You do not need to unfold the phone to use it. Everything you can do on your iPhone can be done while it's folded, but you have the option of a larger screen when you want it.
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Apple's 2026 Foldable iPhone Has No Visible Display Crease – Report
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If I had three wishes, one of them would be that people who have never actually owned a foldable would stop posting on tech forums like they truly know anything about them based on their own real world experience. When you post about something you have zero real world experience with, it is very obvious to those who have this experience, and it is not a good look at all. I will never understand why people do this.
4” is too small
12 and 13 mini are just about the exact right size for my purposes
I have no interest in playing games or watching movies on my phone
so again, a folding phone doesn’t fill that category
No one is talking about the Samsung Fold for christ sake.
I really enjoyed reading your post, I feel the same way as you and I agree with all you stated. 👌🏻
If by "creaseless" you mean "has a crease," then yes absolutely.
Source: Forbes review of the phone.
It isn't a crease as much as it is an extremely shallow valley down the center of the display where the ultra thin glass has no hardware behind it to support it. This is currently a hinge limitation that no one has been able to overcome. The good news is, it is getting to the point where if it is done right, it is almost imperceptible to the touch and it can only be seen when lights are shining directly on top of it or the phone is positioned at an angle where lights reflect off the display.
You probably wouldn't need to unfold it EVERY time. It should be designed to be highly functional even when folded up.
I love that people here need to announce they are not buying a product, and that because of this such product should not be made.
Anyway, I love my 2024 Moto Razr+. Using it folded is so easy and convenient, and uses less power. The crease is barely noticeable while using it.
If Apple does make a flip, I'll be buying it on day one! Otherwise my 14 Pro will last a little longer.
Anyway, I love my 2024 Moto Razr+. Using it folded is so easy and convenient, and uses less power. The crease is barely noticeable while using it.
If Apple does make a flip, I'll be buying it on day one! Otherwise my 14 Pro will last a little longer.
I’d love to see basic flip (clamshell) phone with:
- Size of iPhone PM (6.7) when flipped open
- 2 cameras (tele & wide)
- when closed no external screen to keep costs down or
- small dynamic window (2 inch x 1 inch high) showing various things, time, envelope icon for message / email / missed call etc.
- or if no dynamic window screen a apple logo that can glow & change to particular colour to represent email, call etc
- price max £$€1000 base model.
I use my iPad Air for media consumption so would love a flip for purely phoning folk & not surfing on a tiny screen. Apple, stop gimping the iPad & let it become the device it could be
- Size of iPhone PM (6.7) when flipped open
- 2 cameras (tele & wide)
- when closed no external screen to keep costs down or
- small dynamic window (2 inch x 1 inch high) showing various things, time, envelope icon for message / email / missed call etc.
- or if no dynamic window screen a apple logo that can glow & change to particular colour to represent email, call etc
- price max £$€1000 base model.
I use my iPad Air for media consumption so would love a flip for purely phoning folk & not surfing on a tiny screen. Apple, stop gimping the iPad & let it become the device it could be
I think all these considerations really come down to personal preferences. Many people who use folding phones don't report seeing those things as issues for them personally.
The reason why lots of people here on this forum, myself included, are not interested in present foldable devices like the Oppo N5, is because they are exactly not the 2 devices what you hinting at in your post: a phone and a tablet (in one device). The unfolded aspect ratio makes it relatively useless as a tablet. So what is the point then?
And yes, if Apple came out with something foldable but with an actual useful aspect ratio, then more people will be interested.
But a trip: learning to differtiate is useful too. If Forum Members A, B and are against a product or concept and in Future Memebers D, E and F are applauding a somewhat similar product, that doesn't mean that the whole Forum has flipped in Apple's favour yet again...
Reminds me of the episode of the Twilight Zone, in which Shelley Berman complains that everyone should be more like him, and then uses the power of his mind to replace everyone on Earth with a duplicate of himself (though he finds he doesn't like them either): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mind_and_the_Matter
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Samsung Display may be the supplier, but their parent company is still Samsung Electronics and the parent company will always get priority. And they are not a separate business unit, they are still part of Samsung Electronics.
Same way as LG Display is part of LG Electronics and LG Electronics gets the dibs on the best OLED panels that are produced by LG Display (hence why you should buy an LG OLED TV over any other OLED TV).
Doing a quick search returns: Business units are separate divisions or departments within a company, each with its own responsibilities for specific products, services, or markets.
Tell that to the Sony A95L and Panasonic's new model using LG's newest OLED panel. As to whether or not Samsung and LG cherry pick the panels they sell to other manufacturers, I couldn't answer that question. If Samsung does cherry pick, the third parties have done a great job rivaling (at times) Samsung Electronics own final products (TVs).
EDIT: I'm not referencing any corporate theft of custom orders and technology.
I disagree. There are major trade-offs in terms of convenience and practically that goes beyond any personal preferences. You need to unfold the phone (an additional action) to do basically anything, while currently, with standard smartphone you don't. You also need two hands to operate the device, while currently, you can do basic tasks (i.a. check stock price, view notifications, answer whatsapp messages, etc.) with just one hand. I don't need any user to report that to know it is true. Samsung and others are already releasing their 3-4th generation of foldable devices, and I still do not observe major shift to this type of devices, which in some way might be indicative about the customers overall interest. If foldable phones were so great, these devices will be flying off the shelves, and yet, after few years of availability, their market share is still slim. Between a foldable iPhone, and the rumored super-thin iPhone Air, my gut feeling is that the Air would be a bigger hit and definitely my personal pick. Obviously, this does not mean that there aren't many people that are happy to live with the trade-offs of a foldable device, for the sake of the additional screen real estate.
I remember that episode! The Twilight Zone is a true classic.
It doesn’t work like that. Everything is money driven in business, and if Apple’s contract is more profitable than Samsung, they could have priority. There were several instances of iPhone displays being better than same year Samsung’s , just because Apple requested (and paid) for different specifications.
The rollup idea is technically intriguing but practically unappealing to me because I suspect a roll-up display of any meaningful size will likely be (a) prone to scratching due to repeated screen contact across the entire surface while rolling it up and (b) ergonomically unwieldy — imagine carrying around and handling a likely 2”x 7”+ cylinder vs a more compact foldable. 🤔
Sci fi always tends to inspire tech.
In 1997 there was a sci fi show called Earth:Final Conflict. In that show the communicator devices were just that - roll up screens that pulled out from a main body. Just google them - they are really interesting in that they were made up 10 years before iPhones were a thing but a very interesting concept.
I would be happy to have a thicker 'cylinder' if the screen rolled out.
But hey, for now that just fantasy although rollup screens are very much a thing.