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Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by BryantD »

a_e_k wrote: post #426

$2000! I really don't get why people spend so much on flagship phones! I tend to aim for $200 Motos for me and my family, and it feels like it's a 90%+ solution at a tenth of the price. I can still browse the web, text with people, make calls, listen to music, and take pictures. They still last for years, and if they get dropped and the screen cracks, it just means its time to upgrade. What am I missing here?

I'm not getting a first generation of these things but if I could replace my iPad and my iPhone with this, the economics start to make more sense. Not for everyone, of course, but it'd be within my budget for replacing both devices.

I'm not sure the unfolded version will be big enough to truly replace my iPad Pro, though.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by stellar678 »

InsideOutSanta wrote: post #341

The people at Microsoft who made the Surface Duo must be feeling pretty weird seeing this. The name, the aspect ratio, the way the UI works, the gestures for setting up split-screen, the "use it as a tiny laptop" mode... It's all things they pioneered. Not that that's a bad thing. I absolutely loved the Surface Duo, it was my favorite phone until it stopped working correctly, and I hope other Android manufacturers ta…

Apple continues to Microsoftify themselves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvX3laQlg14

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by kimos »

ivraatiems wrote: post #95

$2,000 for a phone? Holy price point, Batman. No thanks. I assume the people who would buy something like this have enough money not to care, and also would not care about the second part of my comment, because they want New Thing or use their phones enough for it to be useful. I guess it might be the case that the only way to make the folding screen thing even remotely work is a very, very expensive manufacturing pr…

In Canada they range from $3000-$4800. Absolutely bonkers prices.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by throwaway13337 »

It's so close to the "her" wallet thing that the main character pulls out to look at photos.

It's just too big, and too metal.

The form factor is good. I hope things move this direction.

More broadly, it's interesting that the movie has a beautiful future aesthetic that influenced tech most in the recent years. The muted colors with natural materials mixed with ubiquitous tech that was in the background of a human in a humane world where people mostly walk places. I feel like the AI company aesthetic barrowed a lot from that movie. Right down to their office furniture.

Now we just need to make a phone OS to put something like that on that isn't locked down. Forget the year of desktop linux. I am waiting for the year of phone linux. Android doesn't count.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by nofunsir »

percentcer wrote: post #81

Despite what the marketing material would have you believe you can always see the fold. Even when it's fully open. Folding screens have been a solution in search of problem for like a decade now

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Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by ClarityJones »

I see some iPhone Pro Max buyers getting this simply because they paid around $1200 last year, then after trade-in ($885 for a 17PM), they could get into the Duo for $1,200.

If someone had that amount of disposable income last year, they might have it to throw at another upgrade this year.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by 1234letshaveatw »

Dlemlo wrote: post #374
mark_l_watson wrote: post #262

I am 75, and have a ton of computer gear. I can imagine myself as an old man later in life, not wanting to do any programming, and just wanting a single digital device like a future version of this product. Let’s see what Apple has available in 10 years.

Its a 2200$ device which does the same thing as a 500$ tablet or any other option. If people would at least use the power they buy... :|

Nah, let's just throw a new web framework at them that consumes all their newfound computing capacity. Always leave em' wanting more

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by valleyer »

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.

Yes, I too remember when Shaq starred in this commercial.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af0gtsjfy7E

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by CoolestBeans »

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…

Because for a lot (most?) people their iPhone is their primary and only personal computer. I also want a smaller phone. I bet Apple designers would love to sell you a smaller phone. They've certainly tried with my beloved and retired iPhone mini and the same size but thinner iPhone air. But the market keeps rejecting it because it's not just a portable companion to some other computer, it is the computer. If you're doing all your work on it then you need more real estate. Aging populations across the globe probably need more screen real estate also for bigger text.
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