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Samsung Unveils New $1,980 Galaxy Fold Smartphone
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They have this full screens already, soon they will have under display cameras too
apple execs probably feel this folding phone is too thick...
pretty cool for an initial attempt. typical high cost for something new.
i like how Samsung kept a button for unlocking.
pretty cool for an initial attempt. typical high cost for something new.
i like how Samsung kept a button for unlocking.
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Tiny phone screen, super thick, awkward notch, no tablet apps, $2,000 - I can't see a reason why anyone would buy this. You're better off getting a phone and a tablet. This all feels forced just to be first to market. They have been perfecting this tech since 2013 and this is the best they could come up with? Might as well keep it under wraps and wait until it's a product that actually brings value to people.
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Alas, It’s pretty close to that price as it is.
Interesting device, but not paying that $ for it. When it’s $800 or less, maybe I’ll take a look.
I love how the screen says "Explore Tenderloin". Yes ... go to the Tenderloin with your $2k device and see how that works out.
It had nowhere NEAR the precision or security of FaceID and again, wasn't shrunk down to mobile. Touch screen tech also existed before the iPhone. But NOTHING was like the iPhone.
FaceID can exist as long as selfie cameras exist. They will likely get the tech behind the screen.
Honestly, not sure what this thing is.
I would never use it as a smartphones because it's a thick as a brick. I won't use it as a tablet either. This is a classic example of a product trying to be 2 things at one but being neither. Flexible displays do have potential but I don't think this is where it will shine.
I’m saving this post for 3 years.
You're missing the part where the OLED panel folds.
I have the latest MBP (2018) and when I return to the old style keyboard of my MacBook Air I feel the keys as gobbly and imprecise. So even though I didn't ask for a new keyboard I do enjoy the precision and clickiness of the new one. And no stuck keys so far.
I don't think even Samsung expects to sell a lot of them. But this is a cool product. May not be very practical. But still pretty cool.
If you're coming from a Galaxy S9... the "phone" screen will be tiny when folded. Just imagine how small the keys on the keyboard will be on the front screen.
No problem. Just unfold it to reveal the bigger "tablet" screen. Great. And now it will take two hands to type.
So you've got tiny phone screen when folded... but unwieldy tablet screen when unfolded.
I think what people were expecting was a folded screen size similar to the phones we have now... and then it unfolds to an even bigger screen.
But this starts as a smaller phone screen to what we've got now... thus forcing you to unfold almost every time you need to do something other than just check notifications.
You're right though. This is just a start. It'll be interesting to see where it goes!
Ok - that's what I was trying to see, but couldn't tell it it was one continues display.
Thank you
Holy mother of s*** they beat Apple at the overpriced piece of junk game. I didn't think it was possible.
That is really the key here.
There’s a lot of interesting room for innovation here that Apple would be fools to avoid
Yes. The difference is that the Apple device is one time only, whereas the Samsung can be bent multiple times. Given the Apple bending device is one time only use the Samsung would have a less expensive total cost of ownership.
Nice, an overpriced phone when folded, looks like a Samsung F490 from 2008. Great job, Samsung!!!!