Yes, but at what cost. Oh, $1500USD more than the flip phone. I mean, that's like totally affordable.
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If you're on Jerboa open the image to get the joke...
Thanks. Same for Voyager.
Huh? Voyager loads it just fine on my pixel fold.
Maybe it's a hardware-limitation?
Auto-loading GIFs is a setting in Jerboa, might be the same for Voyager.
If I don’t tap the image, it doesn’t animate.
I've broken so many of those old flip phones. the hinges were always some flimsy cheaply made shit causing the phone to break in two.
I had one moto razr and I did phone flip tricks with it all the time. If it didn't get dropped into the depths of the inlet while paddle boarding I'd still be fiddling with it
I had a couple LG flippers. They held up for me.
I only know one guy who has a folding smartphone. It's broken now. What a stupid idea.
I have a pixel fold. You know two people now.
Now you know two who've had one. I'm typing on my Galaxy Z Flip3, which I bought in December 2021. No problems yet.
- Pixel fold here. Entire last week I opened it once.
I have quite literally never used the front screen on my galaxy fold 4. I hear the pixel has a more regular proportioned front screen.
I know one guy who has a folding smartphone and it's not broken now. Where does that leave us
I love my Z Fold 4. Never going back to a non-foldable ever again. It's so convenient being able to view websites in desktop mode without scrolling. Or view restaurant menus full-size. Or show a video or picture to someone on a giant screen that fits into my pocket. The possibilities are endless.
My wife has a z flip 6 and it works great. She had a 3 previously and never had any issues either
I have the same phone and I love it. So small in my pocket.
Wife has one and she loves it.
Had it for 4 years its the best
I've had mine for about 4 years now, I love it.
I've had the inside screen replaced once now under extended warranty. I'd still buy another folding.
Good idea, bad execution, at least at the start but I think they've improved a lot.
Lol, I'm on my second one, neither broke/is broken
It's not a stupid idea, being able to have a small tablet whenever you need is amazing
It's the only tablet I actually use instead of just collecting dust within a couple weeks of getting it because it's never where I am when I need it the most.
It's a great idea. I have the Motorola razr 2024 and it's a horizontal hinge like a normal flip phone instead of a vertical one. It's compact and I can use 100% of the smart phone features without even opening it. It's the ultra compact smart phone I've been searching for for years.
This seems like the better direction. I'd rather have a phone that turns into a pocket watch than a tablet that turns into a phone.
I'm on my second, first Fold 3 and now Fold 5. Assuming they continue to gain traction, I don't know if I'll ever go back to a non-foldable.
The only issue I've had is the internal screen protector (installed in factory by Samsung) started to peel up in the middle/fold crease. Got it replaced for free under warranty.
I'll probably use this one until it starts to show wear and look into a different brand to get away from Samsung. My current plans are something like a OnePlus Open or Pixel fold and use Lineage or Graphene.
I bought a 2 year old refurbished Z Fold 2 two years ago and it's still going strong. If you treat your device with respect you'll have no trouble.
Just sold my Samsung galaxy z fold 4. After a year of owning it, it stopped opening completely flat. Went back to my S21 Ultra which is generally just a better device.
You're an asshole for scamming someone. Once the phone starts doing that, the main screen is doomed. It breaks within weeks.
Take better care of your phone next time. This only happens when you don't protect the hinge against dust.
I didn't scam anyone, they know about the issue and bought it cheap. Way to jump to conclusions.
Having to handle a phone with kid gloves because the hinge might get damaged from dust is a major flaw in the design. You don't have to do that with a normal phone. It happened when the device was in the cupholder of my car, literally not even being used.
I think it's a fantastic idea. Wanted one since Samsung showed an S4(?) clamshell.
But they still have too many issues for me. I look forward to when it's a standard thing, so the OS and apps work correctly.
The ones I've seen end up with a big crease in the screen. Not enticing.
This has been solved for a while now at least for Samsung.
Same, lasted about a year and a half at most. Was replaced with non folding.
I actually broke an old school flip phone doing that once lol
I don't think the person who made the comic has used a foldy phone or used an old school flip phone. The reason we did that with the old school flip phones was because it was easy to do one handed and absent-mindedly, kinda like one of those spinner toy things
You can't actually get Foldy phones to do that, I've tried. I can only get it to close one handed, not open again
A Terminator model T-1000 could fold, too.