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Well, as promised, we are talking foldable this week. The excitement is palpable, and it looks like the rest of our mod team have already started the conversation here. Go check it out.

I honestly don't know very much about foldable phones, so I'll let the rest of our (very smart and knowledgeable) mod team handle this one this week. :)

Last thing for future reference at the end of the week, we also have a great thread discussing foldables here too, go check it out if you want more great discussions.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Not interested in expensive gimmicks. How does it improve the experience? Now a phone that is a snap bracelet. Lives on my wrist. Sign me up.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How does it improve the experience

On a Pixel Fold,

  • I can browse two social media apps.
  • I can play two idle games.
  • I can play a game and watch a stream.
  • I can play one game or use one app with a large screen.

I actually use the inside screen much more than I thought I would. Is it worth it? Probably not, but goddamn is it fun.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can use a laptop or a tablet. A big phone doesn't bring anything new to the table. It's just a sub category. Most people don't need a tablet a laptop a phone and a large phone. Some might get something from it.

Only situation I'd see would be watching on a larger screen and maybe gaming. However I'd never need that as I have a tv. So why would I use a small screen? I'm sure it's fun but I can never see it as something worth dropping 2k on.

Gaming laptop or a TV for gaming on. I wouldn't play on my phone as it's just a massive downgrade. But each to their own. Now a screen projected on my glasses. Sure.

Why would you ever play two idle games ? Sounds like an awful thing to do.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

All valid points (especially about the idle games, I probably need psychological help, lmao), except that I can now do all of those things with a single device that fits in my pocket. Of course I'd prefer to play games on a monitor or TV, but I don't have those on the go. Except maybe a laptop, but that's much less portable than a phone.

It's not for everybody, that's definitely true. But it works for me, much to my surprise.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They have much larger screens. I'm vision impaired, so any chance I get a larger screen I'll take it.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

that exists a laptop or tablet why make a huge phone

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

These are all different options on the sliding scale of portability vs usability/screen size. Folding phones lie between a slab phone and tablets on this scale. I'd say slab phones > folding phones > tablets > laptops > desktops etc... You also of course have further subdivisions such as the iPad mini vs the iPad.

This is like the people saying, at the launch of the iPad, that tablets would fail because laptops exist.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Yup. I get that. Always a niche and people buy unnecessary products. I still don't get tablets at all. Wouldn't buy one. See no reason for their continued existence. I'm wrong. Like most things people baffle me.

Tablet is a larger screen. That's it. It's an inferior laptop and inferior phone. Only use I could think of would again be game or watch films. However once again a tv fulfils that role by a country mile.

Only reason would be as you said portability, however in that sense I'd expect most adults would require a laptop for work and so would be able to dual purpose that.

If you didn't have a laptop and had to travel frequently then tablet would be a cheaper alternative.

[–] everythingsucks 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just make a snappable smartwatch band.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

No. That's not what I want nor need.