A screen with a giant seam down the middle. Brilliant!
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Hands-On With Samsung's Latest Foldable Smartphones, the Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip
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It literally looks like **** when you take a pic/record a video. No thank you.
How exactly are you imagining this? By the way you worded it, it sounds like Apple will take a Galaxy Fold and slap an Apple logo on it lol
every company does it's own hinge/folding design, Samsung isn't doing any heavy lifting besides helping Apple see if the market for foldable is worth it or not.
Huh? Why would you look at the camera lens hole in the display when u take a video
BS! My year old fold 3 has no jelly effects.
Guess iPhone 24 will be a flip phone.
Think Apple could learn a bit here also look at the new Motorola. Apple is so behind Oh wait we might get a power percentage !!!!
Think Apple could learn a bit here also look at the new Motorola. Apple is so behind Oh wait we might get a power percentage !!!!
I know, I am just pointing out the hypocrisy of the big deal made about it on the iPad mini and not this.
Another iteration yet it looks like they glued 2 galaxy together and called it a day 🤣
That crease and the susceptibility to scratching are simply untenable. Since the 12 with its Ceramic Shield I have not needed a screen protector to make my phone even heavier and I love it. No micro scratches. Some day this tech will be worth something, but it sure as hell isn't worth as much as an iPhone and iPad Pro COMBINED.
apple sheeps don't like foldables now but it will be 'the magical thing' once Apple releases the 'iPhone Flip'.
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I'll take a crease over a notch any day.
As a geek, I think the tech is very cool and I enjoy watching it develop. From a technology standpoint what Samsung is doing is very impressive. But in all practicality I just can’t come up with a scenario where I would prefer this to the current iPhone form factor.
I just don’t see what’s the killer app for foldables that will make them go mainstream.
I just don’t see what’s the killer app for foldables that will make them go mainstream.
There are trade-offs with everything. I would love one but I hate Android too much. Seriously.
But it's a competent phone OS I guess.
But it's a competent phone OS I guess.
seems like everyone throwing shade right now.....will be the ones extolling the usefulness of foldables when it has an Apple logo on it. Just saying..... We have seen this before many times.
Like when Apple removed the headphone jack and Samsung copied them even though they mocked them about doing it... or when Apple stopped including the charging brick and then Samsung copied them even though they mocked them about it!
At the end of the day, everyone has a different kinds of tolerances. Some people will always be bugged by the crease the same way I'm sure some people are still bugged by the notch. I got used to the crease same way I got used to the notch to the point of where sometimes I don't even feel it, let alone see it. At the same time, there's a needlepoint-sized ding on the back part of the bottom case of my M2 MacBook Air that somehow happened and that still weighs heavily on my mind (even though I never see it).
Personally, I don't see this going mainstream as not everyone needs a larger screen when out and about in general, but I do see how some people find it very useful. Some use it unfolded 90% of the time. When I had a Fold, I would find the bigger screen helpful for when I am walking around the office or our company had lunches and stuff and I had to help troubleshoot by remoting into my machine. I wasn't going to bring a whole MacBook/iPad out. Ultimately, with the MacBook Air purchase, the Apple ecosystem was worth more than the screen to me.
Personally, I don't see this going mainstream as not everyone needs a larger screen when out and about in general, but I do see how some people find it very useful. Some use it unfolded 90% of the time. When I had a Fold, I would find the bigger screen helpful for when I am walking around the office or our company had lunches and stuff and I had to help troubleshoot by remoting into my machine. I wasn't going to bring a whole MacBook/iPad out. Ultimately, with the MacBook Air purchase, the Apple ecosystem was worth more than the screen to me.
Essentially is no different than the Fold 3. Look no further than for the Chinese OEMs to be leading this front sadly. Playing way too safe. The aspect ratio is still unusable especially the cover display i.e Oppo Find N is better. The under display camera tech is still visible i.e zte axon 40 is better. And then the crease still a thing i.e the (edited at least Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 trying to at least work on it better) All leading the front. And they are on their 4th gen Samsung. Sad. Wish every plus side of these devices added into one monster one.
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Samsung is slowly perfecting what I believe to be a useful technology. A device that folds into a smaller form factor when put away makes it more portable and therefore more useful--it's not just a gimmick. Granted, when folded both of these devices are thick and would bulge out of your pocket a bit more, but give it a few more generations.
I have a foldable device: My Macbook. 😂 I have no need for a foldable phone though. I'm good.
"Hi I'm a complicated solution! Has anybody seen a problem for me? No? Darn. Oops, I just broke."
Hey, don’t get your hinge in a pinch.
MR would never play faves like that. 😂
And exactly why would Apple put money into R&D on a feature they have no interest in right now? I know I’d let the company supplying my displays (that I’m already paying for) do the dirty work if that’s what floats their boat.
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