Aren't the LiquidMetal and "Liquid Metal" two different things? Why most rumours put those together?
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'iPhone Fold' to Feature Metallic Glass Hinge That Resists Deformation
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If this rumor turns out to be true, Apple's investment back in 2010 (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1141240/000110465910042867/a10-15357_18k.htm) will finally start to pay off.
That is supposing this hinge is related to those LiquidMetal assets, which is likely.
That is supposing this hinge is related to those LiquidMetal assets, which is likely.
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M4 hit it out of the park.
Mac Mini M4 is perhaps the best value Mac of all time.
M4Max is a beast of a chip that can run in a laptop.
M4 MBA just came down in price.
Their Mac lineup is solid right now. The best in years.
Mac Hardware is the best it's been in years. macOS....not so much.
That's essentially what some people said about the iPod.
That was a quarter of century ago, before broadband internet never mind music streaming.
Solving a problem that doesn't exist... give us longer battery life!
This would be such an Apple approach to the people who want an iPhone Mini.
"We heard you wanted a 5 and a half inch screen, so we've brought it back. Everything you loved about the iPhone Mini. Plus an iPad. And it starts at two thousand dollars now. And we think you're gonna love it!"
It's two-in-one : a phone that's too thick to be comfortable to use, and an iPad that's just a bit too small to do anything other than quick web searches or consume content...
Apple foldables as I said, may bring a massive screen in a small and not bulky phone that perfectly fit in your pocket. Thank you.
I might not be as excited as you, but I'm with you! I'm ready to see what Apple brings to the foldable market. Never used a Samsung fold but always found them interesting
Do you already have it in your hands as to be able to asure that?
I'm not sure what that has to do with my comment. I replied to a commenter who said: "Who cares? Least wanted product EVER! Just fix what we have..."
I simply pointed out that people made similar comments about the iPod (https://slashdot.org/story/01/10/23/1816257/apple-releases-ipod) suggesting that people didn't want one. We know how that turned out.
Just because some, even most, people don't want a folding iPhone doesn't mean it's the "least wanted product EVER". Maybe that commenter doesn't want one (I'm unlikely to buy one for at least several years, if ever), but folding smartphones are not going away any time soon. I know several people who have and really like them.
Folding smartphones are a small part of the market (estimated between 1-2%), but that's in part because they generally cost much more than other phones. They are expected to be a growing segment, likely driven by the expectation that Apple will release one.
Memo to Tim Cook: Stop with the folding phone already! Stop trying to follow Samsung instead of leading them! There's a dire economic storm coming, and $2,000+ phones are going to look like toys for multimillionaires.
I’m less excited than you are. Who cares about a hinge? This is like hyping a new “more square” postage stamp.
So there is less screen folded, and opened, when watching most movies/media, it has less screen as well. It'll just be letterboxed.
If they show up this late to the folding phone party they better have something in store that one-ups the competition, and I guess making a way better hinge mechanism and minimizing the crease is one of these things.
I actually like the unfolded screen dimensions this way, somewhere between a 3:2 and 4:3 aspect ratio just makes a lot of sense to me for tablet-like usage. But folded, it's very wider. Wider than a 16 Pro Max is quite something. I'd imagine I wouldn't really be able to use this one-handed with my relatively small hands (with my 16 Pro I'm pretty much on the limit in terms of one-handed use).
Might feel weird when the phone is wider than a 16 Pro Max but shorter than a 13 mini. But I guess single folding phones will have to either compromise the folded or the unfolded aspect ratio. Double folding makes a lot more sense for me in this sense (Huawei Mate XT), but that's probably at least 10 years away for Apple.
Nice sketch, thank you!
I actually like the unfolded screen dimensions this way, somewhere between a 3:2 and 4:3 aspect ratio just makes a lot of sense to me for tablet-like usage. But folded, it's very wider. Wider than a 16 Pro Max is quite something. I'd imagine I wouldn't really be able to use this one-handed with my relatively small hands (with my 16 Pro I'm pretty much on the limit in terms of one-handed use).
Might feel weird when the phone is wider than a 16 Pro Max but shorter than a 13 mini. But I guess single folding phones will have to either compromise the folded or the unfolded aspect ratio. Double folding makes a lot more sense for me in this sense (Huawei Mate XT), but that's probably at least 10 years away for Apple.
So, Google and Samsung don’t have “world influence”? Apple already attempted to do something similar with the Vision Pro and by pricing it SO high very few units were sold in comparison to other VR/MR devices. I expect the same will happen with the “iPhone Fold”, priced too high and nothing that differentiates it from the competition (Devices that have been out for years, with several iterations already, and priced MUCH lower).