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Samsung Still Has No Idea When the Galaxy Fold Will Launch
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They keep trying to derail the thread, isn’t that against forum rules?
I have no idea how this story will....unfold
Still have yet to hear a benefit of this form factor. Yes, the screen is bigger when unfolded, but it’s twice as thick when folded. That’s twice as thick when held to your ear for a call, twice as thick when it’s shoved it your pant pockets, bag, purse, etc.
When I first heard of folding displays, my first thought was: how will they solve material fatigue due to the constant open and closing? And dirt getting on the display? I remember cracking a laptop screen because a speck of dirt got on the screen before I closed the lip.
It just seems strange Samsung did not test this in real world scenarios. They would’ve discovered the flaws before they released them to journalists.
The instant connectivity without needing to be paired to you your device while using cloud sync to have them automatically tied to all your devices as well as the option to quickly and easily have them connected to friends devices without breaking or interfering with the auto-connection to your own device.
The fast switch out between stereo/mono modes when you move from single bud to both to single again.
Both of these things and other little details set the AirPods apart from Bluetooth buds on the market at the time. Even other ‘truely wireless’ not just tethered wireless headphones.
I would not call it a world changer but it's a design that works very well. The charging case is tiny and very convenient to tuck away. I can have the case in my trouser pocket with no discomfort whatsoever. The earbuds are extremely comfortable to wear. They feel very natural and feel unintrusive (as opposed to earbuds that are shoved up your earcanal).
It all depends on how you use them and what you expect from them. I would not wear these to isolate myself from the rest of the world (they do a very bad job at that) and the audio quality is not great but for day to day media consumtion (on the go or at home), they do a very good job.
Ah I see you may be from Seattle?
If you visit cities with a couple of million people, you will see *Airpod like devices dangling from ears:
Truck drivers
Soccer moms
Middle school kids
High school kids
Fast food workers
etc
Other wireless brands not so much.
It's a revolution.
An Airpod revolution.
(*Since there are numerous knockoffs not clear that everyone you see has genuine Apple Airpods.)
Samsung Marketing doesn't care about real world testing, just being first and beating Apple.
"The Force is weak with this one":
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Except Apple never set a release date for AirPower and never gave tech media review units that didn’t work. No comparison.
Wait, so innovation now means folding display? I remember a few years ago when innovation = VR, then AR, then chat bots, then smart speakers. Now it’s folding displays. And next year the innovation crowd will be on to something else Apple hasn’t done yet.
I have to say this. People keep referencing the Butterfly Keyboard.
Yes. Some people hate the design, many have had issues with the design. Some have had to get it replaced. The real difference here though is that if your keys get dirty, you can actually clean them out with a blast of air unless you've really mashed that sandwich crumb under there.
With the Fold display, anything larger than a piece of lint is going to completely destroy it. No chance to blow that crumb of sand out. Whats the point when the entire display is broken.
Not even remotely comparable situations, if you ask me.
Yes. Some people hate the design, many have had issues with the design. Some have had to get it replaced. The real difference here though is that if your keys get dirty, you can actually clean them out with a blast of air unless you've really mashed that sandwich crumb under there.
With the Fold display, anything larger than a piece of lint is going to completely destroy it. No chance to blow that crumb of sand out. Whats the point when the entire display is broken.
Not even remotely comparable situations, if you ask me.
What would you call the butterfly keyboard? In my opinion that is clearly a case of over engineering something and we’re seeing the results which are not good.
This makes no sense.
Samsung is innovating because they attempting to release something that clearly doesn’t work.
Apple is working on the same thing but doesn’t attempt to release it before it works, so they are not innovating?
Yikes. What a weak argument.
Lets flip the script.
At least Apple didn't release a poorly functioning, poorly designed charging mat to reviewers to test.
Compressed air doesn’t help when the tiny little prongs break or warp, which seems to be the real problem. The failure rate doesn’t appear any lower with the new keyboards with the membranes according to institutions that buy a lot of macs.
I see a good amount of them but I feel most people buy them because its the new "it" thing to have, not because it's a revolutionary product, game changing, or life altering, like the guy I originally replied to said.Ah I see you may be from Seattle?
If you visit cities with a couple of million people, you will see *Airpod like devices dangling from ears:
Truck drivers
Soccer moms
Middle school kids
High school kids
Fast food workers
etc
Other wireless brands not so much.
It's a revolution.
An Airpod revolution.
(*Since there are numerous knockoffs not clear that everyone you see has genuine Apple Airpods.)
How I came to the "it's just the new it product" conclusion is theguy who replied before you and a lot of other comments I've read always say the sound quality isn't that great, no noise cancellation etc. Seems like people are only buying these because they're Apple and compromising a lot with this purchase.
If he would've said something about the effortless connection by just opening the case, or the fact that (I think I read this) you should be able to put your iPhone down, pick up your iPad, start media and the pods automatically just connect then I could definitely see the awesomeness in those features but calling wireless headphones life changing is a huge stretch.
It is like the Air Power concept. Lots of pressure on these companies to come up with new product ideas (since Steve Jobs is gone).
I can’t think of many instances where I’m somewhere that I need a tablet but only have a tiny pocket to fit it in. I guess maybe it’s for guys to fit in pants/jacket pockets? But it seems quite thick and very tall so how well would it fit in a pocket? And why wouldn’t you just use a phone instead? To me this product is one that sounds cool to techies who are bored and will glom onto any thing that’s different.
I respect your feelings, but they are irrelevant as they don't have any factual basis.
This would be a supposition on your part, which is again irrelevant as you have no factual basis on why people are buying Airpods.
This is an opinion, which on the internet is numerous.
One opinion is no more valid than the next persons, and also irrelevant.
When you can show some third party data to support your opinions, feelings, suppositions then a valid argument can be made.
