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How does everyone here feel about foldable phones?

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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.

MooseBoys ,

Dumb. But I also thought smartphones without keyboards were dumb and look where we are now.

Chickenstalker ,

I went to the Samsung™ store and fondled their latest foldable phones lineup. Even on the demo models, you could clearly see the crease. It will only get worse as you use it. I think there is a market for folding phones but as separate screens, i.e. 2 or more panels side by side. If you gonna have a crease, might as well separate the screens.

the_vale ,

Microsoft made the surface duo some two years ago and it didn’t do great (though the screen wasn’t necessarily the reason for that). The problem I see with that approach is that you can’t have content going all the way across due to the bezel between the screens.

MeanEYE ,
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I doesn’t get worse as you use it and you stop seeing crease after two days of use. It’s there just like camera cutout or bezel is. Just another part of device you start ignoring, just like you don’t notice your nose most of the time.

nehal3m ,

They seem extremely difficult to repair so it’s a hard pass from me.

WhoRoger ,
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Everything is stupidly difficult to repair these days. Just today I watched repair videos of Samsung Fold 4 and the old Razr, and it honestly didn’t seem much worse than any other phone. At least you don’t need fucking lasers to remove the backplate like on iPhones.

zerosignal ,

I'm interested but am waiting to let the technology mature some more, and let the price come down.

bappity ,
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foldables are really cool but pretty fragile

Malisu19997 ,

My friend had a foldable and it died simply from opening and closing it too much. Not dirt, dust or water damage it just broke because the folding part of the screen wore out.

bappity ,
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I saw somewhere that there’s a space in the middle of some foldables that causes the phone to completely break if a spec of dust gets caught in it

NENathaniel ,
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I would absolutely love a folding phone but, can’t justify the price these days. Someday for sure

DeltaTangoLima ,
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I tried the Fold3, and had it back under warranty 3 times, until Samsung opted to replace it. They replaced it with a Fold4 (which was nice) in beige (which wasn’t nice).

So I sold it and got a Pixel 7 Pro, and I couldn’t be happier.

Honestly, foldable screen tech still needs a lot more maturity, IMHO. It was actually a relief to switch back to a phone where my heart didn’t miss a beat every time I opened it, or heard the creak/crack sound when closing it. It was honestly pretty stressful, wondering if each day was the day I’d join the long list of people with busted screens through no fault of their own.

MargotRobbie OP ,
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Makes me miss the days of plastic backed phones that are nearly indestructible.

DeltaTangoLima ,
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Lol - I actually remember using my Nokia 101 to hammer some plastic trim back into place on my car!

Longmactoppedup ,

Partner has the z flip4 and is very happy with it.

Although the folding mechanism on the first one seized up. When it was forced open, the pixels on the crease turned off.

Took it back to the retailer and they swapped it on the spot. They were out of 256GB versions, so they provided the 512GB one instead. As the price of them had dropped a lot since purchase, the store gave $250 cash back for the difference.

breakerfall ,

I have a Surface Duo 1 and I really think they got the form factor right, as opposed to the folding glass one-big-screen types. The SD also folds backwards so you don’t need (to pay for) three screens. Also, most of the functionality of the Pixel Fold is shown off as multitasking two apps side by side, which is exactly the power user use case the SD was made for.

IMO two-screen side-by-side folders could be down to $1K at this point if they didn’t all employ fragile bending glass and superfluous outer displays.

Also, I like the idea of a Flip… again, without a big outer display. Give me e-ink on the outside or something for the clock and message previews – I’ll open the phone if I need to anyway.

WhoRoger ,
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IMO two-screen side-by-side folders could be down to $400 at this point

FTFY

MrJameGumb ,
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I have not personally used a phone with a folding screen, but I work in customer service and I know our tech team has replaced a lot of them where the screen gets a crease in the middle or comes unlamented.

Honestly though the foldables seem kind of pointless to me. It gives a slightly larger screen that’s really of no use unless your phone is the only thing you use to watch movies/game on. It’s really more of a status symbol than anything else.

I’m sure someone will eventually come up with a more useful and innovative way of using foldable screen technology, but this is not it.

unskilledlabor ,

I’ve gotten used to holding onto my phones longer and skipping several phone releases at a time (Nexus 6 > Pixel 2 XL > Pixel 6 XL) and I don’t really feel like I can continue to do that with a foldable based on the durability questions from the main screen. The prospect of a smaller device in my pocket is the big factor in wanting one and every time a new flip device comes out I find myself doing the same research hoping there is a magic bullet that solves the screen durability or de-lamination issues.

BitingChaos ,
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I like glass screens with an anti-glare screen protector on it.

The foldables I’ve seen use glossy, soft plastic screens.

We’re already off on a bad start.

These things are becoming softer, more fragile, and more disposable, all the while going up up up in price.

When I see a review for a device that can be permanently damaged with just a fingernail and is frail enough to snap in half if folded the wrong way - all the while costing way more than a regular phone, I don’t know if I’d feel comfortable using it. I already get uncomfortable handing my “normal” phone to someone to see, especially a kid.

Historical_General , (edited )
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I like the concept but I need durability.

HardlightCereal ,

I am completely apathetic about them. I think they’re boring.

echodot ,

They’re boring in the US because basically all you have is the Samsung fold and flip. and they haven’t really changed since the fold 2 and flip respectively.

Although the pixel fold coming to the US (it may actually already be on) and that looks like an interesting device

HardlightCereal ,

I’m not American

chaosppe ,
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I’ve owned the Samsung fold2 & 3. Personally to me they are cool phones. However they just aren’t made to last, and that’s not the only problem. Realistically they are heavier, bulkier and have less specs than the top end smartphones. I found that each time I was holding it, I would rather be holding a normal phone just because my arms would get tired, it felt finicky to be holding such a large screen in public situations. It has its perks when sitting down in a plane, shopping mall, train. But again you could have an even larger screen and more power of you just brought a laptop. What makes me enjoy these products is the fact I’ve been dreaming about foldables since I was a kid, and that never disappears.

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