. Samsung says you are not supposed to remove it. I removed it, not knowing you’re not supposed to (consumers won’t know either). It appeared removable in the left corner, so I took it off. I believe this contributed to the problem. How do you even?
Displays often come with a plastic film attached so it doesn't get scratched during transport. Maybe they assumed it was like that, and that Samsung was being overly cautious?
But that means they put a coating on that not only can be separated from the display but looks like it's designed to be. Bad engineering.
Re: The Samsung Galaxy Fold's display seems to have problems
#48> The phone comes with this protective layer/film. Samsung says you are not supposed to remove it. I removed it, not knowing you’re not supposed to (consumers won’t know either). It appeared removable in the left corner, so I took it off. I believe this contributed to the problem. How do you even?
This happened to multiple reviewers including MKBHD. It must not be quite so obvious as it is when reading about it in hindsight.
Re: The Samsung Galaxy Fold's display seems to have problems
#49Even if the Fold has some problems, I commend them for being bold with their design and ambitions. It may be safer to wait for the next generation of that phone, but many recent developments in the hardware space have been lacking in ambition. Kudos to Samsung
Flip phones are "innovative" now? They've been around for ages. The one aspect of Samsung's design that's supposedly innovative is making a single display that extends across the hinge - that's also the part of their design that doesn't actually work.
Re: The Samsung Galaxy Fold's display seems to have problems
#50Not sure if I’m in the minority but I would prefer two separated clamshell screens to one bendy screen. At least until the bendable tech is 100%. Two separate screens would still allow great multitasking when necessary. When not used perhaps it can completely fold behind the device for a traditional smartphone experience.
Don't those already exist? I swear I've seen phones that just have dual screens.
Ive only seen off brand companies test this out. Samsung seems to be jumping headfirst into the bendable tech skipping dual screen.