Apple’s rumoured foldable iPhone (possibly iPhone Flip) might launch in 2026, but display crease, and design are roadblocks.

    • TORFdot0
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      2 years ago

      Bin this and bring back the mini so we can have a proper small form factor phone

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        2 years ago

        If the foldable is the form factor of a mini, how would that go over?

        • TORFdot0
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          2 years ago

          Either is better than a 7” inch phone like the Pro Max. But I don’t know how reliable the flip form factor is yet.

          I had the first gen razer before my current mini and it stopped working after about 6 months of use. It just stopped reading touch input after flipping it shut one day.

    • Dark Arc@social.packetloss.gg
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      2 years ago

      Speak for yourself… I’m hoping google comes out with a flip phone Pixel. If I was an iPhone person this is exactly what I’d be hoping for.

      I want a phone that folds up to be smaller than a normal phone so I don’t have to have giant bricks in my pocket.

      • Louisoix@lemm.ee
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        2 years ago

        I’d gladly trade-in my 8pro for a foldable pixel, even though I don’t want to change phones often…

        • MeanEYEdeleted by creator
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          As an iPhone user anything Apple comes up with you will shove in your mouth and say “thank you can I have more, Apple is the best”.

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        2 years ago

        Same. I like the smaller form factor but don’t want to ditch screen space like the SE. And I prefer this style of flip over the giant tablet that folds down to a skinny screen.

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          Because I’m a millenial with a nostalgic craving for the satisfaction of a flip phone.

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            2 years ago

            Ditch touch screen and give it physical buttons and we’ll be on to something.

    • miss phant@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 years ago

      I love the idea of it but I have to agree, it’s just less repairable and causes even more e-waste. Smartphone advancement is at a point where we could easily be using the same device for at least 8 years, but not if they come with planned obsolescence as a feature.

      • FiveMacs@lemmy.ca
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        2 years ago

        Let us change the battery…it’s the major reason why phones feel ‘slow’ as they age.

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        2 years ago

        I still think the removal of the headphone jack was a very anti-customer move. It only benefited them to try to sell more earbuds.

        I’ve known people that purchased the foldable android when it came out, they got rid of it.

    • unalivejoy@lemm.ee
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      2 years ago

      I have the Samsung foldable (flip 4). It’s a nice gimmic, but does apple really want to force app developers to support yet another form factor? That’s supposedly one of the draws of apple development: you don’t have to support every random screen size made by some third party.