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'iPhone Fold' to Feature Metallic Glass Hinge That Resists Deformation
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A lot of people don’t want a larger iPad. I can only stand using the mini.
that's what this is bud. It's a phone as thick as current iphone, that's opens to a screen bigger tham pro max.
Sure, I can imagine. But iPad mini has like a 10% market share so that's a niche in itself.
If it can proofread your sentences before you post it, that should be enough to get you pumped to buy one.
I have a feeling you’re going to be eating your words.
According to whom? so we're supposed to trust you over really plugged in analysts?
Surely I'm not the only one who had been hoping the folding iPhone would be a way to achieve a return to a "mini" sized phone in the pocket that expands to a somewhat larger device when unfolded? Essentially, a flip phone-sized iPhone?
If nothing like this ever comes to pass I'm going to have to stock up on spare iPhone 13 mini devices to use when my current 13 mini dies. 😕
If nothing like this ever comes to pass I'm going to have to stock up on spare iPhone 13 mini devices to use when my current 13 mini dies. 😕
Well, it will at least be interesting to see.
I doubt I will have enough disposable income in 2027 to splurge on this. Muss less a pressing need.
Buyers with black credit cards or uncontrolled impulse spending will love these, though, I'm sure.
Maybe they'll offer a cheaper one with home-depot style hinges to accompany the recession we'll be in in 2027...
I doubt I will have enough disposable income in 2027 to splurge on this. Muss less a pressing need.
Buyers with black credit cards or uncontrolled impulse spending will love these, though, I'm sure.
Maybe they'll offer a cheaper one with home-depot style hinges to accompany the recession we'll be in in 2027...
Phones it in once a weekThey already have a part time worker working on fixes...
It seems like there's always a dire economic storm coming
Having an especially strong hinge whose parts don't shift positions, over time, from where they should be, is one of the more important design requirements for maintaining a flat screen that doesn't develop a crease.
Those Beats charging cables are pretty tempting. Amazingly, if you also want to use them as data transfer cables, they'll do it at a blinding USB 2.0 speed, not that slow 1.0 standard that we've been stuck with all these years. And the topper: they have a lower case "b" on them, not that annoying upper case "B".
LiquidMetal isn't glass-reinforced metal. It's a cast metal alloy containing no silicon, but it differs in that it involves cooling down the molten metal faster than is done with typical molding techniques. This prevents the alloy from forming into the conventional crystalline structures that are much more breakable, and instead it solidifies into an amorphous structure, which is a characteristic of glass.
I’ll be getting this phone day 1. Why? I have come to realize I truly don’t need an iPad. As much as I’d love to keep drawing, I just don’t have the time to make a serious go of it. For everything else there’s a Mac for that.
Secondly, I have been eying those Samsung and Google folds for a while now, but I can never pull the trigger. For one, certainly the apple ecosystem is strong, but more over its the failure rate of these foldables. Pretty much every foldable owner’s experience I read about say it’s not a matter of if the screen will crack, but when the screen will crack, and good luck with warranties and insurance.
Unless something drastic changes at apple, their AppleCare has always helped when I needed it, and AppleCare will most definitely be needed for this device.
Lastly, it’s the apple stores. You can take your device to a physical location to be repaired. Can’t say that about Samsung or google. From what I have read and watched, their customer service is a nightmare a lot of the time. One YouTuber had to pull, I’m a YouTuber to get his phone replaced under the warranty.
I toyed around with picking up a refurbed foldable for sub $500, but it’s rolling the dice, even at that price, and it’s not worth the ecosystem switch, even if it is easier now.
Ultimately, this will be my ultimate hitchhikers guide.
Please, Apple, do something interesting for once, and get this to market.
Secondly, I have been eying those Samsung and Google folds for a while now, but I can never pull the trigger. For one, certainly the apple ecosystem is strong, but more over its the failure rate of these foldables. Pretty much every foldable owner’s experience I read about say it’s not a matter of if the screen will crack, but when the screen will crack, and good luck with warranties and insurance.
Unless something drastic changes at apple, their AppleCare has always helped when I needed it, and AppleCare will most definitely be needed for this device.
Lastly, it’s the apple stores. You can take your device to a physical location to be repaired. Can’t say that about Samsung or google. From what I have read and watched, their customer service is a nightmare a lot of the time. One YouTuber had to pull, I’m a YouTuber to get his phone replaced under the warranty.
I toyed around with picking up a refurbed foldable for sub $500, but it’s rolling the dice, even at that price, and it’s not worth the ecosystem switch, even if it is easier now.
Ultimately, this will be my ultimate hitchhikers guide.
Please, Apple, do something interesting for once, and get this to market.
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Yes! As a non engineer with an interest in Materials Science, this article about a hinge made from Amorphous Metal led me to some interesting reading. Seems like an elegant solution.
Bring back the "iBook" and "PowerBook" names for the foldable! Do it!
Pssst: the sapphire lens on your camera or smart watch face is already transparent aluminum. 🐋 🐋 🐳 🤫