I’m excited about it and yet, I’m not a “boredo.” 🤣🤣
If they do it right, it will be huge for Apple.
Other So mad at Apple (Galaxy Z Fold7)
- Thread starter cypressc
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
If they do it right, it will be huge for Apple.
maerz001
macrumors 68030
Have a look at Huawei's $3,600 tri-foldable Mate XT
I tested Huawei's $3,600 tri-foldable phone - now I'm wondering why Samsung hasn't made this yet
The Huawei Mate XT Ultimate sets a new benchmark for tri-fold phones, showing they're no longer just experimental - but a bold step toward the future of mobile computing.
www.zdnet.com
Jackbequickly
macrumors 68040
The Galaxy does not run iOS and I am not leaving. Not interested in a foldable phone.
Apple_Robert
Contributor
You didn’t mention any of that in your OP or other replies. Seems to me if those kinds of things were a priority on a phone, you would have focused on that instead of ranting about Apple and mentioning how cool your friends phone was.
Sounds to me like you are really mad that the phone can’t be used as an iPad at this point in time. You would have less friction if you used the right tool for the job instead of expecting the phone to be something it isn’t.
fatTribble
macrumors 68020
Apple isn’t known for being first. They seem to wait deliberately to see where the market is going.
In my opinion they are not usually the first to market but I think they are often the best.
Just a personal preference, but I enjoy having products on the horizon to look forward to.
Oftentimes having isn’t as good as wanting.
In my opinion they are not usually the first to market but I think they are often the best.
Just a personal preference, but I enjoy having products on the horizon to look forward to.
Oftentimes having isn’t as good as wanting.
ikir
macrumors 68020
Incremental is not a bad thing. Apple innovated more than anyone else, many times changing the paradigm like with the recent Vision Pro, which is constantly attacked on this forum, but still technologically impressive. Apple Silicon is incredible and getting better and better every year which is an innovation by itself. New OSes are pretty cool and even if you can’t sometimes appreciate little changes from a (especially non pro) iPhone to the one released the year after, try to compare iPhone 16 with iPhone 12 or 13.
Ignore the haters. My brother has one and I love it. Waiting for Apple to get theirs going
HouseLannister
macrumors 68000
Z Fold 7 is a great superb phone. And once you put Good Lock on it, you get so much more control of how the phone looks and acts. Control your animation speeds, your icons, every little menu and toggle. You also have the edge panel, which is like a real dock and not that little shelf on the bottom row of an iPhone. After a couple days of use you start to see how little Apple thinks of power users. The most enthusiastic tech nerds are the ones getting ignored by Apple. And when Apple eventually launches a folding phone it will be like all the announcements of “gaming is finally a thing on the Mac.” They will put a lot of hype into it initially, but where will it be in 2-3 years? Android has been perfecting multitasking on phones for years (started split screen on phones in 2016). Apple has so much work to catch up that the first couple folding phones will probably feel like “this is the folding phone you give your grandma” and not something for people who want to multitask on a tablet they can put in their pocket.
I wanted to buy one but a couple of things held me back:
1. The phone itself is amazing, design wise, but the camera quality is obviously not as good as a slab phone.
2. The inner screen while good for multi tasking is not really that great for media consumption i.e. letterboxing effect.
3. The price here in Australia is nearly AUD 3000. That’s the cost of 2 new M4 MacBook Airs!
4. I would have to leave behind my Apple Watch and AirPods Pro that I use extensively.
Competition is always good. Let’s see what Apple has for us next year !
Yes! Like Siri is probably something one gives’s to their 5 year old to play with 😂
SilmarilFinder
macrumors member
But some do, and there is no offering from Apple hence the frustration.
But that is what is cool, you can do more things than taking phone calls and messages on your phone. You don’t have to bring a bag with an iPad with you wherever you go if you want to do something more than what the restrictive small screen on a phone allows.
What is annoying is Apple basically re-releasing last years phone in a new colour every year for the past 5 years. This fall they seem to do something new at least with the Air but compared to how they used to push boundaries with iPods and iPhones it is sad they have become so stagnant.
I am trying to decide if I should vote with my wallet or not now, switch over to Android and cancel all subscriptions I have for iOS apps or Apple services.
I7guy
macrumors Westmere
And those who want an apple foldable phone there is one on the horizon. If it’s a can’t wait, android has some models.
HouseLannister
macrumors 68000
Yep. Digital assistants, artificial intelligence, online services… apple wasn’t first, but they are the best! 🤣
Deine Mudda
macrumors member
foldables are nothing but a gimmick.
Not everybody wants one and they are just fragile and super expensive.
Go buy a Samsung if you wish.
masotime
macrumors 68030
These are not issues anymore. The technology has matured quite a bit - it’s why Apple is finally seriously considering it, but they are very late to the game.
edubfromktown
macrumors 65816
I have zero interest in foldables.
Switching is not that tough in my experience (did it back when Pixel 4a first came out) and especially nowadays with better import capabilities, integration, RCS messaging, etc.
I have one iPad 9.7" Pro for occasional FB and FT use. All my contacts "green" or "blue" have no issues with text one-on-one, in mixed / all one or the other group chats. I share files between my Chromebook, Mac's and S25U with (free) LocalSend app.
Sync your iPhone/macOS contacts to Google contacts.
Disable iMessage
Port number to new Android device
Import data (Samsung's Smart Switch worked well for me)
Migrate Notes to Google Keep (or some other app)
...
Last edited:
eyoungren
macrumors Nehalem
Lots of people seem to get 'frustrated' when they believe Apple is 'behind'. Foldables are just the current incarnation of that. I could understand it if Apple wasn't a billion dollar company in no jeopardy of disappearing overnight.
But there are already many foldables on the market. So if a foldable is something that is desired, why is there frustration with Apple not offering one? This frustration then has to be about something else, IMO. Apple not offering a foldable is thus a convenient ruse and not the real issue. Is it possible that other manufacturers offering products that compete successfully against Apple is the real frustration? Apple must dominate all fields? Or perhaps the desire for a foldable stops at the 'cost' of exiting Apple's ecosystem to get it?
I myself am not frustrated…which I believe should reveal where I stand on the matter.
richpjr
macrumors 601
You'd have to leave the Apple eco-system to get one of the currently available foldable phones. That is the real issue for me.
richpjr
macrumors 601
It's not a matter of it being too difficult to switch, it is much more - why would I switch? The alternatives are not better for my uses.
eyoungren
macrumors Nehalem
Right. So your desire for a foldable only goes so far.
richpjr
macrumors 601
Yep. I already choke over the price of a Pro Max phone. Not very eager to pony out another $700 on top of that to get a foldable, even as a huge tech toy guy.
For me the frustration comes from building up a big ecosystem with products and services from a company that used to push boundaries but has shifted to playing it safe and rehash the same things as last year in a different colour instead.
Sure I can take the hassle and cost to rip out every Apple product and service, but the company changing direction forcing me to do that if I want what I used to get with Apple products is what’s frustrating.