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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

Why have just one additional failure point when you can have two?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago

I like my phones like my katana: folded one bazillion times for superior durability

[–] [email protected] 0 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 46 minutes ago) (1 children)

For those with Samsung folds (4,5,6) that want a solid phone case that has the ability to just barely stick on a magsafe sticker, look here. I'm in Taiwan but you guys can probably find it in America somewhere. It's a Korean brand.

I have dropped my phone from a moving motorcycle going 45mph and the phone was not damaged. I have used this brand case for 3 Fold generations.

The link goes to a Taiwan's ebay equivalent. No affiliate link. Just wanted to share my experience with a amazing case.

Edit: sorry link wasn't working.

Here is an image of it. I'll also try and find it on Amazon for the US folks.

https://imgur.com/a/MFx9SF4

VRS DESIGN Phone Case https://a.co/d/aHZrlMz

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Not working, asks for an account

[–] [email protected] 1 points 52 minutes ago

Oops sorry, let me just get a screen shot of it.

[–] CaptainBlagbird 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Can't wait to go full circle (literally) and have a fully flexible scroll phone 📜

[–] Opisek 6 points 1 day ago

Oh I want to open a scroll like that dramatically

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (5 children)

You laugh, but there are some OLEDs out there that can do it. Not scaled down to phone size yet, though.

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

I'm just waiting for someone to make a shirt out of those so I can have sick ass animated designs.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

are we gonna get into the more folds = better logic now?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Phone case manufacturers just now figuring out good design for "Traditional" foldy devices

Source? I have a folding phone and every case I've seen or used is super frustrating

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[–] CrowAirbrush 14 points 1 day ago (8 children)

No sane person buys a foldy phone, unless they completely fix the issue of it breaking because it got folded.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There are two types of people

  1. People who see phone as a tool to get things done, tools should be strong and can withstand wear and tear
  2. People who see phone as prized possession, they don't mind spending extra effort to ensure phone is treated nicely.

In my experience people who love folding phones have habit of taking care of their phones that no one is sitting on it on the couch, that keys are not in the same pocket as phone, etc etc

Then there are people like me who don't want to bother with taking care of a phone. And we hate folding phones. I like that sometimes my phone is on bed and I am sleeping I don't have to worry about what if i roll onto my phone in my sleep. I know my phone will live.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Who the hell keeps their phone in the same pocket as keys? 😱

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Before having wireless earphones I had habit off putting keys with wallet and phone on its own, but since I switched to wireless earbuds they don't fit with large ass phones, so I have to put them with wallet. I already broke one case of earbuds pulling out keys from the pocket that had everything. I switched to keeping my phone and keys in the same pocket.

I've been doing that for almost a decade now and I don't see the value proposition of folding phones yet where I can justify changing my habits again and taking care of yet another tool in my life.

Maybe one day if they had full computer with root privileges in my pocket, I'd consider changing my habits to carry that and make sure it is taken care of.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 17 minutes ago

I keep my AirPods in my pocket watch pocket so don’t really have that issue. Though I’m aware not everyone wears pants with those.

I’d likely just need to be as careful with a foldable as I am with my current phone tbh. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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[–] comador 55 points 2 days ago (1 children)

New Samsung Origami phone. Each fold is a new dimension of value!

[–] GoosLife 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Fold your phone in to a paper plane to enter airplane mode. It won't stop you from receiving calls, but it will look badass when your $2000 Samsung phone makes it several feet down the cul-de-sac

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[–] Railing5132 6 points 1 day ago

Pretty soon we're going to be carrying cubes in our pockets

[–] Rooty 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Glad we're finally moving away from the featureless black rectangle era, might even pick up a foldable once the price drops.

[–] cm0002 14 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Right‽ Lmao, for years:

Everyone: The slab is so boring! Why can't they just innovate!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago

Wheels are so boring! Why can't they just innovate?!

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 days ago

I had a folding phone back in the day. I think they're called feature phones now. I preferred it over my Nokia because it was harder to accidentally call someone or make weird noises.

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