Huawei: Fuck everything, we’re doing five folds.
Yes, because the dual-fold phone did so great. Clearly the problem was a lack of folds
More unfixable crap for a world drowning in crap. Hooray!
I don’t need origami for a phone. Just bring back classic flip phones or stop. FFS
Woah, I cant believe Samsung created something that Huawei released over a year ago (I do belive the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate was the first tri folding phone although it didnt release outside china)
Why?
Sure buddy, whatever keeps the iPhone nightmares at bay for another year. But does the battery last three times as long? Who cares about screens if I have to charge twice a day.
You know that fat British guy that someone is posting shorts of on Youtube/Tiktok? “I was working for a company and their main product wasn’t selling. They asked me if they should lower the price, I told them ‘no, make your entry level product more shit.’ So they took their entry level product and added roofing nails to the seat cushions. Overnight, sales of their main product skyrocketed because no one was buying their entry level anymore.” That guy? He said he likes Samsung’s folding phone because “I’m old and my vision is failing, so I like the larger screen of the Fold. But you can’t sell that, because it’s not cool to sell products for the old and infirm.”
Nice try, Scamsung! I’m holding out for the Quad Fold.
I patiently waiting for the infinite fold
You want 2-3 phones instead of a folding phone. Light pocketable phone for actual mobile purposes. Can get a data only esim phone with voip to supplement voice/text phone, and have independent enabled data. independent charging. Backup when broken/lost phone. I suggest:
1-2 lightweight phones for mobility.
1 large possibly rugged phone for video or rugged adventures. Can be steam deck on a stand that is better setup as a dashboard. email + web tickers/discord. samsung and other phones also have a “desktop multiwindow mode”
3rd phones, can help with having 2 separate phones act as bluetooth keyboard and trackpad. Keep banking/secret stuff seperate/more secure during travel. Keep one in a locked tilt/swivel stand near bed most of the time. mod to alternate os.2 or 3 phones is much more storage/ram and audio quality than including a tablet, with better portability options in both packing and daily use. It’s also much less $, and can leapfrog upgrades.
I like the cut of this man’s jib.
😦
At least we know the folding will stop at 7.
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inb4 rolled phone
You know, it’s like 3 screens, so they can push you triple the amount of ads and bloat ware! Yay!
I don’t want large phones that get even larger. I want a large phones that becomes smaller for my pocket.
This is why I got a Razr. Once the technology becomes common, I dream of a regular size phone that shrinks to a matchbook or something.
Same here. I didn’t understand why anyone would want a double thick (or now triple thick 🫨) phablet that folds out into a full tablet.
The razr I bought two years ago is the first phone that comfortably fits in my pocket in like a decade.
They sell those too
Considering everyone I know with a folding phone has had a fault with the folding part of it - I don’t think its the best idea from a durability standpoint to add yet another folding part.
If one screen or fold point breaks, you’re now left with two unusable (but perfectly functioning) screens. Seems like an expensive gimmick to me.
From the moment I saw it, I knew what the problem would be, and surprise! That’s the problem.
BTW, I’m a musician, not an engineer. If I saw that obvious issue, what is their fucking problem?
If I saw that obvious issue, what is their fucking problem?
The engineer’s problem is that the marketing and sales department started running all of the companies two decades ago. So, they’re constantly overruled.
It’s not a problem, it’s a business opportunity. The more they break, the more they can sell you a 2000 dollars phone.
Then they can replace more devices. Capitalism at work
Mine grew a visible line at the foldy bit that you can see at an angle.
I like the phone though, just know what you’re getting into.
My understanding is that’s normal on all foldable. It can be more or less, but it’s on all of them.
It sucks. I know its not for everyone and for sure its gonna cost €€€€.
The foldable phone are fine, yet expensive and not so widely used.I recently bought a flip folder for under $600.
Android version? and how long will the updates continue ? User or new?
Nice, it has twice as many failure points as previous folding phones.
Why have a single point of failure when you can have multiple?
Redundancy!
