Remember "phablets"; almost all smartphones eventually turned into phablets.
Which is, arguably, for the worse. I miss smaller 16:9 devices I could use one-handed and reach all the corners of. Almost cried when I had to give up my OnePlus 3 and everything now is an unwieldy, tall-skinny rectangle.
I've not had a hands-on experience with foldables yet, but the reviews I've read imply they still seem too fragile for the price.
I am not arguing for or against a given form factor, I personally like big screens, but I would only be happy for there to be offerings and more competition.
I am just saying that it's not completely unreasonable to speculate that in the future almost all smartphone will use the foldable format.
Oh, yeah, the speculation is not unreasonable. I just don't know if that's necessarily a good thing (unless there's a huge leap in durability preceding that).
I'm already rocking the foldable I like, anyway lol:
The 4a 5G, ironically. Looks only a little bit wider, but the difference is quite significant in practice. It is on its last legs though and the replacement (9a) is in the mail.
I would argue there is also a national component to this. Huawei, a leading Chines tech company (heavily sanctioned by the US), was first to bring a trifold to the market.
18 Comments
Koen967@feddit.nl · 29 pts · 1y
I want a phone like a paper map where when completely unfolded, I'd be unsure how to fold it back.
thenextguy@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 1y
And that you can sort of fold back the wrong way, just not completely flat.
testman@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 1y
Make an app that guides users when folding the phone
Carighan@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y
I mean if never want one, but in an engineering level this site looks fascinating.
viking@infosec.pub · 11 pts · 1y
That looks useless on a catastrophic scale.
Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y
I think in 5-10 years foldables will have a strong market presence.
Remember "phablets"; almost all smartphones eventually turned into phablets.
ptz@dubvee.org · 13 pts · 1y
Which is, arguably, for the worse. I miss smaller 16:9 devices I could use one-handed and reach all the corners of. Almost cried when I had to give up my OnePlus 3 and everything now is an unwieldy, tall-skinny rectangle.
I've not had a hands-on experience with foldables yet, but the reviews I've read imply they still seem too fragile for the price.
Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
I am not arguing for or against a given form factor, I personally like big screens, but I would only be happy for there to be offerings and more competition.
I am just saying that it's not completely unreasonable to speculate that in the future almost all smartphone will use the foldable format.
ptz@dubvee.org · 9 pts · 1y
Oh, yeah, the speculation is not unreasonable. I just don't know if that's necessarily a good thing (unless there's a huge leap in durability preceding that).
I'm already rocking the foldable I like, anyway lol:
Blaze@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y
Cool device, what is the model?
ptz@dubvee.org · 3 pts · 1y
Cat S22 Flip. Sadly discontinued as well as the manufacturer (Bullit) out the phone business.
gedaliyah@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
This made my day.
zqps@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 1y
My wrist hurts, gimme back my tiny pixel 4a.
Blaze@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
What phone do you currently use?
zqps@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
The 4a 5G, ironically. Looks only a little bit wider, but the difference is quite significant in practice. It is on its last legs though and the replacement (9a) is in the mail.
ERROR_100_000_100@infosec.pub · 0 pts · 1y
Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
You could argue the same about the initial transition from hardware keypad phones to slab style touch screen phones.
I am not saying foldables will without doubt become mainstream, but it's not beyond the realm of possibility.
xep@fedia.io · 10 pts · 1y
We do what we must because we can...?
Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
I would argue there is also a national component to this. Huawei, a leading Chines tech company (heavily sanctioned by the US), was first to bring a trifold to the market.