Foldable phones are coming
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We had folding phones in the '90s
We had folding phones in the '90s
Nintendo DS with a sim in.
danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
I used to have a folding phone. Best phone I ever had.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Seems like a step backward.
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hiraethified
How would having a phone that can double its screen size in a jiffy be a 'step backward'?
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Would it be doubling its screen size? Would it be a single large screen, with no join, or would it be a two screens?
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
i think editor is under the impression it will be like an ordnance survey map, that it'd fold up small in the pocket but expand to a previously unseen size when unfolded.
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hiraethified
The editor is not under that impression, but judging by some of the mock ups I've seen, users will indeed be eventually able to unfold a screen several times to create a far bigger screen.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
I don't know how far Samsung have progressed with their bendy screens but I didn't think they were at the folding 180deg stage. Maybe they are.
Android, m8
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hiraethified
Just what we don't need. A fanboy polluting the threadAndroid, m8
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
to iron out the creases as it were
Not sure why you'd actually need an enormous fold out screen tbh
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Says the person who probably queued for 3 days outside the Apple store, to buy the newest iPhone, because they wanted to be the first person with a phone without a headphone jackAndroid, m8
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hiraethified
It doesn't have to "enormous" but I imagine there's more than a few punters who's like a Galaxy Note sized screen in a package that's half the size.
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hiraethified
For sure - I imagine the first batch are going to be quite cumbersome things.
cheesethief
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For my thoroughly uninformed speculative take on the idea - it's a ways off yet. Kind of feels like the hype that originally surrounded the iWatch before it was officially announced - lots of ultra cool looking photoshop mockups of a curved screen on a wrap-around bracelet type of thing. And then we got a crappy little square thing a la Dick Tracy. Remember this?
My question for the pundits would be: If we don't even have curved screen watches yet, what's the chance of a truly foldable screen, that's not just 2 screens joined with an "invisible" hinge?
Seems to me that truly curved/bendy screens are always just over the horizon but never quite make it into view.
Would love to be wrong, will wait and see.
My question for the pundits would be: If we don't even have curved screen watches yet, what's the chance of a truly foldable screen, that's not just 2 screens joined with an "invisible" hinge?
Seems to me that truly curved/bendy screens are always just over the horizon but never quite make it into view.
Would love to be wrong, will wait and see.
Says the person who probably queued for 3 days outside the Apple store, to buy the newest iPhone, because they wanted to be the first person with a phone without a headphone jack
The lack of headphone jack drives me nuts. The adapter isn’t that secure so music stops when I go to put the device back into my pocket.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
That's because Apple push the boundaries, to see how much shit their fanboys will take before saying enough is enough.The lack of headphone jack drives me nuts. The adapter isn’t that secure so music stops when I go to put the device back into my pocket.
Seems the answer is "Much more"
cheesethief
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That's really very unfair...That's because Apple push the boundaries, to see how much shit their fanboys will take before saying enough is enough.
Seems the answer is "Much more"
Fanboys have no choice in the matter, the Apple T&Cs dictate exactly how much shit they have to take.
That's because Apple push the boundaries, to see how much shit their fanboys will take before saying enough is enough.
Seems the answer is "Much more"
Tbf I fucked up an iPhone by standing up when it was plugged in charging and had headphones in. The jack plug lost the fight, snapped, and was stuck in the socket. So this prevents me doing that, it’s just annoying that it’s shit.
Why don’t Android have stores?Says the person who probably queued for 3 days outside the Apple store, to buy the newest iPhone, because they wanted to be the first person with a phone without a headphone jack
Because no one would q outside them for 3 days! #lol
Srsly tho, 1 line, 3 fish!
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hiraethified
Apple's carefully manipulated launches have all got a bit embarrassingly short of fanboys of late - as if they weren't embarrassing enough in the first place. And you're totally wrong about there being no stores for Android products. Google, Samsung and others have physical stores all over the world.Why don’t Android have stores?
Because no one would q outside them for 3 days! #lol
Srsly tho, 1 line, 3 fish!
I can see you're upset because Apple won't be the first with a folding screen, but the truth is they haven't been first with almost all the real innovation in the mobile sector for many years. Unless you call removing a headphone socket 'innovation'
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