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Well, as promised, we are talking foldable this week. The excitement is palpable, and it looks like the rest of our mod team have already started the conversation here. Go check it out.
I honestly don’t know very much about foldable phones, so I’ll let the rest of our (very smart and knowledgeable) mod team handle this one this week. :)
Last thing for future reference at the end of the week, we also have a great thread discussing foldables here too, go check it out if you want more great discussions.
Not interested in expensive gimmicks. How does it improve the experience? Now a phone that is a snap bracelet. Lives on my wrist. Sign me up.
On a Pixel Fold,
I actually use the inside screen much more than I thought I would. Is it worth it? Probably not, but goddamn is it fun.
You can use a laptop or a tablet. A big phone doesn’t bring anything new to the table. It’s just a sub category. Most people don’t need a tablet a laptop a phone and a large phone. Some might get something from it.
Only situation I’d see would be watching on a larger screen and maybe gaming. However I’d never need that as I have a tv. So why would I use a small screen? I’m sure it’s fun but I can never see it as something worth dropping 2k on.
Gaming laptop or a TV for gaming on. I wouldn’t play on my phone as it’s just a massive downgrade. But each to their own. Now a screen projected on my glasses. Sure.
Why would you ever play two idle games ? Sounds like an awful thing to do.
All valid points (especially about the idle games, I probably need psychological help, lmao), except that I can now do all of those things with a single device that fits in my pocket. Of course I’d prefer to play games on a monitor or TV, but I don’t have those on the go. Except maybe a laptop, but that’s much less portable than a phone.
It’s not for everybody, that’s definitely true. But it works for me, much to my surprise.
How often would you be gaming on the go ? Wouldn’t something like a steam deck or Nintendo switch fill that gap ?
I just think you can force I niche but it wouldn’t be better than a device that already exists ?
Seems like a gimmick than an actual feature. I would gesture wisely at glasses that increase the real estate of what you’d be looking at. You would use your same device.
Now again I’d love a snap bracelet phone. No more issues with pockets and I can see notifications if I need to. I can unroll to use device when required.
I see zero situations where I’d say. “I need a larger screen on my phone”
I can see where bigger devices are usually but they already exist.
They have much larger screens. I’m vision impaired, so any chance I get a larger screen I’ll take it.
that exists a laptop or tablet why make a huge phone
Because I still need a phone? I can’t carry a tablet or laptop in my pocket, but I can carry a foldable phone.
Yeah I get that. But you don’t need a big screen. Because you don’t need to game or have multiple apps running. You want to though.
Yeah I suppose removing the need to carry laptops or tablets is helpful.
But most need a laptop or tablet for work purposes. So most would have that anyway. If you were travelling for reasons you could also bring more unnecessary stuff though.
Again negating that extra niche product. But yeah each to their own. I just don’t see the reasoning
Wait, are you trying to tell me how my eyes work? Big screens mean I can make everything bigger without having to zoom or distort the content. You have no idea what my use cases are. You also don’t get to tell me if I’m allowed to game or do work on my phone. I don’t need a big screen? I sure as fuck do.
You’ve clearly convinced yourself that you don’t like it, and have come into the comments to argue with anyone who says they do, even if you’re clearly wrong.
Yeah not reading what I’m writing.
Did you read anything?
Obviously bigger screens for most things are better. And those exist. So phone is niche and carves out it’s own very small format.
I stated my reasons. You stated yours.
End of.
These are all different options on the sliding scale of portability vs usability/screen size. Folding phones lie between a slab phone and tablets on this scale. I’d say slab phones > folding phones > tablets > laptops > desktops etc… You also of course have further subdivisions such as the iPad mini vs the iPad.
This is like the people saying, at the launch of the iPad, that tablets would fail because laptops exist.
Yup. I get that. Always a niche and people buy unnecessary products. I still don’t get tablets at all. Wouldn’t buy one. See no reason for their continued existence. I’m wrong. Like most things people baffle me.
Tablet is a larger screen. That’s it. It’s an inferior laptop and inferior phone. Only use I could think of would again be game or watch films. However once again a tv fulfils that role by a country mile.
Only reason would be as you said portability, however in that sense I’d expect most adults would require a laptop for work and so would be able to dual purpose that.
If you didn’t have a laptop and had to travel frequently then tablet would be a cheaper alternative.
Just make a snappable smartwatch band.
No. That’s not what I want nor need.