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Leaked Renders Allegedly Reveal Samsung's Foldable Phone Hours Ahead of Launch Event
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I'd never jump in on the first version of something like this, but I love the idea and future promise of it.
Having one device on me that becomes much more usable on my commute, but is still practical to carry on a daily basis is seriously tempting.
Having one device on me that becomes much more usable on my commute, but is still practical to carry on a daily basis is seriously tempting.
Though I would say part of the praise should go to marketing department (or if you want photographer/art director) for creating a very well well lit and framed photo including the choice of what is shown on the display.
That speaks to Samsung’s prowess as a manufacturing titan, not necessarily their skill in designing smartphones.
Credit where credit is due. A foldable screen is undoubtedly an impressive piece of tech, but I am ultimately paying for a great end user experience, not just novel hardware in a vacuum. And Samsung has shown that while they can make excellent hardware, their software continues to be lacklustre, and it drags down the overall experience.
Let’s see what tonight’s keynote portends.
How about both? Meaning a foldable phone that has a display on the outside as well. Want to use it one-handed like most current phones? Just keep it folded and use the 'outer' display. Need more screen real estate and be willing to use both hands, unfold it and you get a small tablet.
Of course this idea doesn't make an already relatively thick phone thinner (to the contrary), but we might get there sooner or later with an acceptable thickness (though the minimal thickness of the unfolded phone will at some point be limited by mechanical stability concerns and this might result in a thickness of the folded phone that is too thick for most people).
Oh, yeah, sure -- always carry a backpack with you so that you can always have "the right device for the task" with you... Instead of just carrying ONE gadget with you. That Apple/Steve Jobs marketing mantra has always made total sense -- for Apple's cash flow at least.
Looking forward to the event to see how it really works
Samsung are certainly looking like they are bringing out some great products with this event
Samsung are certainly looking like they are bringing out some great products with this event
No love at all, even if Jesus Christ did it and it was thick as a brick and served no purpose apart from looking cool.
We are allowed dislike Samsung and Apple MacBook keyboards at the same time, you know. Apple do many things many of us don’t approve of, such as their keyboards, 5mm iMac chin which effects speaker clarity, discontinuing small phones and AirPort routers. I just wouldn’t trust Samsung as a company after how they treated their customers when they sold the Note 5 by not admitting wrongdoing. They were denying a product issue which was a fire hazard. You would be insane to give that company the benefit of the doubt again.
I can't understand why people are so negative towards this. A foldable phone has some great benefits. The notion that this is a solution trying to find a problem doesn't make sense. At its most simple level, you can use the device as a normal phone as you would today but also have the option to use it with a much larger screen when you want....how is that bad?
More interestingly, this is going to be a ball ache for devs!!
More interestingly, this is going to be a ball ache for devs!!
It will be more refined but that’s because Apple won’t release theirs for years. At the same time Samsung and others (huwawei, Xiaomi) will be refining their own foldable phones. They won’t be sitting in a vacuum and likewise Apple won’t release a polished foldable phone this year.
That is what a sheep would do. It’s a free world, we can hold companies to account when the sell phones (Note 5) that are a fire hazard and won’t admit wrongdoing. They could have killed people. The same (insane) execs are in charge now. Never forget their customers were treated like this. If Apple did this I’d blacken their name too. You don’t treat your customers like this and expect no retaliation.
It just means that there is no one-size-fits-all solution that will cater to every customer. Everyone has different needs, and each has their own threshold on what they are willing (and not willing) to compromise on.
Myself - I use my iPad to teach in the classroom. A foldable phone is not going to be big enough for the things I use it for, and so I willingly bring around a laptop and an iPad around with me because I want the best computing experience each can offer when I do get round to using it.
Sure, it’s bulkier than carrying around a single hybrid device (incidentally, my HP elite is a hybrid, but I really only use it as a laptop with a broken hinge), but it’s also the lesser of two evils for me in this regard.
To each their own.
What makes you think this will serve all your needs in one (foldable) package? For starters, it will be a square display when open, not rectangular to fit the needs of practically every document, photo, video, etc.
And the unfolded screen size seems small when compared with tablets and iPads - you know, with screen real estate worth spending time on...
If you think Apple would automatically get accolades around here for anything, you must be new.
Samsung wants to be the first because for them it’s a marketing tool. They will use the technology as soon as possible, even if the technology is not quite ready for a decent user experience.
Samsung did smartwatches before Apple but they were... questionable.
Samsung wants to be the first, Apple wants to be the first to get it right. Both approaches have some risk.
Clever use of a butterfly. People understand it.
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Blah blah. Your opinion.
As a concept it isn’t. But as presented, it’s thick as heck, questionably pocketable (at least rear pocket), hard to imagine a workable case so get ready for screen damage, 2-3x the price of a standard sized phone. I’m ready to see this thing but I’m also expecting lackluster sales and lots of warranty claims.
“Breakthrough tech”
Is debatable but giving it a lot of credit
Also some folk have already clearly stated they’d NOT be fully open to Apple doing this.
Me I’m of the opinion that this is unnecessary for phones in every sense.
Smartphones already function as portable mini computers and do a ton of things.
If you want something that folds get a tablet, iPad,MacBook, chrome book , nook, laptop or something along them lines.
There comes a point a phone does too much and hits too high a price point I can’t
Imagine folding phones would slow or reverse rising price points!
Next thing ya know folks will want a smartphone that dispenses toilet paper,
writes your butt, blows your nose for you and god only knows what else
Without pioneers there wouldn’t be a polished product. Both approaches are crucial and deserve credit. Without all the pioneering work Apple would not have been able to make the first iPhone. However Apple should also be given credit for putting all the different technologies together into a useable product.
That "notch" looks massive, to the extent that there are two different screen sizes and the asymmetry defeats the purpose.
How is it the implementation when not a single person commenting has even seen the thing let alone use it?
How would Apple releasing it make it more refunde? You say that as if Apple never released a faulty or poorly designed product before (iPhone 4, iPhone 6, iPad pro)
Like the original post, you guys are just salty that it's Samsung leading the way with new ideas and not Apple.