Research and development. You can't jump to the end of the line. We need to go through these failed products to find out what works. Kudos to Samsung for being a bit more bold than Apple with regards to that approach.
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Hands-On With Samsung's New Galaxy Fold
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Research and development. You can't jump to the end of the line. We need to go through these failed products to find out what works. Kudos to Samsung for being a bit more bold than Apple with regards to that approach.
It’s a puny Android tablet - smaller than an iPad mini - with a crease in the middle of the screen. Or a fat and oblong Android phone. They’re “boldly” selling a poorly made product that is a combination of the worst of tablets and the worst of phones, for $2,000. It’s hard to imagine how anybody not on Samsung’s payroll would defend this frankenturd.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 review
Thanks to a ton of improvements, the Galaxy Z Fold 2 is the best foldable phone yet and a productivity powerhouse
Last I read, that $149 screen replacement is only for the first repair. No mentions if that price is for subsequent repairs.
That's not being bold. Just more willing to release a product to the public that's not yet ready.
"We need to go through these failed products to find out what works."
We??? Not many people will sign up for that. If you want to change "We" for "I," that's cool.
You can scratch the screen with your fingernail and permanently damage it. Kind of flies past your head this comment doesn’t it?
Samsung are charging fools to fund their prototype development. In the same way that Google charged fools to fund their Google Glass project.
It’s not ready yet. Samsung are doing what they always do: Rushing crap to market just to say they were first.
Apple would never do this with their products and I respect them for it and so do millions of other users.
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Is there any material that can be folded and unfolded without some form of damage? I seem to remember reading that wood is The only only material that doesn’t suffer from fatigue stress but not for bending as much as a folding screen. I can’t see how his can be a successful design.
why does this need to be released for R&D purposes? It’s pretty clear Samsung brought and unfinished product to market, hence the delay and canceling of orders. I don’t see why this deserves any applause.
You could've looked that up in the same time as making the post, but I guess writing is more fun than reading.
If Samsung continues the Fold line-up for several years and the price stays relatively stable at ~2k, that's a price point. If they decide to go downmarket, perhaps due to pressure from competition, it's not.
That doesn't mean 3D is garbage. Again, you show your inate ability to be totally useless and provide no proof that 3D is garbage. BTW, they are still making 3D discs along with UHD players that can play 3D. You sound like the fools years ago when people were buying CD music discs and they said vinyl was garbage. Guess what, vinyl making a huge comeback, because it does sound better.
"Looks better than expected"?! This man has balls of steel. You will receive death threats from people on this forum for such comments...
Hahah jk. Agreed, this is awesome. I just got the 11 Pro, but gahh, its the exact same (minus the impressive 3d speakers) as my previous iPhone X. I miss the innovation
Interesting in the same way that traffic accidents are interesting.
Selling useless garbage is neither bold nor necessary to “find out what works.”
grasping at straws. Apple has never released a sh$t show like the Galaxy Fold.
I am never surprised by the amount of selective amnesia that is prevalent in many postings and how convenient it is to forget that an equivalent spec'd out Iphone 11 Pro max is just ~$100 less and that's before we ignore the extra cameras, real estate and complexity of design on the Fold 
The Fold is 9.73 oz | 276 g to Iphone 11 Pro max 7.97 oz | 226 g that is just 20 g difference to the Note 10+ 6.91 oz | 196 g delta to the Iphone or 25 g less for the Ipad mini at 10.6 oz | 300.5 g. I don't see any weight lifting classes at the genius bar for new Iphone 11 owners LOL
Sure we can wince at a $2k price and the majority do at any phone over a few $100's yet many still pay $1800 for a fully equipped Iphone. For those that consider a 2K price is in the range of annual disposable items like shoes, handbags etc and like differentiation by price perhaps they consider the Fold a steal. In terms of hardware in the box compared to Apple pricing it is.
I agree there is some concerns of screen durability even in the short term bu outside this I am glad that other OEM continue to pursue multi use/function devices else whole product groups would not exist if Apple model was always followed.
