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Pixel 11 Pro Fold feels like the end of an era

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Post by the__alchemist »

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'm with you brother/sister. It is a tragedy that even with the diaspora of Android makers and models, we can't get anything like it. I hung onto my Pixel 4 for years; bought a new Pixel 4 after too many screen cracks and battery deterioration; used that until it stopped working for mobile payments (security reasons or something), then finally caved and bought a 10.

I don't need a Pixel. An iPhone would be fine. Or arbitrary Android phone. Just make it not huge. I have human hands and pants.

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Post by losvedir »

kotaKat wrote: post #194
weavie wrote: post #154

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think a lot of people pay their phones off with a contract over several years. Signing up for a new phone contract, you start looking at a $600 phone. Thats $25 a month plus $15 for your calls and data, so $40 a month. Then you see the next phone next to it thats only $1200, it's so much better, and you're only paying $65 a month for it. And then they flash this one in front of you, only $67 a month (just ignore th…

I wish we'd go back to subsidized 2-year contracts with one lower price upfront for the phone, the 2 year contract all-in price per month, and then walk away satisfied or walk off paying the $3-400 ETF. Instead carriers played a funny game to uncouple the phone from the now month-to-month service contract (so they can keep changing the fees, prices, and plans on you with no recourse) but then couple the contract to t…

The point of decoupling the phone from the contract is you don't buy your phone through your carrier. Why would you want to do that?

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Post by ShinyLeftPad »

losvedir wrote: post #203
ShinyLeftPad wrote: post #165

Earlier quoted context omitted.

someone said "tablet". When I use a tablet I personally don't just notice it, I literally can't stand any uneven surface under stylus or uneven reflections. So the unfolded state of the folded phone is not a "tablet" to me. Maybe a tablet with a glaring defect... definitely not a tablet I could use as an actual tablet.

I can't tell if you've actually tried a finding phone or not, but that would help understand and place your comments better.

I have, I have a friend with a folding phone

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Post by expedition32 »

fg137 wrote: post #190
rf15 wrote: post #25

> trapped in a shape everyone else seems to be moving on from. Really not sure if we were ever there. Foldable phones still feel like a novelty that is expensive and fragile, among other tradeoffs. Also moving on to what, exactly? The regular slate form factor is what people buy, and have been for years at this point.

It's the Verge. They want you to think everyone is following the trend, when most of the world don't care about foldable phones at all.

The days of people actually obsessing about smartphones are gone. They are just tools.

The average customer just buys the latest Galaxy or iPhone without thinking about it.

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Post by the__alchemist »

eahm wrote: post #133

I think everyone lost their damn mind, possibly during Covid. New iPhones used to be $199 and when they went to $299 the decision was seriously questionable. Now they cost like a used car, everyone buys $1000+ iPhones without batting an eye, insane. This one is $2000, I wouldn't get it if I had a billion on principle.

> Now they cost like a used car, everyone buys $1000+ iPhones without batting an eye, insane.

It appears you haven't attempted to buy a used car lately either. Details vary, but in the US, generally you are looking at $6k floor for a running car.

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Post by eigenspace »

eahm wrote: post #133

I think everyone lost their damn mind, possibly during Covid. New iPhones used to be $199 and when they went to $299 the decision was seriously questionable. Now they cost like a used car, everyone buys $1000+ iPhones without batting an eye, insane. This one is $2000, I wouldn't get it if I had a billion on principle.

I get more value from my smartphone than I used to, and I upgrade it less often.

The photos I take with it are genuinely precious to me, and I'm more than happy to shell out 800-1000€ every 3 years so as long as yhe cameras keep getting better.

I have zero interest in folding phones though. Theyre less durable and have worse cameras so im sitting this fad out.

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Post by usui »

nelsonic wrote: post #193
usui wrote: post #186

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You don't have to choose one over the other https://obsoless.com/products/iph0n3-usb-c-protection-case

Very cool lightning->USB-C case. Does the internal lightning connector last well or does it die after a few months?

Been using it for half a year and so far it's doing well. I never remove it from its case so there's not much wear happening on the connector. At least it protects the original port as well.

The creator is really nice and basically handles everything himself. I had n issue in the upper separate piece and I learned just the top part can be ordered and replaced for cheap.

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Post by driverdan »

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 thought I liked small phones until I got a large one. Now I can't go back. I haven't tried folding yet but may feel the same about it if I ever do.

That said, I have long fingers and can easily use the largest phones with one hand.

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Post by tjoff »

princevegeta89 wrote: post #87
rf15 wrote: post #25

> trapped in a shape everyone else seems to be moving on from. Really not sure if we were ever there. Foldable phones still feel like a novelty that is expensive and fragile, among other tradeoffs. Also moving on to what, exactly? The regular slate form factor is what people buy, and have been for years at this point.

Folding phones aren't going away; they're becoming more mainstream. The initial versions of folding phones that came out five or six years ago had issues and some aspects that weren't addressed. But we are literally in the sixth or seventh generation of folding phones, and Samsung has basically perfected them. If you think the durability is bad, think again, because they are very, very durable. I use a Z Fold 6, and…

If you ignore the price I'd be with you. But at current prices they are nothing but a novelty.
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