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Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by bheadmaster »

MezzoDelCammin wrote: post #427
pavlov wrote: post #413

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Yes, except in America where discussion of the metric system is banned in 48 states and therefore the unit of screen size measure is the stevethumb, defined as the area of the legendary thumbprint of Steve Jobs. Example usage: “Did you know the first iPhone’s screen was only nine stevethumbs? So tiny!”

well, in the US context, I'd expect the "legendarily tiny thumb size" to be derived of the "donaldthumb"

The "tiny hands" meme is really funny from European perspective. First of all, how do you know he has tiny hands? It isn't readily apparent in his videos. Second, why does it matter? It's not like he's a competitive slapper, he's a politician.

Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by teekert »

theodric wrote: post #348
shp0ngle wrote: post #342

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I like to read comics and I’m too lazy to bring tablet with me. I am thinking about buying foldable. That said, not at this price point and with Pixels not known for their hardware quality. Maybe I’ll wait for when Apple inevitably does their foldable.

The inevitable Apple foldable will come with the inevitable Apple price. I'd say $2000.

If it has an M3 chip and stuff like iMovie seems to work fine. Or it's the only driver for the VR glasses that are coming, or wirelessly connect to certain monitors.. It may be a "new class" of device.

I mean not new for humanity, but for Apple.

Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by usrusr »

lwkl wrote: post #416
aqfamnzc wrote: post #260

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> night and day difference > slowness / lack of responsiveness Are you saying that replacing the battery improved your phone's responsiveness? I knew there was a throttling thing with iPhones but hadn't heard of anything outside of that.

A degraded battery can't deliver as much power as a new battery and for your phone to feel fast you have big cores to boost to over 3 GHz which requires a relatively high voltage. These voltages aren't possible with a degraded battery and that's why your phone feels slower.

The voltage range of aged batteries is the same as the day they leave the factory. Or it could be even larger if the BMS is set up to sacrifice a little nominal capacity für lower wear when new, slowly widening the range as capacity decays. The temporary voltage drop while drawing a large current will be bigger on an older battery, that much is true. But that would still be a smaller delta than the one between fully charged and not at any age. If there's performance difference, I'd expect it to be from deliberately yearning performance/runtime trade-offs (which arguably are better to have than not have)

Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by sofixa »

leokennis wrote: post #438
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 am currently carrying an iPhone and an iPad Mini. The iPad is to read the newspaper, to watch photo/video, and in cases I need to do real multitasking (i.e. make notes about a PDF, so I want both on my screen at once). If I could have both in one device, that'd be awesome. So far however (besides the fact that only Android has foldables), the very visible crease is a dealbreaker for me.

> the very visible crease is a dealbreaker for me.

That's what I thought too, but after speaking with a Samsung Fold something owner, and testing it for some time, it's mostly visible only in some angles. Also I imagine it's like notches and holes, you get used and forget about them.

Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by sanitycheck »

bheadmaster wrote: post #441
MezzoDelCammin wrote: post #427

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well, in the US context, I'd expect the "legendarily tiny thumb size" to be derived of the "donaldthumb"

The "tiny hands" meme is really funny from European perspective. First of all, how do you know he has tiny hands? It isn't readily apparent in his videos. Second, why does it matter? It's not like he's a competitive slapper, he's a politician.

Just because he doesn't like people saying it, and that is sufficient reason for it to persist.

Personally I think people should be talking about bigger things than his tiny hands.

Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by heftig »

nearbuy wrote: post #321
AshamedCaptain wrote: post #7

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> Google says the phone has IPX8 dust and water resistance, which means it's not dust-resistant at all That should tell you anything you need to know about its durability.

That's not what IPX8 means. You're thinking of IP08.

It means "not tested", which might as well be zero.

Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by sanitycheck »

lotsofpulp wrote: post #192
resolutebat wrote: post #188

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Vertu has entered the chat: https://vertu.com/collections/signature $118,500 for a diamond-encrusted dumbphone that's still running Symbian, anyone?

How is this company still in business?

As I understand it, the phone is just the thing you plonk down on the table that says "I'm megarich". The true functionality is in the service, imagine having a voice assistant that can do anything - we're closer to that than ever before with AI but Vertu users have had it for years using real humans.

I met a guy once who got sent to Dubai for a week and his only job was to visit all the places a wealthy person might want to go to, while carrying a Vertu phone in his bag. They wanted to check signal strength.

Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by youngNed »

danwee wrote: post #23
atourgates wrote: post #21

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It's more than the price of a nice smartphone, and a nice tablet. An iPhone 14 and iPad Pro are gonna' run you $1,600, and be more useful in most cases. I mean, sure, you're not going to fit an iPad in your pocket, but do you really need to? And when it's out, it's more productive to have a separate tablet and phone, than just one device that's trying to do it all. Folding phones are a neat idea, and as a technical a…

> Folding phones are a neat idea, and as a technical achievement, this is impressive. But in terms of price and practicality? I don't really see the appeal or value. I thought that was the consensus... It surprises me that Google is investing money on such a device. Weird.

I use one (fold 4) its actually a game changer, and i could see me not going back.

I think google has correctly called the direction of travel here

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