• Jaberw0cky@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    Hardly matters, the sort of people who buy such a pointless, gimicky and overly expensive phone will keep buying Apple regardless.

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      12 days ago

      I like tech, I think it’s cool, and expensive features almost always become cheap or standard features in the future.

      When someone figures out how to do this well, I will definitely want a folding phone. Although I want a phone that folds half the size of a normal phone, not a normal phone size that folds out to a tablet.

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        12 days ago

        Samsung Fold and Pixel Fold have been getting it reliable for years now.

        But if you want half size, look at the Razr and its like $500 not $2000.

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          12 days ago

          They seem to hold up well enough, but I’m pretty anal about my glasses, screens, and monitors to be clean. And seeing the fold reflect light differently in the middle of the screen would not be a pleasant experience. The punchole cameras are had enough!

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            12 days ago

            It would probably drive me nuts. Everyone told me: you can hardly see it. I do, it’s there, it’s always there and it will always be there.

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        12 days ago

        I kinda have a feeling that when they get this folding tech working properly and affordably, it’s going to start replacing gaming consoles for the younger generation. Most people have a phone, and many people can’t afford >£1k for a console. It’s sad, IMO, but kinda predictable.