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Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by SoylentYellow »

edandersen wrote: post #208
manningthegoose wrote: post #9

I just don't understand who wants these foldable phones, especially at the $1799 price point. I guess a use case is wealthy frequent travelers who don't want a separate device with a larger screen to watch movies/videos on the go? Someone help me out here.

Until someone actually sells an 8 inch OLED tablet, these are the only options on the market today for a small tablet with a good screen.

Only option right now is a Lenovo Y700. Not OLED, but it has a great looking 120 Hz screen, fast processor, and premium feel. However, it only comes in a Chinese version, so I ended up creating "unsecure" networks and accounts (Youtube, Reddit, etc) to use with it.

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Post by e12e »

r00fus wrote: post #77

You know what I'd want? A foldable tablet. I'd love a mini or standard size tablet that can fold out like a newspaper into something with good screen size. Hell, it'd be great for e-ink also. But a phone? I mostly use it to call / send texts and want it pocket sized and durable.

What makes something a phone, not a tablet?

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Post by arepublicadoceu »

TobyTheDog123 wrote: post #32

Yeah that price point makes it an instant pass - In all honesty, phones, at least for me, have been reaching a point of diminishing returns. I upgraded from an iPhone 11 to an iPhone 14 recently, and the difference was practically nothing. I didn't think it was possible to experience buyer's remorse after waiting three whole generations, but here we are. I wouldn't be surprised if it's five years before a phone has s…

God and I thought I was going crazy. I have an iPhone XR bought on release day and my girlfriend just bought an iPhone 14.

I can’t, for the life of me, see a difference on performance. It takes better pictures at night and that’s about everything I can notice.

At this point the only “feature” that I want is USB-C. As ridiculous as this is, the only way apple can convince me to upgrade my old iPhone is to change their connectors.

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Post by ChrisClark »

cdibona wrote: post #122
ChrisClark wrote: post #107

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Fail? They are launching the Fold 5 in a couple months now. I'm still on the 3, I've had it for about 1.5 years and I use it every day. I love it, especially with the pressure sensitive pen. It's still working great, so I'll probably wait for the fold 6 or 7.

I have the fold 2 and I absolutely love it, been using it almost nonstop for a few years. When the 5 comes out I'll replace the 2 for it. The 2 is just showing some wear at the bend point on the screen, the flip I've replaced the protector once but it went smoothly at the Samsung store. I think the google/nexus/pixel fold looks nice, but the pixel reliability track record has been pretty grim, so maybe I'll give it a…

Yeah, I think I'll look into a Pixel Fold once the third comes out if it ever does. But yeah, the Fold is great.

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Post by DrBenCarson »

brookst wrote: post #177
dr_kiszonka wrote: post #167

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My interpretation of this article and the original press release is that the screens are supposed to last at least 200k folds.

If it's 0% failure at 200k folds, that means the 200k is about six standard deviations away from the mean, so I think (statistics gurus please correct) that says the average device will last for 1.7m folds.

That can’t be accurate just anecdotally. More likely they call it or or two sds out and chalk up the remaining 10 or so percent as RMAs.

You’re also assuming a normal distribution. This very well might not be a normal distribution

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Post by crossroadsguy »

manningthegoose wrote: post #9

I just don't understand who wants these foldable phones, especially at the $1799 price point. I guess a use case is wealthy frequent travelers who don't want a separate device with a larger screen to watch movies/videos on the go? Someone help me out here.

I also don’t understand who would have wanted a 4 inch then a 5 inch then 6 then 7 and maybe 8 inches phones while their palms remained exactly of the same size. Sometimes I feel people just want weird shit. And yeah new things. Just “new” things - otherwise Apple’s non-upgrade upgrade phones will go unsold.

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Post by unclad5968 »

alexchantavy wrote: post #190
ollien wrote: post #3

I understand the laws of physics are in effect, but the big thing keeping me from even remotely considering a foldable is the durability of the internal screen. The newer Galaxy Fold's have some sort of plastic/glass composite, but it still scratches super easily, and it's not serviceable at all.

Had a Samsung zflip 4 where the screen stopped working after 1 month and their customer service gave me the run around and tried to claim I damaged it - thank god I took pictures documenting the whole process. I probably wasted a work week’s worth of time on emails and phone calls related to this nonsense. Will never consider Samsung again. They do this weird 3rd party support partnership thing with asurion where the…

I had the zflip 3. Loved that thing. No problems for a year+. Traded it in for the flip 4 which died in two months. Not sure if I was just unlucky but I'm done with foldable for the foreseeable future.

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Post by thekaleb »

saghm wrote: post #199
option wrote: post #187

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pixel fold doesn’t seem to have a stylus, does it?

You don't necessarily need one to come with the phone; there are third-party stylus(es?), and as long as you have a decent way to store it in your pocket or on the the case, it's still handy.

This is not true. There is a big difference between a capacitive and active stylus. You must have your screen support an active sounds stylus.

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Post by matheusmoreira »

asimops wrote: post #194

139.7mm x 79.5mm Just imagine, they would remove the crap in the middle and sell it for a reasonable price. Finally an android flagship with proper sizing and GrapheneOS.

> Finally an android flagship with proper sizing and GrapheneOS.

Does the Pixel 7 Pro not fit that description? I just bought one for GrapheneOS.

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Post by x3n0ph3n3 »

manningthegoose wrote: post #9

I just don't understand who wants these foldable phones, especially at the $1799 price point. I guess a use case is wealthy frequent travelers who don't want a separate device with a larger screen to watch movies/videos on the go? Someone help me out here.

I love my Samsung ZFlip4, which feels much more like the old flip phones, but it also has a smaller screen on the outside with a few handy functions that keep my from having to unfold it. The form factor is just so comfortable and fits wonderfully in my pockets, including my breast pockets.
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