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World's Thinnest Foldable Phone Launches in Europe and Asia

Some people are sensitive to PWM on OLED screens…I’m not.

Some people really get fussed about refresh rate…I don’t. Went from an iPad Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max to iPad Air and iPhone 16. Not bothered by the 60hz at all.

What I am sensitive to is the crease on every foldable I’ve ever seen. I just can’t get past it. I’d love a device that unfolded to the same dimensions as an iPad mini and folded small enough to comfortably pocket. Until the crease issue is resolved I’ll stick to non-folding devices, thanks.
 
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We haven’t learned I guess. Forget thinness as it’s just a superficial thing. Take that extra space and put in a larger battery as that is a much more useful benefit than being thin.
 
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The device is barely thicker than its USB-C port. Indeed, Oppo has suggested that the obstacle to making it any thinner is now "the limit of the charging port." It's already thinner than a headphone jack, which is probably why there isn't one.
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I think it's only a matter of time before Apple drops the charging port from an iPhone, probably the Air in 2030 or so. It'll harken back to removing the floppy drive from the iMac, the CD drive from MacBooks, and the headphone port from iPhones and iPads. Obviously, that iPhone will have MagSafe.
 
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surferfb said:
Don't add me to the list of people who say "why would I want a foldable" and then fall in love with the idea when Apple releases one.

I am absolutely 100% interested in a foldable and hope Apple gives us one ASAP. Take my money Tim!
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Most people are self-centered and short-sighted. While I don’t see the utility in a foldable phone, a foldable iPad would make sense - I mean a laptop is a foldable device for a reason.

I’m not going to say no one would want one. However, Apple is not going to target a market unless there’s a reason to; most importantly a strong enough interest by consumers.
 
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contacos said:
@MR please update the title. It's been confirmed by Oppo that it's not going to be released in Europe and every time I read the heading on here I want to cry, wishing it was true 😅 the verge is wrong as well
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Import it. Super simple. I did that for the first time this year and love my foldable. The Chinese phones are far ahead on hardware right now.
 
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Still get warranty although a little tougher to get service. I do an allstate accident policy to help cover.

Understand the tax downside.
 
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willzyx said:
Never once have people said they want phones without physical buttons on the front... Never once have people said they want bigger phones... People don't know what they want until you give it to them.

I'd rather see some companies continue to push the envelope in phone design, instead of sitting and giving us the same design for the past 6 years and calling it "groundbreaking", while continuing jacking up the price.
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To be fair after the iPhone 4 a lot of people were asking for bigger iPhones…….
 
Neil J. Squillante said:
I think it's only a matter of time before Apple drops the charging port from an iPhone, probably the Air in 2030 or so. It'll harken back to removing the floppy drive from the iMac, the CD drive from MacBooks, and the headphone port from iPhones and iPads. Obviously, that iPhone will have MagSafe.
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The problem is by dropping the USB port you it make impossible for anyone to connect wired headphones. Without a wired connection you can’t listen to Apple Music in hi-res lossless which is a big selling point for Apple Music. They need to keep a usb connection until you can listen to lossless over WiFi and Bluetooth.
 
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Foldables are of course interesting, and having a big screen is a big achievement (it has a bigger screen area than the iPad mini, even if aspect ratio is not great).

But… this is not production-ready. It still has a plastic screen that won’t sit completely flat, with a crease and bumps. This is a no-go for almost all customers.
 
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"Oppo has suggested that the obstacle to making it any thinner is now "the limit of the charging port.”"

But the EU has declared that USB-C is now the world standard for charging ports. No innovation allowed, right?
 
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iSayuSay said:
With Oppo Find series it's always the same, an expensive experimental phone, the cost goes 99% for hardware and 1% software. It's all good and dandy for the first year then you lose software support, everything is left buggy and unfinished and Oppo will sell N7 by then.

It's so thin and light it's like you're buying a sagging bag of air, literally LOL 😉
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Sounds like Apple… except you get longer support and 49% goes on hardware, 1% on software and 50% on marketing bs. And we are definitely given and left with a buggy unfinished software.
 
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It's either USB-C or every manufacturers will go crazy and we're going back to the 90s when every phone maker came up with their own solution and weird looking charging ports.

I'd go with the former.
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Don’t you mean the latter? You really want to go back to the 90’s mess of proprietary charging ports? I think you just messed up former/latter.
 
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