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Article for context:https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/12/23870522/iphone-15-pro-max-thread-smartphones (Ik that I am talking about multiple companies when I refer to android companies but many singular companies make more innovations in the phone space compared to apple)

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[–] OscarRobin 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Folding phones are flimsy bits of plastic-screened crap that are just as expensive as two separate, better phone and tablet. And many apps barely work anyway.

Glyph interface is a pointless gimmick.

Under-screen cameras produce terrible images.

There are lots of reasons to hate Apple, but none of these are.

[–] seiryth 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I mean I'm on my fold 5 right now while watching a YouTube video and responding to messages at the same time... doesn't feel like a gimmack to me. In fact I kind of feel like it's going to be hard to ever go back to a single form factor phone.

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

Tbh you can do that on a regular phone using a popup player on YouTube (I recommend NewPipe).

Now the true reason to be excited for fold phones is DS and 3DS emulation 🧐

[–] seiryth 1 points 1 year ago

Kind of, yeah. But the foldable gives a tablet experience that you just fold and put in your pocket. It's epic.

Very true about 3DS...

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

Not to mention my wife's flip cost less than my s23 uktra, and probably less than the s23 plus. It needs a new screen protector, but its held up against open and closed drops, including on concrete

[–] OscarRobin 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Flips also have a worse display, camera system, build quality, battery life, and just everything than either of those alternate Samsung phones.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago
[–] OscarRobin 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't say folding phones are a gimmick, I said they're fragile and bad value propositions.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Seems everyone who has one thinks they're a pretty solid value proposition. You might just be looking at it throb contrarian tinted lenses.

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

These weren't presented as reasons to hate Apple.