I still remember when the first Philips Flst screen TV came out at 32” and was priced at $16k. Give this stuff time and it will become way more affordable. Glad Samsung and H have the courage to do this. It’s sad that I think Apple is just going to watch and then copy and make some tweaks once they feel they can mass market it themselves. But who knows if Apple will even go this direction. I’m wondering one day if we will see something called the “Apple Scroll” that just pulls down the screen like blinds in your house
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Huawei Unveils $2,600 Foldable 'Mate X' Smartphone to Rival Samsung's Galaxy Fold
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I am so very uninterested in this as a concept. Can you imagine the durability issues with a device display like this? Scratching, tearing, rippling. And how do you make a case for a folding device? No thank you.
Samsung had it right -- fold the display in, not out. That way, it doesn't get scuffed and scratched.
You couldn't pay me enough to use Huawei products. They're backed by and have close ties to the Chinese Communist Party and government, and its shady business practices have been widely reported.
You couldn't pay me enough to use Huawei products. They're backed by and have close ties to the Chinese Communist Party and government, and its shady business practices have been widely reported.
At first I thought this was a prototype for iOS on a foldable device... then I realized it was actually Android... Why Apple became okay with this over the years is mind boggling.
That only works for samsung because they have yet another screen on the outside. Otherwise you’d have to flip the phone open constantly to do anything. Not an ideal solution. The best solution is fold so the screen is outward, but somehow make it not easily scratchable (either by some miracle of materials science or some other technique I can’t conceive of).
Folding outward is impractical for phones. You can't even put a case on it, and people buy cases for other reasons than protecting the screen. Outward folding like this sounds and looks cool, but it's flawed in practice.
Tim Cook is stamping angrily on his desk: "Our next phone will be THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS!"
Ive never used a case for any of my phones, including any of the zillion iPhones i’ve Owned, so i guess we have different understandings of what is “practical.”
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Ha ha I get it. Because Apple is expensive. Good one.
Very true. I’ll be interested to see where it goes but I feel like the practicality of this won’t be great no matter how far it progresses. But I’ll happily be proven wrong.
Not in my pocket. I have Macs, iPads, iPhones Apple watches, different use cases. You could buy a high quality camera, then you don’t need your iPhone camera. But I bet your iPhone camera is easier to carry and takes good enough pictures.
Absolutely. I would absolutely not mind using a Samsung S10, LGV50, Pixel 3 XL, or OnePlus7 as Android alternatives to an iPhone if that time came where I no longer found value in using my iPhone, but I absolutely will not support Huawei. Impressive as their hacked hardware is. It's hard for me to believe that Huawei is honestly innovative. I can't help but think a company with their corporate behavior has an engineering team that isn't using ripped off R&D from someone else.
I have their Huawei Mate 20 Pro, gorgeous mobile except for the fact it's Software overlay sucks, it mimics exactly like iOS....no app drawer, custom launchers etc..that icons filled characterless home screen everyone dislikes
I noticed this in the Samsung as well. This is likely unavoidable since we are now dealing with a flexible thins sheet here and no longer hard glass. Plus, I would think it will get looser and more lumpy over time. (that sounds bad, sorry) Might be the undoing of this technology before it even gets started. Imagine spending that much money on a premium device that screen looks cheap and lumpy.. Maybe Apple can do this justice but I am skeptical.
Seems like it could be avoided with springs that provide tension and stretch the cover out when the screen is open, though the cover “glass” would have to float over the screen.
It's interesting to see that many feel that this is the direction we are headed in the future, larger screened phones. Obviously it's just my opinion, but I see Apple pivoting to smaller phones and focusing more on wearables. The combination of an iPhone in your pocket, an Apple Watch on your wrist, AirPods in your ears, and potential AR glasses on your head could be where they see value/computers in the future (at least from a mobile scenario). Minimal, but meaningful interaction, could be where we need to go as a society. I am not sure staring at larger screens is really the proper direction. It's good that Apple has been experimenting with AR and starting to connect the dots to a potential solution. A ton has to work for the hardware and software to be ready for consumers, but I think that is more so where we are headed.
If you ask the journalists who actually held and used the Mate X for a bit, this shouldn't be a problem.
"As to the all-important question of whether I can see or feel the spine in the middle of the screen where the fold happens, the answer is “no.” My time with the Mate X hasn’t yet been long enough to make that a categorical statement, but this is definitely the flattest foldable I’ve yet come across."
https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/25/18239565/huawei-mate-x-foldable-phone-hands-on-design-mwc-2019
https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/25/18239565/huawei-mate-x-foldable-phone-hands-on-design-mwc-2019
True, but let’s be real, Apple’s spin on this (whatever it will be) began years ago I’m sure. Not post Samsung/Huawei press conferences.
It was pretty negligent to put a gigantic fold in the center of a plastic screen, but I think you mean negligible.
No, the refraction issue is not negligible. It's very clear on screen and will be worse in person.
It’s because the Chinese OEMs stayed in China but now they are venturing out.
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I’m sure they’ve thought about it and have plans to do their own foldable display but it’s probably not as advanced as these devices yet. When the technology has matured Apple will reveal it to the world.
The idea is good. Imagine DeX, Windows Continum or something like that with it. You could have a decent size software keyboard with touchpad for a full desktop experience. Then when you on the go use phone or tablet mode. I think there is an appeal to this but the one thing right now is experiences.
The software for this will come in the near future as they become a standard-ish form factor. It’s expensive right now, but if it comes down in price to around $1499 and could potential combine adequalty phone, tablet and portable pc, I think it could be a good device to consider.
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The one problem is Huawei tho...
The software for this will come in the near future as they become a standard-ish form factor. It’s expensive right now, but if it comes down in price to around $1499 and could potential combine adequalty phone, tablet and portable pc, I think it could be a good device to consider.
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The one problem is Huawei tho...
That’s just trading one type of security problem for another, no?