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Samsung sees 95% drop in profits for a second consecutive quarter

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Re: Samsung sees 95% drop in profits for a second consecutive quarter

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Post by GordonS »

dmitrybrant wrote: post #7

> Samsung is hoping the launch of its foldables will help level out these losses Very serious question: Who is asking for foldable phones? Who is saying, "You know what's missing from my phone? More moving parts! A huge hinge for crumbs to get stuck in! I just can't enjoy this app unless it's in a square form factor and a crease in the center!"

I really like the idea of foldable phones - smaller in my pocket or when I'm just checking a notification or whatever, but I can double the size of the display when wanted. Being able to balance on a surface for taking group shots is a nice bonus too.

But the prices are insane just now. So I am interested in this format, but not at these prices.

Re: Samsung sees 95% drop in profits for a second consecutive quarter

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Post by The_Colonel »

solardev wrote: post #20
Philpax wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What if you had a small phone that could become big on demand, for enhanced content consumption or productivity tasks?

Personally, I'd just open my laptop or plug it into the desktop monitor. Like even a giant iPad with a keyboard isn't productive for me. I just use my phone to check messages, read the news, etc. If I want to do something useful, I just sit down at the ultrawide and use a real OS with like four times the memory. I played with those folding phones at the store last week and thought to myself "nah, just more shit to br…

Smartphones / tablets are for the most part devices for consumptions, and foldables are better at that than normal smartphones.

The improved reading experience on a device I have all the time with me is an attractive proposition.

The disadvantages (chiefly price and weight / thickness) currently outweigh the value for me, but I hope it gets better.

Re: Samsung sees 95% drop in profits for a second consecutive quarter

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Post by TillE »

seanmcdirmid wrote: post #32
dmitrybrant wrote: post #7

> Samsung is hoping the launch of its foldables will help level out these losses Very serious question: Who is asking for foldable phones? Who is saying, "You know what's missing from my phone? More moving parts! A huge hinge for crumbs to get stuck in! I just can't enjoy this app unless it's in a square form factor and a crease in the center!"

I don't think their will be much interest in foldables until (and if) Apple decides to release one. And then...well...Apple will ship a polished enough product that it will sell. And it really isn't "keeping up with the joneses" so much as "I'm not sure if that will be really useful" (until you see that it is actually really useful).

If Apple ships one, it'll be because they've finally managed to engineer one which isn't fragile, creased, and dust-collecting.

The platonic ideal of a foldable phone is exciting, but Android phone makers have been trying for years and the results are still a mess. I'm not holding my breath.

Re: Samsung sees 95% drop in profits for a second consecutive quarter

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Post by baby »

seydor wrote: post #47
jsnell wrote: post #15

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Presbyopia starts kicking in at around 40-45 years of age, and makes reading on a phone screen increasingly difficult. It's hard to make the text large enough even with the largest of today's normal phone screens, especially considering the aspect ratio. The foldables fix that issue. Not only is the screen larger, but the aspect ratio is much closer to what you want for reading. I fully expect my next phone to be a f…

Or just increase the size of fonts. Samsung's font is actually pretty readable so i don't see this being a problem. A phone has to have a manageable small size to be useful. OTOH they have removed sensors and ports because they want to sell more watches, which is infuriating

Pdfs, videos

Re: Samsung sees 95% drop in profits for a second consecutive quarter

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Post by jwolfe »

solardev wrote: post #19
z0mghii wrote: post #17

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Completely disagree with you on smaller pixel phones and that's ok

I just miss having that option. The market offering only bigger phones seems a bit... heavy handed? Ba-dum.

It's not heavy handed. It's responding to what sells in the market, and big phones are consistently what most people buy when they have the option of both.

Re: Samsung sees 95% drop in profits for a second consecutive quarter

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Post by Synaesthesia »

baby wrote: post #46

Serious question: how can a company recover from that and not go bankrupt? These seem like extraordinary numbers for the last half.

They still make massive amounts of revenue. They're just spending nearly as much. Companies have come back from worse.

Re: Samsung sees 95% drop in profits for a second consecutive quarter

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Post by Vaskivo »

dmitrybrant wrote: post #7

> Samsung is hoping the launch of its foldables will help level out these losses Very serious question: Who is asking for foldable phones? Who is saying, "You know what's missing from my phone? More moving parts! A huge hinge for crumbs to get stuck in! I just can't enjoy this app unless it's in a square form factor and a crease in the center!"

I like small phones. I dont want to have something larger that 5.5 inches in my pocket.

Five years ago I bought a Sony xperia zx1 compact, due to its form factor. I've been looking for a new phone for about a year, but all of them are too big or under powered for my liking.

To me, the alternative seems to be foldable phones.

I'll probably buy a Motorola razr 40 in the coming weeks.

Also, an iPhone is not a option.

Re: Samsung sees 95% drop in profits for a second consecutive quarter

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Post by baby »

solardev wrote: post #12
happytoexplain wrote: post #9

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The appeal of a big screen that fits in your pocket is obvious. The downsides certainly might outweigh that, but the reasoning is not a mystery like you're implying.

What good would a bigger screen in my pocket be? My current phone is already uncomfortably large. It's not like my thumbs or palms are getting any bigger. I wish they made smaller Pixel phones, not bigger.

You just made the point for foldables

Re: Samsung sees 95% drop in profits for a second consecutive quarter

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Post by californical »

dylan604 wrote: post #30
solardev wrote: post #20

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Personally, I'd just open my laptop or plug it into the desktop monitor. Like even a giant iPad with a keyboard isn't productive for me. I just use my phone to check messages, read the news, etc. If I want to do something useful, I just sit down at the ultrawide and use a real OS with like four times the memory. I played with those folding phones at the store last week and thought to myself "nah, just more shit to br…

Tell me you're a fellow boomer without using the word. These kids today...might not even have a full computer at home. It is possible that they only use one at school/work. So the majority of the compute time is on a device. This is something I have to remind myself of a lot more often. The mobile first concept is real for a reason. So, just having an ultrawide and a system with an OS is pretty much on the lines of a…

Idk, I’m a young millennial and I am in the same boat as GP commenter. I have an iPhone SE, any bigger just feels wrong. I can’t imagine wanting a bigger thing to stare at in my hands, and I’m typing this from the tiny old iPhone
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