I purposely have not yet any of the comments yet. I predict there has been at least one so far, more than 8 hours after the article post, that predicts an iPhone Flip will be a Flop. No? Ok., I’ll start reading now … 5:40 pm my time …
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Apple is Exploring an 'iPhone Flip'
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That is true, usually with success. Unfortunately, that success is often equated with innovation. Apple needs a new word for that. “Improvement” comes to mind but that would be too little for the marketing folks.
If these devices are truly crease free and durable, maybe someday in the future all phones will be flip or fold. You won't be able to find a non-flip or fold one anymore.
Manufacturers will love it if it shortens the product lifespan and consumers have to replace them sooner than they are now.
Manufacturers will love it if it shortens the product lifespan and consumers have to replace them sooner than they are now.
Wow, Apple has yet to release a foldable, while Samsung is 7 years in. Even with these facts, there's no shame or level of ignorance too low, for some people's blindly loyalty, and claim it's Apple with the innovation. Absolutely shocking, but not surprising.
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How different is that with Apple's cozying up to every administration in power with gaudy gold gifts for favorable legislation?
Remember - Apple is far from second. Other manufactures have also been making foldable after Samsung. The only advantage Apple has is it's massive blind loyalist consumer base. Just from the responses in this thread and other threads on this forum, we know there are people who would love to get a foldable, but have not been given the permission from Apple to buy one yet.
I own an iPhone Mini, and prefer it over any of the subsequent phones b/c it comfortably disappears into my front jeans pocket. That's not the case with any of the other iPhones.
I agree that a slab is a better design--simpler and lighter for the same screen area. But if they're not going to bring back a small slab, then the only way to get a front-pocketable phone will, alas, be with an "iPhone flip".
So the functionality it offers is pocketability. But it's not the optimum way to do it. As this poster says:
I will buy the iPhone Flip on the first day, no matter how much it will cost.
2499$?
Perfectly fine, just make another compact iPhone finally.
Despite the popular myth, the price doesn't matter at all to those who are looking for a new small iPhone after the iPhone 13 Mini.
iPhone Flip could be a breath of fresh air in this hopeless world infused with gigantic screens and a sick mindset.
2499$?
Perfectly fine, just make another compact iPhone finally.
Despite the popular myth, the price doesn't matter at all to those who are looking for a new small iPhone after the iPhone 13 Mini.
iPhone Flip could be a breath of fresh air in this hopeless world infused with gigantic screens and a sick mindset.
I don’t need a folding screen. I don’t need AI. I just need the next iteration of the 13 mini, preferably a bit smaller. The flip might be next best.
I would order two flips, one for me, one for partner. We both want it to fit into our pockets easily. Might also buy the fold for travel trips, because it would store nicely with a foldable keyboard (already on the market( until needed for business purposes.
Yes!!! Look at the other two dimensions. Did you ever own a Motorola V220? It was nice to hold.
If you want a better camera, the phone has to be thicker. Apple are pushing "thinness" and hoping that "AI" (machine learning) will give you better-looking images ... they may be "better looking" but they are enhanced using guesswork ("AI") ... not all that extra detail or colour is real. If you care about accurate photography with your phone, you need a thicker phone. These proposed folding phones (flip and fold) have two equal-thickness parts, both relatively thin (6mm?), so the camera is going to be limited, unless the camera bump grows to 8-10mm (unlikely). It's physics/optics 101.
I think we are going to see some innovations in "phone" design in the coming years, away from the full-featured glass and metal slabs of today that we call a "cell phone", to more imaginative profiles that provide a different feature set, including a vastly improved camera but compromises in some other areas. We are currently stuck at a low-point of "sameness" of phone design and features. Flip/fold phones are an increment, fine for some people, but not really innovative.
I owned a Z Flip 4, and while I loved the form factor the overall middling experience didn't justify the price IMO. I would like to see what Apple can come up with in this space.