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Foldable iPhone Like 'Two Titanium iPhone Airs' Joined at the Hinge

I'll pay it if it can take place of my iPad or you can dock it and use it like a computer (which as been rumoured here). Then it would justify the price. Otherwise to me, it's a tool and it's not worth it for productivity because I'll always have to pull out my iPad Pro / Mac for most things anyway.

I personally prefer Touch ID on my phone for those times when I'm driving and ask Stupid, I mean Siri to check my messages who then says "you have to unlock your iPhone first" while I'm driving.
 
groove-agent said:
I'll pay it if it can take place of my iPad or you can dock it and use it like a computer (which as been rumoured here). Then it would justify the price. Otherwise to me, it's a tool and it's not worth it for productivity because I'll always have to pull out my iPad Pro / Mac for most things anyway.

I personally prefer Touch ID on my phone for those times when I'm driving and ask Stupid, I mean Siri to check my messages who then says "you have to unlock your iPhone first" while I'm driving.
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Samsung has Dex for what you've mentioned about docking it and using it like a computer. It is awesome. I hope Apple does something similar.
 
2K is way to much for any smartphone. I am glad I did upgrade to the 17 Pro Max before 2K becomes the standard for pro/ foldable iphones. I guess this is the final upgrade for a while unless apple releases a budget (ish) version of the foldable that is around the same cost as the base pro max model phones $1,200).
 
Assuming entry-level pricing, an Iphone pro ($1099) + Ipad pro ($999) sets you back $2100. How on earth is the Apple sales department going to convince me to pay more than $2100 for a combination device? The iPad pro is already ridiculously thin and light - it’s hardly a burden to carry around in a bag or sleeve.

Even at $2k, iPhone fold will be challenging to sell in large numbers, and that’s before customers are beat up for storage upgrades and AppleCare (which will no doubt be the highest price ever asked by Apple for a mobile device).

If Apple can get the entry price to $1800 or less, I think they have a shot at gobbling up market share and luring Pro users into the Fold. However, Apple still has to manage the luxury and desirability of the brand. If Apple can come in at $1800, it will drive down the price on competing models and potentially grow the market… if people truly want this device.
 
Ctrlos said:
If they used a 120mpx sensor on an Ultrawide you could get that down to a 3x crop. You’d only need one camera to do the current job of 3.
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Doesn’t work like that, crop is a square function, meaning 1x 48 MP becomes a 2x 12 MP not a 2x 24MP cause the crop factor should be z^2. So a .5x 120 MP would turn into a 3x 120/36 thus 3.33 MP (which for obvious reasons is unusable) not a 20MP.
 
Honestly, given the cost of a Samsung Fold, it sounds like it will be priced well enough. But... If it only has a single rear camera, I will likely throw in the towel and just switch to a Samsung Fold. I've wanted one for awhile, but I don't want to give up my cameras to get a folding phone. And while I would lose the 8x optical zoom, I'll still have the utlra-wide. Granted I'll miss iCloud Photos (10+ years of photos on it) but again... a trade off I am willing to take. I really hope this report is wrong and it has the same camera layout as the Pro series.
 
I think this is gonna flop.

The product itself isn’t enough, and definitely not at that price, so they need branding to carry it. But Apple doesn’t have the star power they used to have, and I don’t think they’ve realised that yet.

But will it finally be enough to kick out Tim? It should be, which maybe why he’s not in any hurry to wipe Trump’s manjuice from his lips. His value to the company is in sucking (up to) the government.
 
ReluctantiPhoneUser said:
Horrendous idea, I don't think apple should ever do a vertical hinge. Would ruin iPad sales, which are already dying... Hopefully they also do the classic horizontal hinge at some point, thats all I want lol
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It would barely affect the iPad; the price/performance advantage for the iPad would be enormous. The high end iPads will alway be more capable, and the low end iPads will be much, much cheaper.
 
BeatCrazy said:
Original iPad in 2010.
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you are right, but the devil again is in the details.

Prior to the iPad, the tablet market did not offer anything remotely like the iPad. In fact, it offered either full Windows with added touch screen functionality or e-ink readers dedicated to reading books.

There was quite literally nothing in between, with Ultra-mobile PCs probably coming the closest (but even then, the comparison is not very good).

What the iPad offered was something that no one in the market did at the time, which allowed Apple to price it very differently than what existed in the market. This is why I argue that its price at that point should not be compared to any other existing product at the time.

Even if you think iPad is a valid comparison, it's very doubtful the foldable iPhone is going to offer something completely different than what the market already bears and it would be unprecedented for Apple to compete on price as it enters a well-established existing product category.
 
wanha said:
you are right, but the devil again is in the details.

Prior to the iPad, the tablet market did not offer anything remotely like the iPad. In fact, it offered either full Windows with added touch screen functionality or e-ink readers dedicated to reading books.

There was quite literally nothing in between, with Ultra-mobile PCs probably coming the closest (but even then, the comparison is not very good).

What the iPad offered was something that no one in the market did at the time, which allowed Apple to price it very differently than what existed in the market. This is why I argue that its price at that point should not be compared to any other existing product at the time.

Even if you think iPad is a valid comparison, it's very doubtful the foldable iPhone is going to offer something completely different than what the market already bears and it would be unprecedented for Apple to compete on price as it enters a well-established existing product category.
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You consider foldables a 'well-established product category' but I don't. Apple has ~80% of the market share of premium smartphones in the US. Meaning, existing foldables only account for <1% overall market share today.

If Apple wants to take foldable smart phone penetration from <1% to maybe 10% in 3-5 years, they may go aggressive on the price point, i.e. $1299.
 
iFunk said:
It is simple. Just buy what works for you. I know people who want an Air because they are not on their phone very much every week but when they go out they want something light..... if they are traveling they might want some extra juice vs. plugging in at an airport during travel.

So often I see people say what they don't like about a device... Apple is never going to make a perfect device for everyone... but what they do produce covers most users. It is no wonder as they have one of the most popular products ever.

PS, I do buy a Pixel ever few years just to have something different to use. Plus I like to see what's going on with other OEMs etc. I'm eyeing the Pixel 10 now myself.
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I am not saying people can just buy what works for them. I am just expressing my opinion that I think its a stupid product. If the Air works for your, great. Forums are for expressing opinions.
 
BeatCrazy said:
Original iPad in 2010.
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They underpriced expectations for sure. But was there any competition at that point? Android tablets weren't a thing yet. Galaxy Tab, Motorola Xoom, and others all followed. Most of them from cell carriers with two-year contracts, so the price was subsidized and hard to compare to Apple's. But I think Apple was first on this one(?)
 
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