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Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by sschueller »

jsheard wrote: post #176
vanshg wrote: post #145

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Samsung tested their original Galaxy Fold to 200,000 folds [0]. At a generous 100 folds per day, that's about 5.5 years. [0] https://www.anandtech.com/show/14136/samsung-galaxy-fold-can...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm_BEpXojrY This guy independently tested a Flip 3, getting authentic humans to perform the folds rather than an automated test rig, and the hinge was the first component to give up after 418,500 cycles with the display itself surviving.

So double of what Samsung promises? That doesn't sound very bad at all.

Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by rakoo »

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.

You could have said the same about the transition from featurephones to smartphones, why would people pay 3 times the price for a battery that barely lasts a day, my 2" screen is more than enough to read my texts, etc... And yet here we are

Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by manojlds »

_zoltan_ wrote: post #97
manojlds wrote: post #70

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"At the price of one coffee cup" is another thing that gets me. I brew at home and it's 10p for me, is that what you mean?

10p? based on p I think you're in the UK? what kinda coffee is that?here a 3rd wave coffee costs around 42-50 CHF for a kilo and you need 18g for an espresso, so 0.756-0.9 CHF per espresso if I calculate 0 for amortization of equipment.

I was just using a small number for effect, but it's closer to 30p usually for Americano/Filter coffee equivalent. Point remains the same.

Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by drexlspivey »

davidy123 wrote: post #460
kyriakos wrote: post #310

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If this was around the 1200 price point they'd be selling like crazy. Chewing into the premium android and iPhone share. Google would have been a trend setter with foldables if they offered a lower price.

My theory is Google doesn't want to be too competitive, they mainly want to enable the Android market. If they're too competitive, Samsung, Motorolo, Oppo, etc will change to a different base. Google benefits from Android anyway by its embedded core of Google services. However, I think with the -a series (7a, etc) they've turned to filling a gap with a reasonably priced high quality device, because Samsung &c low pri…

What other OSes are out there to choose from?

Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by [deleted] »

MrOwnPut wrote: post #458
bheadmaster wrote: post #455

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Well, that explains it. Seems like US has a lot of these inside jokes that don't make sense to someone who only sees snippets of the whole historical timeline. Thanks for sharing.

It's more of a petty "joke" that leftists use because they don't have anything else. It's at the level of a modern SNL skit, all superficial and more of a "mean girl" insult on appearance than satire. GP was correct in saying "no one cares about that or if it is true." That's not the point, the point is to insult.

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Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by bheadmaster »

MrOwnPut wrote: post #458
bheadmaster wrote: post #455

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, that explains it. Seems like US has a lot of these inside jokes that don't make sense to someone who only sees snippets of the whole historical timeline. Thanks for sharing.

It's more of a petty "joke" that leftists use because they don't have anything else. It's at the level of a modern SNL skit, all superficial and more of a "mean girl" insult on appearance than satire. GP was correct in saying "no one cares about that or if it is true." That's not the point, the point is to insult.

To be fair, after the explanation, I see it as a reference to Trump's narcissism and insecurity, which could be understood as more than just a petty joke.

Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by Levitz »

crossroadsguy wrote: post #216
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.

Simple, Marketing creates demand.

The vast majority of the population doesn't need the kind of computing beast they are using, but it is what gets sold to them. Everybody in society gets a phone and the vast majority of them are technologically illiterate, it's absurd to think that organic demand directs direction in the phone market.

Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by cfiggers »

rtpg wrote: post #266
j45 wrote: post #261

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Only charge up to 80% battery unless you need the full charge and the battery generally lasts much longer

Is there a place that has empirical data on this stuff? Like what battery factoids are still true with the latest devices or not? I would honestly love for phone manufacturers to outright build in some software to build in best practices if they actually exist. Don't let me charge to 100% at first or something!

AccuBattery is an Android app that gives battery usage statistics and more detailed readouts from the OS w/r/t battery condition and charge/discharge behavior.

Their help portal has a research summary explaining their sources (the most recent of which is from 2010, so battery tech has likely improved in some respects but it's still a useful reference point): https://accubattery.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/210224725-...

Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by bombolo »

drexlspivey wrote: post #484
davidy123 wrote: post #460

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My theory is Google doesn't want to be too competitive, they mainly want to enable the Android market. If they're too competitive, Samsung, Motorolo, Oppo, etc will change to a different base. Google benefits from Android anyway by its embedded core of Google services. However, I think with the -a series (7a, etc) they've turned to filling a gap with a reasonably priced high quality device, because Samsung &c low pri…

What other OSes are out there to choose from?

I'm waiting for the great symbian comeback!
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