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Samsung taking market share from Apple in U.S. as foldable phones gain momentum

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Re: Samsung taking market share from Apple in U.S. as foldable phones gain momentum

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Post by yreg »

fennecbutt wrote: post #260
baby wrote: post #108

I switched to Android last year, from being a long time iPhone user, just for the fold. I got the google pixel fold 9 pro. I also got lucky as it's right when all the cool AI integration started (and it sounds like it doesn't really work on Apple). My first hand experience is that I will probably never be able to go back to a non-folding phone. The ability to get a small tablet on demand anywhere (subway, train, bed,…

Doesn't have the same polish? Are you kidding me. How do you go back on iOS? Oh yeah it depends on which app and sometimes even where you are within one app. On android? Use the navigation bar or the same back gesture, every time all the time.

I never ever had a problem of not being sure how to go back in an iOS app, so I don't see why a dedicated button is such a missing feature.

Polish is also about visual consistency and Android is behind on that front.

Re: Samsung taking market share from Apple in U.S. as foldable phones gain momentum

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Post by jamesblonde »

rjh29 wrote: post #11

Samsung is no longer leading the pack for folding. They refuse to innovate; Fold 7 is almost identical to Fold 4. Cameras are sub-par and they removed pen support. Meanwhile Honor Magic V5 has pen support on both screens, top of the range cameras, silicon-carbide batteries, and is 4.1mm thick unfolded!

I have had the fold 7 for 5 weeks (since release day). It's fantastic. My daughter won't touch any other phone now - she loves the big screen. My only gripe is that the fold is a bit tricky to open, otherwise, it's the big breakthrough in phones we have been waiting 10 years for.

Re: Samsung taking market share from Apple in U.S. as foldable phones gain momentum

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Post by vidarh »

baby wrote: post #108

I switched to Android last year, from being a long time iPhone user, just for the fold. I got the google pixel fold 9 pro. I also got lucky as it's right when all the cool AI integration started (and it sounds like it doesn't really work on Apple). My first hand experience is that I will probably never be able to go back to a non-folding phone. The ability to get a small tablet on demand anywhere (subway, train, bed,…

Same. I haven't used my tablet since I got mine.

Re: Samsung taking market share from Apple in U.S. as foldable phones gain momentum

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Post by skylurk »

yreg wrote: post #261
fennecbutt wrote: post #260

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Doesn't have the same polish? Are you kidding me. How do you go back on iOS? Oh yeah it depends on which app and sometimes even where you are within one app. On android? Use the navigation bar or the same back gesture, every time all the time.

I never ever had a problem of not being sure how to go back in an iOS app, so I don't see why a dedicated button is such a missing feature. Polish is also about visual consistency and Android is behind on that front.

I switched to an iPhone five years ago and still miss the consistency of the Android back button. If a webpage embeds a full-width map, for example, the Safari back swipe is blocked by a pan action, and you need to jiggle the page's scroll to get the back button to show up at the bottom.

Re: Samsung taking market share from Apple in U.S. as foldable phones gain momentum

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Post by macguillicuddy »

neya wrote: post #188
baby wrote: post #108

I switched to Android last year, from being a long time iPhone user, just for the fold. I got the google pixel fold 9 pro. I also got lucky as it's right when all the cool AI integration started (and it sounds like it doesn't really work on Apple). My first hand experience is that I will probably never be able to go back to a non-folding phone. The ability to get a small tablet on demand anywhere (subway, train, bed,…

I discovered something insideous after being in the iOS ecosystem. Apple still slows down iPhones, but not in the way you think - every year around their iPhone launch schedule, like clockwork, my iPhone 14 Pro Max slowed down just enough to make me think it was ageing, but not enough to suspect - after a lot of tests, it turns out, the reponsitivity of the touch was being reduced in software. So, the "smooth" iOS po…

I wonder if there's a correlation here with new versions of iOS being released around the same time as new phones? Is it possible that OS optimization takes a back seat to bug fixes during the run up to release then subsequent point releases improve performance?

Re: Samsung taking market share from Apple in U.S. as foldable phones gain momentum

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Post by janpmz »

baby wrote: post #108

I switched to Android last year, from being a long time iPhone user, just for the fold. I got the google pixel fold 9 pro. I also got lucky as it's right when all the cool AI integration started (and it sounds like it doesn't really work on Apple). My first hand experience is that I will probably never be able to go back to a non-folding phone. The ability to get a small tablet on demand anywhere (subway, train, bed,…

What are you doing on the large screen?

Re: Samsung taking market share from Apple in U.S. as foldable phones gain momentum

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Post by [deleted] »

baby wrote: post #108

I switched to Android last year, from being a long time iPhone user, just for the fold. I got the google pixel fold 9 pro. I also got lucky as it's right when all the cool AI integration started (and it sounds like it doesn't really work on Apple). My first hand experience is that I will probably never be able to go back to a non-folding phone. The ability to get a small tablet on demand anywhere (subway, train, bed,…

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Re: Samsung taking market share from Apple in U.S. as foldable phones gain momentum

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Post by user34283 »

Lio wrote: post #4

If Samsung had a better reputation for privacy they’re the brand I’d switch to for one of their folders. I’m put off by how Samsung monetise every data source they’re trusted with though. E.g. TV viewing, phone data, Samsung Pay, forced analytics, etc. As a brand they don't seem to have any restraint when it comes to user privacy.

I care little about privacy, but OneUI just looks ugly to me.

It starts with Samsung's app icons. They all feel like a cheap knockoff of either Apple or Google to me.

I don't want to get a device where the UI looks like this.

Other than that, the Z-Fold 7 looks like a great device. I hope Google catches up.

Re: Samsung taking market share from Apple in U.S. as foldable phones gain momentum

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Post by user34283 »

jrs235 wrote: post #33

Personally I think they're ugly. They might have some functional advantage, that I don't know. I believe they're going to be the cyber truck of mobile phones, primarily a status symbol.

The functional advantage should be obvious as soon as you open a book or website.

Particularly so if the content has a table, grid, or similar.

Typing isn't perfect, but it's somewhat better.

Photos and images are so much better on the foldable.

For videos the advantage isn't so great, but at least you don't need to rotate the phone. You can watch both horizontal and vertical content.

Considering how most customers prefer a large phone, I'd rather bet on foldables becoming the default.

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