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Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by Someone1234 »

It actually looks really nice; and I'd consider myself their target demographic conceptually. My last iPhone was a Pro for context.

But at a $2K starting price, plus likely another $200 for the storage size they really expect people to purchase, in this economy, it is so far outside of my price range it is dead to me.

Which is to say: Cool tech, but I've already dismissed it as something I want evaluate for my next phone just based on price alone.

That's maybe the real death-nail for folding phones: Price hasn't yet shifted to allow them to be mass market rather than enthusiast phones.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by pkulak »

MPSimmons wrote: post #236

Why do they insist on every new phone being bigger than the phones before them? I don't mind folding. I think it's cool, and a nice way to get a useful space. But I have big hands, and I can't use my iphone 17 now without two hands. This is even wider before unfolding. Who wants bigger phones? Who is like, "damn I wish I had a tablet that I could fold up and still barely fit in my pocket"? I want smaller phones. The…

For me it's fitting the damn thing in my pocket. And unfortunately, width is the main limiter there, making this far WORSE than any other, despite the smaller screen. I can't imagine what this thing would do to your jeans. Apple needs to sell tiny man satchels with this thing.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by kspacewalk2 »

mywittyname wrote: post #333
MPSimmons wrote: post #236

Why do they insist on every new phone being bigger than the phones before them? I don't mind folding. I think it's cool, and a nice way to get a useful space. But I have big hands, and I can't use my iphone 17 now without two hands. This is even wider before unfolding. Who wants bigger phones? Who is like, "damn I wish I had a tablet that I could fold up and still barely fit in my pocket"? I want smaller phones. The…

A lot of people who are "mobile-only" prefer larger phones. > But I have big hands, and I can't use my iphone 17 now without two hands. I've never been able to use a smart phone with one hand, even an original iphone. So this is probably a really niche complaint that you and Shaq have.

>A lot of people who are "mobile-only" prefer larger phones.

And a lot of people who are not prefer smaller ones.

>I've never been able to use a smart phone with one hand, even an original iphone. So this is probably a really niche complaint that you and Shaq have.

Not in the slightest. I've got a Galaxy A52, a large-ish phone for its time, and I can use it quite easily with one hand. I can't readily think of the small-hands equivalent of Shaq to compose a snarky "it's you" retort, and I'm sure it's not just you, but plenty people around you, with relatively normal hands, can use their phone with one hand.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by Ar-Curunir »

mywittyname wrote: post #333
MPSimmons wrote: post #236

Why do they insist on every new phone being bigger than the phones before them? I don't mind folding. I think it's cool, and a nice way to get a useful space. But I have big hands, and I can't use my iphone 17 now without two hands. This is even wider before unfolding. Who wants bigger phones? Who is like, "damn I wish I had a tablet that I could fold up and still barely fit in my pocket"? I want smaller phones. The…

A lot of people who are "mobile-only" prefer larger phones. > But I have big hands, and I can't use my iphone 17 now without two hands. I've never been able to use a smart phone with one hand, even an original iphone. So this is probably a really niche complaint that you and Shaq have.

What? Plenty of people can use the smaller iPhones with just one hand.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by ggcr »

improgrammer007 wrote: post #339

I love my iPhone SE 3rd gen. Perfect form factor. Neither too big nor too small to be able to do useful things on it. My hands and arms hurt using large phones. I am so used to using one hand to operate phones. My previous was iPhone SE 1st gen. Why do people need such a large phone in day to day life usage? Carry an iPad/tablet if you really need one.

> I am so used to using one hand to operate phones.

I even forgot about this. God damn it, I enjoyed the SE so much because of this.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by leptons »

sbdaman wrote: post #285

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Beauty is subjective. That's not snark, that's reality. Nothing is "genuinely beautiful". You can't just call something beautiful and have everyone agree that it is in fact "beautiful". It's the most overused word in marketing.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by tcmart14 »

throw03172019 wrote: post #359

How will a case work on this thing?

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/mkr64zm/a/iphone-duo-foli...

Addition for anyone scrolling: Link to a case on Apple's website for this.

Another addition: Another case without the kickstand

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/mkr94zm/a/iphone-duo-case...

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by erelong »

interesting design, would like a phone that opens up with a touch-typeable keyboard / nub mouse (to be like a pocket laptop / umpc)

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by blacksmith_tb »

MPSimmons wrote: post #236

Why do they insist on every new phone being bigger than the phones before them? I don't mind folding. I think it's cool, and a nice way to get a useful space. But I have big hands, and I can't use my iphone 17 now without two hands. This is even wider before unfolding. Who wants bigger phones? Who is like, "damn I wish I had a tablet that I could fold up and still barely fit in my pocket"? I want smaller phones. The…

I gather that for many people, their smartphone is their only computing device. Doesn't have much appeal for me, but if that was the case, I could see that nudging people towards bigger devices, even if it makes them less practical as phones you carry around / try to grasp with one hand.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by FpUser »

>"breakthrough foldable design" - and what exact part of it is "breakthrough"? Do they have "invisible fold"?
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