Steven Sinofsky goes even further than me in questioning the use case of the entire folding idea:
I guess I’m in good company.
I guess I’m in good company.
Steven Sinofsky goes even further than me in questioning the use case of the entire folding idea:
I guess I’m in good company.
I don’t know who is having an orgasm. A big phone in a front pocket serves a specific purpose. I get it. Personally, I wish I could get a small foldable iPhone 5G iPhone so that I could mostly use it as a simple phone, a camera, and a modem for larger screens that don’t fit in a pocket, like the iPad and the MacBook.I am old enough to remember it. It was a time when phones were made for making/receiving calls and text messages and they barely did anything else. It was a time when people were fascinated with smaller/pocketable mobile phones, and the smaller/thinner was the king!! What these companies don't seem to realize is that time has changed, and with it, the way people use mobile devices. Now, most people want a smartphone with large beautiful displays because these now are not just smartphones but powerful computers/cameras. The way I see it is, these companies are having too much of orgasm over foldables/flipables, just like they did over a decade ago with 3D displays. To later realize that people really weren't bothered with that, and instead, they wanted the simple way.
Do I want a mobile device that I have to flip open every single time I use it, and then flip close it?? Me personally, heck no! And charging that ridiculous price for it is just outrages!!
I had several flip phones, and I had Razr. It was phenomenal. You could flip it open with one hand, and it was phenomenally spring loaded so that it would open and close with a flick of a thumb but yet stay open without inadvertently folding in. You could flick your thumb and close it. It would fit anywhere. It was revolutionary. If Apple released a Razr knockoff with 5G and a good camera, I would be all over it.I remember flip phones well as I had a few of them. I don't think I want to go back to opening and closing. But that's me.
I agree that if Samsung keeps at it, the tech will definitely get better. The durability of the screens will improve, the crease will be less prominent or even disappear altogether etc.
However, I still feel that the principle behind folding phones is fundamentally flawed. Think about how you use your phone. You take it out of your pocket, and expect the screen to be turned on by the time it reaches your face. You then view the notifications or unlock your phone to further interact with it. And then put it away when you are done with it.
Conversely, having to unfold your phone every time you want to use it (and then needing to fold it before putting it away) is an extra step and represents an added barrier between technology and the user. Some might think it is worth it for the extra screen estate and / or more compact form factor (debatable?), but I find a foldable phone just seems like a step backwards in this regard.
Contrast this with wearables, which makes technology even more intimate and personal because they are always on you, even more so than smartphones.
it just feels to me like Samsung is even doing foldable phones only because they realise that they have no future in wearables and are scrambling to find the next big thing in mobile.
Maybe it’s just my Apple bias showing. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I started out in this thread earnestly asking for someone to explain a use case for this particular device. As reply after reply of “you’re an idiot, It’s awesome!” accumulated, it became clear to me that nobody has an actual explanation.
Steven Sinofsky goes even further than me in questioning the use case of the entire folding idea:
I guess I’m in good company.
Thank you for that. A GIF is worth 4-thousand words, and some people are literally blinded by their fanboyism.
That phone is just cool. As it goes on, I can see them getting thin enough to the point where they're the same thickness as a current regular device.
I love the future. And I love variety.
Doesn’t fold. Not the samePeople said Galaxy Note was incredibly stupid when Samsung introduced it.![]()
I don’t recall bringing up specs and features that actually make sense. Stay on topic next time.I remember:
This phone is incredibly stupid. Where is this big screen demand coming from?
This phone is incredibly stupid. Where is this 2GB of ram demand coming from?
This phone is incredibly stupid. Where is this 3 camera demand coming from?
This phone......
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