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Pixel 11 Pro Fold feels like the end of an era

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Re: Pixel 11 Pro Fold feels like the end of an era

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Post by DANmode »

rekoil wrote: post #118
harrouet wrote: post #104

I remain an irreductible fan of the one-hand theory, and therefore stick with an iPhone 13 mini. I might be late at the folding-phone revolution. Alas it seems we won't see any such phone that fits in a pant's pocket and that can be operated single-handedly. I am afraid that the 13 mini is the last of its kind. Yet many reports of people dropping their gigantic phones. Maybe that's a business model after all.

I had the 12 mini (before it I had an iPhone SE, then iPhone X, then the 12 mini), which unfortunately did not work for me because the battery drained too fast. Really hope you're wrong and we do eventually get some more one-handed phones in the future, especially once battery tech evolves.

> battery drained too fast.

Battery-saver on all iOS devices.

Re: Pixel 11 Pro Fold feels like the end of an era

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Post by ShinyLeftPad »

k8sToGo wrote: post #108
Archer6621 wrote: post #103

The crease makes it look cheap and fragile, like with many of the foldable phones. I'm curious what people need the huge screens for on phones? Is it mostly for watching videos?

When you open it, it becomes a tablet not a phone. And therein lays your answer.

a tablet with a crease right in the middle of a screen (FTFY)

Re: Pixel 11 Pro Fold feels like the end of an era

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Post by ShinyLeftPad »

Archer6621 wrote: post #120
k8sToGo wrote: post #108

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When you open it, it becomes a tablet not a phone. And therein lays your answer.

That might explain my naivety here, I've never really gotten into using tablets for anything.

I am a tablet user but crease is a non starter. However I know people who like foldables in different ways, like financial stuff, they don't care

Re: Pixel 11 Pro Fold feels like the end of an era

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Post by cpt_sobel »

mrheosuper wrote: post #113
harrouet wrote: post #104

I remain an irreductible fan of the one-hand theory, and therefore stick with an iPhone 13 mini. I might be late at the folding-phone revolution. Alas it seems we won't see any such phone that fits in a pant's pocket and that can be operated single-handedly. I am afraid that the 13 mini is the last of its kind. Yet many reports of people dropping their gigantic phones. Maybe that's a business model after all.

Samsung is testing the water with their new passport-size fold phone. Looklike enough people demanded for smaller size phone. Granted it is still considerably bigger than ip13mini, but it's step in right diretion

I just held it in my hands today, its reduced height makes it fit much easier in the pocket. Overall a better form in my opinion, the price tag still too high for me.

Re: Pixel 11 Pro Fold feels like the end of an era

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Post by out_of_protocol »

forestrywat wrote: post #98

I cannot understand how people can tolerate the crease. It's so visible on every foldable. And it's simply not acceptable to my eyes.

Dunno. Crease almost invisible when screen is on and not pitch black ( using Honor V3 while actual generation is V6).

Re: Pixel 11 Pro Fold feels like the end of an era

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Post by dominojab »

shlant wrote: post #68
free652 wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Comes out to about $1100 after trade-in and includes a free Pixel Watch 5. Thats expensive :/

it's crazy how normalized spending 1k+ on a phone has become. I can't imagine paying that for a phone that is almost identical in features I care about to something 1/3 the price.

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Re: Pixel 11 Pro Fold feels like the end of an era

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Post by dominojab »

drop_star wrote: post #11
cpeth wrote: post #7

I'm tempted to get one to replace my very cracked Pixel 9 Pro XL. With all the incentives Google offers for Google Fi customers it's not all that expensive. Comes out to about $1100 after trade-in and includes a free Pixel Watch 5. I'm foldable-curious and Samsung just includes too much overlapping bloat "features". Gemini is bad enough, I don't need Bixby and whatever else. Not to mention I would have to pay full pr…

> free Pixel Watch 5. Personally, I find smart watches a gimmick but maybe I havnt looked into them enough.

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Re: Pixel 11 Pro Fold feels like the end of an era

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Post by cryo32 »

harrouet wrote: post #104

I remain an irreductible fan of the one-hand theory, and therefore stick with an iPhone 13 mini. I might be late at the folding-phone revolution. Alas it seems we won't see any such phone that fits in a pant's pocket and that can be operated single-handedly. I am afraid that the 13 mini is the last of its kind. Yet many reports of people dropping their gigantic phones. Maybe that's a business model after all.

I really want something 13 mini sized but the battery life is no good for me. They could fix that with less fat and bloated software but like hell that's going to happen.

The last phone I really liked was my iPhone 6s. Right size, shape and feel. That was incidentally the last phone that had a camera that didn't oversharpen everything too.

Re: Pixel 11 Pro Fold feels like the end of an era

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Post by esperent »

Archer6621 wrote: post #120
k8sToGo wrote: post #108

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When you open it, it becomes a tablet not a phone. And therein lays your answer.

That might explain my naivety here, I've never really gotten into using tablets for anything.

My mother uses it for everything. The small phone screen is hard for her eyes, she doesn't really need a laptop and the tablet is just right. She still carries a phone with her but I can imagine if she replaced both tablet and phone with a single foldable she'd be happy. On the other hand, she'd want it to last 5+ years and she'd never spend €1800+ on it.
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