I don't know. But Samsung has already said they are working hard at it and it is inevitable that dust protection is coming to foldables. Just a matter of when.
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Foldable iPhone Unlikely to Launch Before 2027
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I had a foldable bicycle once. Great little thing but you have to remember to tighten that little lever in the middle after you unfold it and before you ride it or you can cause irreparable damage to your two best friends. Don’t ask but it was close!!
And I was OK with not getting an iPad at the time because it was just a big iPhone.
LOL how people will never, ever get something...until they do.
There's nothing to talk about, the Fold 6 isn't out yet. Folds gain marketshare every year. Apple getting in the game will push them further.
Ah yes, based on the past decade off the top of my head it's clear we're all still using Intel Macs, phones and iPads with a home button and huge bezels, the Apple watch never took off, neither did the pencil, and airpods are a complete flop
If you’re happy with cosmetic changes and new accessories in over a decade you’re clearly easily satisfied.
The tv and car projects failed miserably. Siri is still garbage. AirPower doa. Tim talked so much about Aug reality but Vision Pro ended up too expensive and too few use cases. But most importantly, Ai is lagging.
Of course not but the credit belonged to Steve not Tim. Under him Apple became a huge financial success and little else. Services revenue is a great example of that. Apple went into an established space (e.g., music and tv) late. Leveraged its installed base and ecosystem and became somewhat successful. But its not on the same level of innovation as iTunes was.
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Those huge screens on the Note 3 are too big! I’m happy with my iPhone 4. What, 4K video recording on the Note 3 is just a gimmick just like the 3gigs of ram, that’s what I have on my PC running XP!. Actually nobody needs more than 64mb of ram - some rich CEO told me so…
So Samsung are pushing foldables and the same thing all over again… Until Apple makes one and then it’s: A Revolution!
I went from the iPhone 4 to the Note 3 because it was a superior phone at the time. I’d show them how the bigger screen was better and they would defend the smaller screen saying they preferred it. People didn’t belive me when I told them it had 3gigs of ram (iPhones had like 512mbs at the time - I think).
Anyway - this has happened before and this will happen again…
So Samsung are pushing foldables and the same thing all over again… Until Apple makes one and then it’s: A Revolution!
I went from the iPhone 4 to the Note 3 because it was a superior phone at the time. I’d show them how the bigger screen was better and they would defend the smaller screen saying they preferred it. People didn’t belive me when I told them it had 3gigs of ram (iPhones had like 512mbs at the time - I think).
Anyway - this has happened before and this will happen again…
I honestly can't think of a single use case where I'd need my phone to fold out into a bigger screen device. I have an iPad for browsing at home and on the move I don't need an iPad size device. Feels a bit like a niche market to me like the iPhone Mini, which is fine as it offers choice.
The iphone mini wasnt a niche, just the idiots buying big ones were a tad too many
Who really wants this? If it sells as poorly as the iPhone Minis, it'll be pulled pretty quickly.
The only time I see a "broken" iPhone is when there is a screen protector on it.
why are people buying large phones idiots exactly?
Android pushed screen size up and up. Apple followed because most people like it.
And make a smaller one as well.
The Mini just didnt read the room at the time of release.
Even though people were demanding it a year or two before.
There might be a few people who would still like a 4" phone.
But not enough to make it worthwhile creating.
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Yea, not even close to the same thing.
A folding iPhone would not change how I use an iPhone, especially if I have to open it to use it.
Someone who likes the iPad mini on the other hand...
"Wow, you’re content with new accessories? That's not important!"
"AirPower never came out! Apple is dooooooomed!"
Why isnt an M* Mac “usable” for you?
Gotta tell you, AS macs definitely had and have a wow factor for me, they run fast and cool and let me get my work done. I use my watch all the time, and tap to get into the subway or pay with it still feels kinda magical, my airpod pros are awesome, and moving from an iphone 8 to a 13 mini was great - larger screen in a slightly smaller package. Losing the home button and chin easily made up for losing touchid (though I do hope itll come back under the screen some day)
Temporal dithering (or something else I am not aware of) causes eye pain, dry eyes, watering eyes, headaches. To me it looks like the edges of letters are moving even on a stationary screen. There is to an app called Stillcolor which is supposed to fix it but I haven’t yet tried it.
This. Also I can't think of a single use case where I'd need a car to travel places, my work is only a few miles away and I can bike or walk. Please extrapolate my use case scenario to the rest of the world.