The Galaxy Fold represents a new paradigm in pocket computer man-machine interface. This isn’t a home run. It’s a whole new sport. And only Samsung could have envisioned, designed, engineered, and ship such a product. Apple on the other hand are incapable of creating such a device. Samsung focuses on novelty. Apple focuses on pragmatic design.
Hardly. Apples original European patent for folding displays was granted in 2014, two years earlier than Samsung’s. Samsung just wanted to beat Apple to the punch with a failing, hideous, and bulky land filler. This product is just experimental eye candy for fools to gawk over... Something that is shiny and new, and guarantees Apple, like usual, will take their time to perfect their work and release it when appropriate. This is no new sport. Apple has always played the long game, and always wins (And I don’t want to hear about keyboards- In my experience it’s only slobs that have issues. Wash your hands and eat over a plate, for Christ’s sake.)
Frankly, no one cares for 99% of Apple’s first-party apps. The vast majority of people have crApple folders of all the useless Apple apps: Reminders, News, Podcasts, Books, Stocks, Health, Home, Wallet, Measure, TV, iMovie, GarageBand, Music Memos, Clips, Pages, Keynote, Numbers.
Lies. You may not, but most do.
Some niche apps, like GarageBand, surely has a smaller audience, but they’re definitely not absent. I know many musicians who use it. A lot.
Apple’s office applications may not be the industry standard, but they’re better than most, and I’ve used iWork since launch. They’re hardly useless. And they’re free.
Apple needs to focus on important design aspects: Kill the TrueDepth housing. Kill it. No one cares about FaceID.
This is an ignorant statement, and something to whine about for no constructive reason. When originally released, the technology behind it was estimated to be two years ahead of its time, and in real life it was about a year and a half before a truly comparable system came to market. Cool.
Focusing on important design aspects was exactly what they did. It isn’t noticeable during normal usage, doesn’t sacrifice water resistance (and in fact improves it), and doesn’t add any moving parts.
Kill the camera bump. It is superfluous. You might ask what natural law exists that says “smartphones” need to have a flat back. Well. There is none. But it’s ugly. For example. Look at the safety mechanism on the trigger on a Glock. It’s hideous. Yeah, okay, they claim it’s additional safety. Who cares? It is ugly. A trigger on a gun should be one smooth piece. That is good design.
No it’s not. The camera lenses purpose, like any camera lense, is to maximise the camera’s view and to minimise disruption from outside influences, and being mobile devices, the cases that we put on our devices to protect them. Having a camera bump is thoughtful and useful in this regard. If you’re too ignorant to not see that connection when you look at an iPhone with a case on it, then good grief. They’re flush with cases.
I own Glocks. A lot of them. They’re close to perfect, and a safety in the trigger is an amazing feature that allows for quick draw and discharge, without missing a beat. That is why they’re popular with law enforcement. This is a ridiculous comparison, especially when both have major usage features for what they’ll be used for in the real world, not a fantasy ideal.
Trust me, I’ve designed a great layout for my Twitch page so you can say that I have an “eye for design."
Lol. Egos are funny. I don’t think I can take anybody seriously that compares a camera bump to a weapon’s safety switch.
