Folding phones gaining momentum
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Samsung claiming mass production in 3 months. Apple and others, not to be outdone......
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wBQmaySQB84
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wBQmaySQB84
Mmm, I have been following this with a bit of interest, I'm not sure about them, it seems it is trying something for the sake of it as phones in general seem to have hit a plateau with development, I guess though the next big thing needs to be found and a foldable phone potentially could be it.
Any foldable is going to be pretty thick and bulky though, I would have thought; at least 1st gen versions.
Any foldable is going to be pretty thick and bulky though, I would have thought; at least 1st gen versions.
The physical size having reached its practical limit yet demand for greater real-estate () still growing. I also agree with your comment. Existing form factor now ‘old’ and a switch up needed to differentiate. I doubt Apple would release a bulky phone. It must be slim. Granted that Samsung thing looked hideous
Burwood said:
Samsung claiming mass production in 3 months. Apple and others, not to be outdone......
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wBQmaySQB84
Can't understand what he is saying.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wBQmaySQB84
There's the "slider" that's being introduced by Xiaomi with the Mi Mix 3 to do away with the maddening notch on the top of the screen. Initially the Xiaomi MI Mix 3 will be available through Three after reaching a distribution agreement with them.
My next 'phone was going to be either a physical dual-sim iPhone Xr (only available in Hong Kong) or the Xiaomi dual-sim and it's looking more like that one as it's going to be easier to acquire as I don't know when I'll next be in Hong Kong to get the iPhone.
My next 'phone was going to be either a physical dual-sim iPhone Xr (only available in Hong Kong) or the Xiaomi dual-sim and it's looking more like that one as it's going to be easier to acquire as I don't know when I'll next be in Hong Kong to get the iPhone.
Burwood said:
The physical size having reached its practical limit yet demand for greater real-estate () still growing. I also agree with your comment. Existing form factor now ‘old’ and a switch up needed to differentiate. I doubt Apple would release a bulky phone. It must be slim. Granted that Samsung thing looked hideous
The samsung unit wasn't the finished product. It was built to showcase the technology. The styling was hidden.The Mad Monk said:
Burwood said:
Samsung claiming mass production in 3 months. Apple and others, not to be outdone......
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wBQmaySQB84
Can't understand what he is saying.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wBQmaySQB84
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcSH-OY5DLU
They will get there with these and one day a tablet and phone probably will be able to be one and the same but for now my biggest concern is the battery. My phone has just about enough oomph for a days heavy use but the biggest power drain is the screen. So a folding phone will need to be thicker and then as it has a bigger screen will need ever more power and so need to be even thicker still surely. By the 3rd or 4th gen I'm sure they'll be worth having.
I am struggling to see the benefit of a foldable screen.
Yes, bigger screen area (obviously), yes, potentially bridging the smartphone/laptop gap.... but really?
Will users want to have to open a phone to use it? Most users want something that's immediately ready to go in their pocket, no case... instant.
I am clearly wrong as better minds than mine have identified the market wants such a thing.
Yes, bigger screen area (obviously), yes, potentially bridging the smartphone/laptop gap.... but really?
Will users want to have to open a phone to use it? Most users want something that's immediately ready to go in their pocket, no case... instant.
I am clearly wrong as better minds than mine have identified the market wants such a thing.
sgrimshaw said:
The Mad Monk said:
Burwood said:
Samsung claiming mass production in 3 months. Apple and others, not to be outdone......
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wBQmaySQB84
Can't understand what he is saying.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wBQmaySQB84
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcSH-OY5DLU
Solution for a problem that doesn't exist.
They should be chucking all their efforts at at battery tech and ensuring their software doesn't start ruining the devices after a couple of years (I appear to be being plagued with the Samsung pink line syndrome).
I very much like their products (have been using them since ditching iPhones at the Galaxy S4 stage). I'd like them to last a fair bit longer without the batteries conking out or other aspects becoming obsolete in short order. I don't need a folding screen that makes the thing twice as thick as it needs to be.
They should be chucking all their efforts at at battery tech and ensuring their software doesn't start ruining the devices after a couple of years (I appear to be being plagued with the Samsung pink line syndrome).
I very much like their products (have been using them since ditching iPhones at the Galaxy S4 stage). I'd like them to last a fair bit longer without the batteries conking out or other aspects becoming obsolete in short order. I don't need a folding screen that makes the thing twice as thick as it needs to be.
Murph7355 said:
Solution for a problem that doesn't exist.
They should be chucking all their efforts at at battery tech and ensuring their software doesn't start ruining the devices after a couple of years (I appear to be being plagued with the Samsung pink line syndrome).
I very much like their products (have been using them since ditching iPhones at the Galaxy S4 stage). I'd like them to last a fair bit longer without the batteries conking out or other aspects becoming obsolete in short order. I don't need a folding screen that makes the thing twice as thick as it needs to be.
I’m sure they’ll still produce the current form factor Murph. Ive noticed a lot of people watching sport on their phones. I can see folibles being very popular with them. I carry my phone in a bag with all my other necessities. Glasses, water, hand sanitizer They should be chucking all their efforts at at battery tech and ensuring their software doesn't start ruining the devices after a couple of years (I appear to be being plagued with the Samsung pink line syndrome).
I very much like their products (have been using them since ditching iPhones at the Galaxy S4 stage). I'd like them to last a fair bit longer without the batteries conking out or other aspects becoming obsolete in short order. I don't need a folding screen that makes the thing twice as thick as it needs to be.
I guess the idea of a folding phone is that we are closer advancing to your phone being your “everything” device. Where you currrently might move from phone to tablet where you want a bigger screen, why not have the convenience of the phone unfolding to become the bigger screen.
Certainly from a business / productivity perspective I can see this being hugely useful. Where your day to day workflow is just email and web, why bother with a laptop when you can board the train, unfold into big screen mode, add a keyboard and get on with your emails.
None of this will be useful anytime soon though. Samsung are just the first big name to make that step, and undoubtedly when it is released, it will be relatively good hardware running utterly terrible Samsung software with little to no third-party adoption.
Certainly from a business / productivity perspective I can see this being hugely useful. Where your day to day workflow is just email and web, why bother with a laptop when you can board the train, unfold into big screen mode, add a keyboard and get on with your emails.
None of this will be useful anytime soon though. Samsung are just the first big name to make that step, and undoubtedly when it is released, it will be relatively good hardware running utterly terrible Samsung software with little to no third-party adoption.
Hoofy said:
Looks good to me. Even at that size/thickness I'd have one if the price were right.
I don't mind a small screen for quick stuff. Then going to the big screen for writing emails or arguing on Facebook.
No question they will be very expensive. Top spec iPads now almost £2k. Expect £1,500I don't mind a small screen for quick stuff. Then going to the big screen for writing emails or arguing on Facebook.
Burwood said:
Hoofy said:
Looks good to me. Even at that size/thickness I'd have one if the price were right.
I don't mind a small screen for quick stuff. Then going to the big screen for writing emails or arguing on Facebook.
No question they will be very expensive. Top spec iPads now almost £2k. Expect £1,500I don't mind a small screen for quick stuff. Then going to the big screen for writing emails or arguing on Facebook.
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