Also. We are all used to glass displays. I’m not keen on going to plastic again, even if it does fold. Rather stick with my phone and tablet.
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Samsung Shows Off Prototype Smartphone With Foldable Display
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Do check the context of that comment. It was not intended to be a general statement.
Just that the idea of a folding screen is obvious, and has been possible for some time. Putting it in a phone that people want is where innovation is needed.
I've elaborated above.
You know, Lv05, I think there is a lot of truth to what you wrote above. To put it another way, Samsung creates a solution in search of a problem and Apple finds the problem to solve. But in the end both companies end up making a lot of money for their shareholders.
I'm quite happy with both my Samsung and Apple products. Although I still wish Samsung would update their software on a more consistent basis. I would be happy with bi-monthly security patches Android version updates within six months of release from Google.
I think Microsoft realized that they would never be a hardware vendor and decided to use Surface as proof of concept for how they viewed Windows should be used. If you look at their O.E.M.'s products you can see that they usually adopt the Surface features within six months to a year of Microsoft using them in Surface and they are usually better and cheaper.
There's nothing wrong with the surface line of products, but they are definitely bleeding edge technology that needs refinement for mainstream use.
Just my US$0.02.
Agreed. I think that ship has sailed personally. I’m just noot a fan of converging devices. It ends up being lackluster on both ends, just look at the Surface computers. If Samsung can put it all together and it’s great in terms of all of the aspects I mentioned, I’ll applaud them. I just don’t see it though.
Same way Apple wont do a 2 in 1.. $$$$$$
They could do it and do it better than anyone else.. They're are a gnats chaff away from having iOS and MacOS merging but why do that when you can sell a user an iPad and Mac for triple the cost.
Nobody was going to keep an iPhone and iPod in each pocket. Lots of peeps keep an iPhone in their pocket an iPad in their bag snuggled up next to the MacBook and an iMac on the desk at home.
Gee, it’s almost like you were baiting with your earlier post so you could white knight for larger people.
I generally don’t find larger people attractive, what a monster I must be.
Try to stay on topic here. The discussion is about Samsung’s new foldable phone/tablet. You should try Twitter if you want to push your own world beliefs/agendas on to others.
Haha... makes me wonder what that poster writes on- since paper is thin & they clearly have a problem with things that are designed to be thin, actually being thin!
Yep! Apple typically doesn't announce things until its ready to ship...maybe they will preview it next year, doubtful, though.
What innovation does the note 9 have??? To me. It’s EXACTLY a S9 plus with a stylus. Hardware, software, cameras, etc.
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Jealous of what? An inferior operating system, sub par processors. Sub par camera tech.
I like the idea, but to me it’s useless. I have a phone to be a phone, and a tablet to be a
tablet. I see lots of potential breaking issues.
With all your Samsung praise on this article you sound like one of their paid marketing employees.
They were trying to mask the design, not the thickness of the device. The enclosure could be adding some thickness but they didn't put it in something vastly larger than the body of the phone.
That's correct. It was in a case.
But did you notice how the outside screen was flush with the case when closed... and how the inside screen was also flush with the case when opened?
It looks like we are seeing the thickness of the device.
Yes... they disguised the edges in a case.
But they didn't hide the thickness.
I'm sure it will have smooth tapered edges instead of the square blocky shape we saw on stage.
But I think it'll be a thick lumpy device in your pocket. It has to be. There are still components inside the device. Batteries, USB port, speakers, cameras, microphones, etc. And the fact that it folds means it will be twice as thick when closed.
They can't escape physics.
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I know. Samsung is just so amazing. Subpar processors in new phones. Subpar laggy OS. Poor battery life, even though they come with huge batteries. Subpar camera tech. You really need to stop acting like Samsung invented the whole smartphone industry and everyone’s success is because of Samsung.
Only thing Samsung is good at it screen tech. Other than that. Nothing they do is innovative or something to write home about.
Apple makes iPhones and iPads, so there is no need for a “dual use tablet/phone”.
I don’t see any bitterness or jealousy. Us Apple owners know what we have and like, because it works well for us. It’s consistent.
Samsung wasn’t the first to make a foldable phone. Other companies have done it too.
No the Xs had a better display but The S9 plus and note 9 had a better than the original X according to displaymate.
I can't tell you how many times I've read here people wanted Apple to come out with a new IPhone se with 4.5 inch screen. 4.6 inch screen might be too big for se fans huh.
Wow, you speak as if you know this as fact. Please give me the source.
Seems like technology in need of a need. Maybe more useful if they someday figure out how to get the bend radius smaller.
Where is AirPower? yeah I though so, get real.
Does Apple hype AirPower every year? Has Apple been hyping AirPower for over a decade?
See, there's a difference between a company failing to get a product out by deadline and a company hyping a product/technology every year without ever having produced a practical application of it for consumers.
Did you really need that explained or are you just looking to get people riled up?
Yep! Apple typically doesn't announce things until its ready to ship...maybe they will preview it next year, doubtful, though.
Lol.
Well they didn’t in the past but the AirPods, HomePod and AirPower were all shown off quite a while before they were ready to ship.
This makes no sense. How do you know they aren’t masking the thickness?
What Happens when you put a cover on a phone. It suddenly gets thicker so yea masking the design with a cover will add thickness.