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Concept Video Imagines Apple's Foldable iPhone Ultra Reveal
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This absurd speculative video, and this silly gimmicky phone... just, why?
🧐Why would you think you would need two hands to hold it unfolded? If you can hold an ipad Mini with one hand, you can hold this with one hand
artistnyc2
macrumors newbie
This thing goes nowhere unless you can stare at it while it's closed.
ThatGuyInLa
macrumors 6502a
The description of what this GENLOCK feature does seems more like an old school TBC, not a Gen-Lock as I or most know from the OLD DAYS. A bit confused with that one.
If I were to ever buy one, I wouldn't get one in white. That looks ugly when opened. And that cut to his shoes, I thought it was going to hit the table and land at his feet.
Bu then realised that would never happen because it can float, disassemble and reassemble itself, making it the most fixable iPhone ever!
Bu then realised that would never happen because it can float, disassemble and reassemble itself, making it the most fixable iPhone ever!
jonblatho
macrumors 68030
Like the iPhone 6L and the iPhone 17 Air and the Apple Reality Pro and the iWatch, right? Never mind the "iPhone 5" that turned out to be the iPhone 4s, etc. Once a product has an established naming scheme, predicting that a number gets incremented by one isn't particularly difficult, and yes, you'll usually be right.
Before that? With Apple's marketing team, all bets are off, especially if the product has a delayed launch after announcement, like the foldable iPhone is rumored to have. They can change their minds until the day of the announcement, and in one notable case, after.
jonblatho
macrumors 68030
sos47
macrumors 6502a
because you cant hold a book with one hand on the left or right.
with an ipad you can
Because it's a V-fold. If it were really a Z-fold it would look like the mini!
Beanoir
macrumors 6502a
I just can’t understand the ergonomics of foldable phones, whatever way they are designed, they will always have to be weirdly un-ergonomic aspect ratio in either folded or un-folded state.
Ultimately most folding phones (including Apple’s offering) seem to be an odd, wide, nearly square design in a folded state, which makes it a clumsy device as a phone.
Ultimately most folding phones (including Apple’s offering) seem to be an odd, wide, nearly square design in a folded state, which makes it a clumsy device as a phone.
Beanoir
macrumors 6502a
Spinarelo
macrumors 6502
verniesgarden
macrumors 65816
what I was saying is, it was the name, they have trademarks and such. but the rumors changed as the name did
Beanoir
macrumors 6502a
For each iteration of “Ultra” rumor articles there is a significant number of comments that make me wonder why it is so important for the posters that there be no foldable iPhone ever. They take it almost personal, as if offended. Shall we name it iPhone InsUltra?
😊 I have good news:
While Apple locks you in, they do not force you to buy anything.
😊 I have good news:
While Apple locks you in, they do not force you to buy anything.
When it's unfolded, the hinge holds it open...it's not like it's floppy like a book spine.