Some years ago, when the news of the first foldable smartphones broke out, I was skeptical about it: that thing's display was going to be plain awful. Boy, was I wrong!
I feel like the consumers who get these devices are definitely tolerating a lot of compromise just to have the toy. It’s vulnerable to so much going bad and even when it’s perfect and factory new, many of the ones I’ve seen are not quite flat and you can definitely see the crease very noticeable.
So I suppose sufficient consumers were willing to accept a device that is not quite there yet, as a way to finance the manufacturers’ further refinement of the feature. Personally I would not. If I ever get a folding one it’s going to be when it’s perfected and the fold is seamless and undetectable.
I’m on my second foldy phone, there are compromises yea, but it’s really not as bad as you think it is. The crease as-is just isn’t all that noticeable once you’ve actually started using it on the regular.
Plus, it’s not just a toy, it comes in real handy whenever I need to remote into my work computer to do some work because something took longer than it should have
It’s the best small tablet ever, because for once, it’s a tablet I actually have where and when I need it the most lol
I feel like the consumers who get these devices are definitely tolerating a lot of compromise just to have the toy. It’s vulnerable to so much going bad and even when it’s perfect and factory new, many of the ones I’ve seen are not quite flat and you can definitely see the crease very noticeable.
So I suppose sufficient consumers were willing to accept a device that is not quite there yet, as a way to finance the manufacturers’ further refinement of the feature. Personally I would not. If I ever get a folding one it’s going to be when it’s perfected and the fold is seamless and undetectable.
I’m currently on my Fold 5. Started from Fold 2, 4 and then 5. My wife who is currently on 6.
In between I have used Pixels and iPhones.
The Fold is a productively monster. I can have up to 4 screens running simultaneously.
I can be on a zoom call and work on the slide the slide or PowerPoint at the same time. I can plug it into a monitor and a mouse and keyboard.
There is a price to pay for this innovation. It is constantly breaking. So I pay for the insurance. It’s totally worth it.
I’m on my second foldy phone, there are compromises yea, but it’s really not as bad as you think it is. The crease as-is just isn’t all that noticeable once you’ve actually started using it on the regular.
Plus, it’s not just a toy, it comes in real handy whenever I need to remote into my work computer to do some work because something took longer than it should have
It’s the best small tablet ever, because for once, it’s a tablet I actually have where and when I need it the most lol