Apple Now Testing Flip-Style Foldable iPhone

[code-m]

And still S.Jobs handpicked Cook

It’s like this internalized battle these users face that on one hand their believed in Jobs and on the other hand don’t like Cook even though he was selected by Jobs. Pure comedy.

 

[darngooddesign]

This comment is comical in a retrospect way. Motorola released the flip phone as to solve the butt dial issue that the candy bar design Nokia had.

Must have been some big back pockets before the StarTAC.

 

[code-m]

Must have been some big back pockets before the StarTAC.

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Nokia was first to introduce the palm sized candy bar phone. What you have here is a brick? No one is putting a brick with 30 mins of talk time in their rear pocket. 😝

 

[Ozid]

I thought there was a company that was making a sliding physical keyboard for the iPhone.

Clicks! It's a cool product, I bought the phone they launched though

 

[gaximus]

Yes, because the OG iPhone Air is demonstrating to be a run away success. /s

Let me get out that magic wand and make it happen. 😝

Maybe with the better cameras, and speakers. It would be more popular. I love mine and have not seen a single review that says it's bad. Just needs better camera, and battery.

 

[avalon68]

Usually I’m on the other side of many of these discussions, arguing use-cases or utility for things that everyone else thinks there’s no demand for. But here, I’m sorry, I have to go the other way.

I do NOT get this. I understand a foldable where a phone converters into an iPad, but this just seems pointless. I mean, look, I DIG it, it’s fun to pretend that your phone is a tricorder, and there is something very satisfying about the snap-close of a flip device - I had a flip phone back in the day, and I loved those aspects of it - but beyond that, WHAT benefit is there here?

If you want a smaller device, you can get the iPhone Air - which notably isn’t selling well (and that’s a phone I actually DO understand the need for - because not everyone who wants a large screen device wants to carry around a brick in their pocket).

If you want a much smaller device get a large Apple Watch with cellular. lol Are you actually telling me that folding an iPhone to half a size of a regular iPhone, while being thicker when folded and having less capability of a regular model is worth anything?!?

I’m glad to hear that Apple is only considering this. My hunch is that they’ll come to the conclusion that this is a super-niche device that they don’t need to bother with.

That said, I’m open to be convinced otherwise - maybe I’m missing something here. I’d love to hear a good rationale for this. Cutting the length of a phone in half just doesn’t seem like enough benefit.

(Maybe this is for the purse crowd? Ladies, feel free to chime in.)

An iphone air is massive! I would love a flip just for the smaller form factor. I currently have a mini and really not keen for something bigger. Considering a galaxy flip or a razr as next phone. Im on the move for most of the day, I just want something that fits easily into pockets on all my clothes. I dont need a huge screen - If I need that, Ill find a computer. A flip would be perfect for someone like me.