The Fold is 9.73 oz | 276 g to Iphone 11 Pro max 7.97 oz | 226 g that is just 20 g difference to the Note 10+ 6.91 oz | 196 g delta to the Iphone or 25 g less for the Ipad mini at 10.6 oz | 300.5 g. I don't see any weight lifting classes at the genius bar for new Iphone 11 owners LOL
Sure we can wince at a $2k price and the majority do at any phone over a few $100's yet many still pay $1800 for a fully equipped Iphone. For those that consider a 2K price is in the range of annual disposable items like shoes, handbags etc and like differentiation by price perhaps they consider the Fold a steal. In terms of hardware in the box compared to Apple pricing it is.
I agree there is some concerns of screen durability even in the short term bu outside this I am glad that other OEM continue to pursue multi use/function devices else whole product groups would not exist if Apple model was always followed.
Uh, the most expensive iPhone Pro Max is $1,450, or $530 less than the Fold. Where are you coming up with this $100 nonsense?I am never surprised by the amount of selective amnesia that is prevalent in many postings and how convenient it is to forget that an equivalent spec'd out Iphone 11 Pro max is just ~$100 less and that's before we ignore the extra cameras, real estate and complexity of design on the Fold
The Fold is 9.73 oz | 276 g to Iphone 11 Pro max 7.97 oz | 226 g that is just 20 g difference to the Note 10+ 6.91 oz | 196 g delta to the Iphone or 25 g less for the Ipad mini at 10.6 oz | 300.5 g. I don't see any weight lifting classes at the genius bar for new Iphone 11 owners LOL
Sure we can wince at a $2k price and the majority do at any phone over a few $100's yet many still pay $1800 for a fully equipped Iphone. For those that consider a 2K price is in the range of annual disposable items like shoes, handbags etc and like differentiation by price perhaps they consider the Fold a steal. In terms of hardware in the box compared to Apple pricing it is.
I agree there is some concerns of screen durability even in the short term bu outside this I am glad that other OEM continue to pursue multi use/function devices else whole product groups would not exist if Apple model was always followed.
You could get the most expensive iPhone Pro Max and a new iPad Air for the same price as the Fold. Then you’d have a vastly superior phone and vastly superior tablet, instead of a lousy phone/tablet combo.
Having lived through vinyl way before CD's came along, no one ever said vinyl was garbage. Accurately stated, digital sounds just as good, although different, and also served many other needs, such as portability, better dynamic range, no need for record cleaning and special storage, and the extra cost to record cassettes when you wanted to take your music mobile (and could deal with the hissssssssssss) to name just a few. Yes vinyl has a different sound, but the real reason it is getting popular is the physical object, the concept of the album as a piece of art rather than a collection of individual songs, liner notes and art work that help foster the attachment to the work. Which are all valid. But it is not because it sounds 'better'. Nice to see folks discovering albums and vinyl although many of us are not interested in reliving the headaches and limitations that go along with it.
Oh, and to be on topic, the Samsung fold is a solution looking for a problem with a price and fragility that would make the most ardent early adopter stop and question their own buying habits, IMHO.
I just want to be able to fold one once. Don’t want it, the screen ratio looks weird and I definitely don’t want something that is handheld and easily damaged (not a good combo). But I’d love to actually see and feel it fold in real life.
well, Huawei's 5g is ahead of anything in the USA. Like by a couple of years. Why do you think the Gov target them?? Because of that little lie the gov told you?
Being a Musician myself, yes, vinyl sounds better. Analog is king.
It is like a guy coming in with a POS Axe Fx to a big boy fight, let's say against a Bogner XTC. Guess who sounds better and will be heard by the crowd.....
The Axe Fx shines in that it is easier to carry around if you don't play pro and have someone do that for you. It is more convenient on that side of the coin, yet sounds like a POS compared to a real amp.
Really? I think this is awesome and apple isnt desperate, innovative or bold enough. I hope apple copies one of these, id be first in line.
Ignore the iPhone 4's Antennagate (you're holding it wrong and free bumpers).
Apple Maps was junk at its introduction
Ignore the butterfly keyboard debacle that affects new Macbooks
Ignore the QC issues Apple has had with screens, GPUs, etc.
Intel iPhone modems
Early Airpods wern't durability champs either.
Everyone releases some half baked stuff.
There‘s a big difference between half baked andselling raw cookie dough and calling it cookies.