• GoosLife@lemmy.world
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      Fold your phone in to a paper plane to enter airplane mode. It won’t stop you from receiving calls, but it will look badass when your $2000 Samsung phone makes it several feet down the cul-de-sac

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        Damn, I misunderstood. I thought the airplane fold was just to increase the aerodynamics when you need to throw your on-fucking-fire phone because Samsung somehow found a way to hold the distinction of designing the first phone banned on flights across the globe due to catching on fucking fire. Imagine how cool that burning airplane (phone/firework hybrid) looks though!

        Continues to baffle me that Samsung did their damnedest to go out of business with making all sorts of shit catch on fire for a few years and everyone went “meh, it’s shiny tho”

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    Glad we’re finally moving away from the featureless black rectangle era, might even pick up a foldable once the price drops.

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    I had a folding phone back in the day. I think they’re called feature phones now. I preferred it over my Nokia because it was harder to accidentally call someone or make weird noises.

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    No sane person buys a foldy phone, unless they completely fix the issue of it breaking because it got folded.

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      I’m on my second foldy with no issues, first was 0g Pixel Fold and now the Pixel 9 pro fold

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      Anecdotal of course, but my flip phone has been great for mental ver a year, and my friend has had his for a couple, but ymmv

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    I don’t know why people bother to buy foldable phones, if you want bigger screen just buy tablet…smh…
    Tablet has bigger screen plus it’s cheaper than buying foldable phones

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      I have a foldy phone, I’m never going back.

      if you want bigger screen just buy tablet…smh

      I did, multiple times, sooo many times in all manner of price points, sizes, brands and even OSs (I’ve got fucking Windows tablets WITH cellular FFS just chilling in archive). Do you know what happened to them? They started collecting dust within a couple weeks

      I don’t want to carry multiple devices, even when I do want to I can never get the habit to stick, so I never have the tablet when I need it the most

      My foldy phone solves that issue immediately, it’s a phone when I need a phone and a tablet when I need a tablet.

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      I guess you have to try one. I got a samsung fold 3, i loved it. Then, when my contract ended, i got a fold 6. I would have a hard time going back to a standard phone tbh.

      My wife said she wouldnt get a folding phone but when i got my fold 6 i offered her my fold 3. She ended up really liking it and wants to get a newer fold when her contract ends.

      So theres me, who knew i wanted one and am happy with it to the point where i cant go back. And my wife, who didnt want one but after trying one for a few weeks, said she got it now and would be upgrading to a newer fold when the time comes.

      They need to get these in peoples hands if they want to sell them better.

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        If I want a bigger screen, I’m reaching for a laptop or desktop, not a phone with a self-destructing screen. I expect my gear to last at least 5 years, preferably 10.

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          My desktop and laptop are too clunky for day to day stuff. There are a wide range of things i now do on my phone that would be less than possible on a normal phone screen.

          I dont blame you for not seeing the benefits. Like i said earlier, you need to try it to get it.

          As for a self destructing screen, its nonsense. There are 5 people at my work that have folding phones. There are 2 fold 4’s 2 fold 5’s and a fold 3 as well as my fold 6, theres also my wife who has my 3 year old fold 3 and my brother who now has a pixel fold and no one has a broken screen. Oh! My mum and her partner both had flip 3 phones and have just bought the flip 6s and her partner ended up getting a fold 5 last year. No broken screens.

          If you know anyone who has broken a folding screen, that person would have a brokwn screen regardless of having a folding phone or not. The amount of broken screens or damages cases i see in my day to day is insane.

          I know even all of the examples i gave are anecdotal, but your claim about self destructive screens is simply false and not backed up with anything.

          I expect to have my fold 6 in 5 years still as good as when i bought it.

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            @Mr_Dr_Oink

            I remember there being an uproar about folding screens developing visible seams after a while. I would consider that a failure.

            Unless your folding phone also has a physical keyboard and a serious non-toy operating system, I fail to see how it can practically replace a laptop or desktop.

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      In order to call your mom, you have to:

      Pick a color

      Pick a number

      Pick a number

      Pick a number

      No, not that number, Nora just did that and it’s not funny to get the same one twice

      Okay, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5… Flips open page

      You’re a turd

      Wanna try again?