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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 542354234235 »

rubzah wrote: post #21

Been using a flip for four years (Samsung) and will buy another when the time comes (not necessarily Samsung). Ever wanted a smaller phone? That's a flip phone, it just happens to expand when you need it. Ever drop your phone and damage the screen ? The closed flip phone is super sturdy. Ever wanted to put your phone on the table and use it with one hand, laptop style? Flip. Even in general use, having it slightly be…

I had the Flip 2, 3, and 5. I just switched to the Moto Razr Ultra and I feel like it is even better. The external screen works almost like the internal screen, making it extremely easy to use. Samsung locks down their external screen pretty hard and you need a lot of work arounds that still don't give me the same functionality as the Razr.

I also got the Clicks physical keyboard case for it, which turns it into a modern Blackberry type phone. I love it. The physical keyboard means no on-screen keyboard taking up your external screen space. I only actually open my phone a few times a day, which really helps keep doomscrolling at bay. Full discloser, the keyboard isn't perfect and definitely has some quirks and tradeoffs but on the whole I'm glad I got it.

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

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Post by simmerup »

n1b0m wrote: post #29

Feels like the iPhone Air is just a test run for Apple's own folding phone. If you attach two iPhone Airs with a hinge and a little extra screen to create one seamless display, and boom, there's your folding iPhone.

And it's still worse than an Honor Magic

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

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Post by jemmyw »

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.

I mean who cares that much what their metal slab looks like? I jest because I know lots of people do, but it really should be a thing primarily for function. I'd like a foldable if it had as nice cameras as my current phone.

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

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Post by FirmwareBurner »

ourmandave wrote: post #24
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 switched to a Motorola after my Samsung repeatedly nagged me about offers in my area with the ever popular "not now" instead of "f*ck off" button. I'd like a foldable but not so much to pay $1300 for the Razr.

What Samsung did you have? Afaik their flagships don't have any nagging. And which Motorola did you get? Don't they have the same promotional nagging?

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

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Post by bartvk »

theshackleford wrote: post #20
bartvk wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yup, a friend of mine has been into folding phones for some years now, and he warned me that these foldables seem to last about two years before something happens. (He didn't quite specify what would happen, though.)

I got a friend on a fold going on four years now, it's fine. Milage varies I suppose.

Good to know, thanks!

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

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Post by treecrypto »

rcarr wrote: post #25
wraptile wrote: post #2

I just bought a 2nd hand Fold 6 for 800$ and I'm not going back to slab phones ever. Primarily because I've never done as much reading as I've done in the past month with this phone. Removal of friction here has been such a game changer when it comes to productive use of my phone - now when I would doom scroll otherwise I just unfold my phone and do a bit of reading. The only drawback is the camera but turns out it's…

I felt this way at one point and vocally proclaimed as such on here. My Fold 5 developed a bubble under the screen protector after about 18 months. I sent it into Samsung through the website to get it repaired. Whoever "repaired" it, just seemed to slice the screen protector down the middle with an knife so it had a big ugly line down the center. Predictably, it was full of bubbles again within a week. I'm not even b…

>I had another two Samsung phones that developed hardware faults making them unusable after 2 years of use, I'm absolutely done with Samsung

I haven't tried any foldable phones and I have no intention to anytime soon, but with other samsung phones my experience has been completely different. I've only ever used Samsung smartphones, and the only times they broke was when I dropped them or mishandled them myself somehow. My current one is past the 6 year mark, and I have no issues with it. It still keeps 48 hours of battery with my normal use (though that might not be saying much considering my normal use is different from most people's normal use of watching videos for hours)

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

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Post by bartvk »

jemmyw wrote: post #34
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.

I mean who cares that much what their metal slab looks like? I jest because I know lots of people do, but it really should be a thing primarily for function. I'd like a foldable if it had as nice cameras as my current phone.

If you make a lot of selfies then the camera is actually better.

When making selfies on a regular phone, you use the front-facing camera which is often sub-par. But with the Samsung Folds, you use the main camera for selfies (you flip open the phone, and see the viewfinder on the outside screen).

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

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Post by Zigurd »

thebruce87m wrote: post #17

Apple are in a bind here since the bend/crease will degrade over time. Other manufacturers get a pass on this sort of stuff (just look at Pixel phones not making emergency calls for a prime example), but apple will be hit with fines and class action lawsuits.

Apple sometimes manages to wait out bad ideas: they never gave into the bad idea of touchscreen "convertible" laptops, just conceding the touch bar which is now extinct.

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

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Post by simoncion »

high_na_euv wrote: post #26
Mistletoe wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why does it excite you?

It reminds me the phones from 2005, they were really cool and smaller in ya pocket

If one is interested in small smartphones, the Unihertz Jelly series of phones might satisfy that interest.

(Amazingly, "small" is roughly the size of the Nexus S... which I found to be the ideal phone size for my large hands.)

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