Samsung Unveils New $1,980 Galaxy Fold Smartphone

[78Bandit]

Bleh.. A plus size phone is not that far off of 7" anyway. seems too bulky. The 3 app multitask thing is nice.

But with the screen ratio the Samsung device has MUCH more screen area than an equivalent 19.5:9 iPhone screen.

 

[jimmy_uk]

Naturally alot of hate coming as this is an Apple forum but as this will be a small build quantity phone even at this high price it's gonna sell out. We should praise innovation as it pushes the competition.

But.....never buy gen one (says the guy who bought first iPod, iphone, ipad).

 

[nwcs]

Very highly priced. The question is whether this will kick off a new buying wave and reinvigorate the mobile device market. My personal opinion is it will not. This will be a halo product most likely that demonstrates the technology only. Other than offering two display surfaces, what does it offer that changes the game like the original iPhone did? It strikes me as incremental advancement only.

 

[az431]

Double the weight and 2.5x the thickness of an iPhone X. Now that's innovation folks.

 

[coolfactor]

I can understand the price. That's some crazy tech that they probably spent millions developing. No qualms about the price. Just not for your average consumer (like me).

 

[mcdull]

The phone looks nice and I think this is actually a killer feature at least 2-3 years down the road. 2K is way too expensive. No one in the right mind will buy one except it is like around 1K.

This is like when Google Glass first came out at 1.5K. Only a small group would buy...

 

[djgamble]

I dont see the point. The screen when closed is tiny. You will have to use it open 99% of the time.
Nearly $500 overpriced IMO; $1500 would have been good entry price (and still high for a phone even with its specs).
And that weird corner notch lol, just why.

That's kinda the point... not to sell lotsa phones but to say 'hey we have this cool innovation, check us out!!! Apple doesn't have this tech, it's fresh off the press!!!'

A few kids using mummy's CC and people with too much money and not enough sense will purchase them for the gimmick factor.

Maybe as a result, more people will walk into a Samesong shop and $1500 for an iPhone rip-off with inferior engineering...etc won't seem too bad.

 

[rafark]

my point is a device with Nvidia 1060gtx, i7 CPU, 32 gb Ram, best 4K display is $2000. This Samsung Fold is not reasonably priced!

How are you going to fit a laptop in your pocket?

 

[cyb3rdud3]

It may be horribly expensive and I wouldn't want one (not a smart phone guy), but this is what actual innovation looks like.
Not making new giraffe emojis or re-heating mac mini leftovers and painting them "space gray" or letting your professional desktop line atrophy for almost a decade.

This device may be a flash in the pan, or not, who knows, but at least Samsung made something new that's never been seen before.

You what? I guess you haven't seen the Xiaomi folding phone which looks a 100x better already...and was introduced well before Samsung...Innovation? Nah....

 

[rafark]

my point is a device with Nvidia 1060gtx, i7 CPU, 32 gb Ram, best 4K display is $2000. This Samsung Fold is not reasonably priced!

How are you going to fit a laptop in your pocket?

 

[gnipgnop]

That’s what’s gonna make this truly hilarious when this exact same group of naysayers in here is now all the sudden slobbering all over Apple for doing something very similar at some point.

What's hilarious is how many years foldable/bendable displays have been talked about in the tech press and associated with a wide variety of manufacturers and products, including Apple. LG demonstrated a rollable OLED 65" TV at CES. That's a product that will go on sale in 2019 as well.

https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/7/1...-4k-tv-features-photos-video-release-ces-2019

 

[Vasilioskn]

In all fairness the guys hands were shaking like mad... he was clearly nervous. Sweaty hands and touch screens are iffy.
And who hasn't tapped an icon on their iPhone more than once to get the app to open.

I have Palmer and plantar hyperhidrosis and never had that issue with my phone.

 

[Mackinjosh]

I remember when Apple used to innovate.

 

[tkukoc]

Awesome to see where tech has gone. Have to give them credit, this looks very well thought out. Won't see me purchasing one, but you have to figure the price for this type of tech will go down in time. But come on, this looks like a lot of fun to mess with.

 

[Newtons Apple]

I bet Apple can beat this easy . . . . theirs would cost at least $3000!

It looks nice but does not run iOS!

 

[turbineseaplane]

These have HEADPHONE JACKS
I love it!

(SE user here)

 

[wardie]

I bet Apple can beat this easy . . . . theirs would cost at least $3000!

It looks nice but does not run iOS!

Interesting Hackintosh project?

 

[The Game 161]

Phone and a tablet? Nobody should be surprised

 

[Juicy Box]

If Apple released a $2k phone people would absolutely lose their minds. Doesn't matter how much it did or how innovation it was.

The iPhone XS Max with the largest storage option and AC+ isn’t that far away from $2k.

 

[turbineseaplane]

What's hilarious is how many years foldable/bendable displays have been talked about in the tech press and associated with a wide variety of manufacturers and products, including Apple. LG demonstrated a rollable OLED 65" TV at CES. That's a product that will go on sale in 2019 as well.

https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/7/1...-4k-tv-features-photos-video-release-ces-2019

New tech isn’t always easy to get to market.

How’s that Mac Pro coming?
AirPower?

Bueller?

Bueller?

 

[KazKam]

I don't understand why everyone here is so excited about this. This phone may be the stupidest thing I've seen in years.

What problem is it solving, is it solving it efficiently, and at what costs/trade-offs (weird aspect ratios, mechanical complexity, more failure points, price, etc.)?
Is it supposed to be a large phone or a tiny tablet?
What's the crease in that screen gonna look like in six months of heavy daily use?
You have to open it up to use it full-screen!

So many people calling this turd "innovative"... makes me think of The Homer...

 

[AppleScruff1]

I see. These are pics from the actual keynote?

Still looks quite awkward to be honest. I don't know what problem this solves, but it's a "neat" concept. I just don't think I'd spend $2,000 because it's not solving anything and is too fat when folded.

You’ll love it when Apple does it in a few years.

 

[turbineseaplane]

You’ll love it when Apple does it in a few years.

And when it’s a bit more expensive from Apple

More expensive means better, right?

 

[diddl14]

I like how they present this, makes anyone that has seen an Apple presentation immidiatly feel at home!

This sounded however a bit over the top as it's typically a rather trivial thing to solve..
5:58 "Our engineers have developed special technology to combine energy from both batteries in a single power source"

 

[Quu]

I was surprised with how good it looks for a first attempt. Obviously it has early adopter pricing. If you want this and can wait it'll probably be $1000 in 24 months for a slimmer and better iteration of this idea.