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Well, as promised, we are talking foldable this week. The excitement is palpable, and it looks like the rest of our mod team have already started the conversation here. Go check it out.
I honestly don’t know very much about foldable phones, so I’ll let the rest of our (very smart and knowledgeable) mod team handle this one this week. :)
Last thing for future reference at the end of the week, we also have a great thread discussing foldables here too, go check it out if you want more great discussions.
I’m skeptical how well the screen holds up at the hinge, so I guess I’m not an early adopter. Show me one a year old that’s had the same cheap screen protector on the entire time - if it still looks good I might consider it. Otherwise I don’t see a reason to upgrade.
I guess that would be my fold 3.
Theres alot of people here that dont have a folding phone but do have alot of strong opinions about them.
Heh. I don’t have a particularly strong opinion, but that’s because I carry a purse everywhere. I don’t need a foldy phone. My “pocket” can hold three bottles of wine so y’know (͠≖ ͜ʖ͠≖). It doesn’t matter all that much to me if these have a crease or line or divot or whatever jargon y’all are calling it. I think the last time I looked at a foldy phone ad was, um, 2021. No, it may have been 2019. It’s been a hot minute is all. I just think they’re cool newish tech.
It seems to me that the hinge would be a common point of failure and that the screen might get misaligned after a million flexes, but I haven’t actually handled one to see how they’re built. I really want to take one apart. That would be fun.
To be fair. I know i replied to your comment but i wasnt specifically aiming that at you. I apologise.
A guy on yourube “jerryrigeverything” does a grwat durability test and teardown of all the foldy phones including the fold 3. I recommend it. The hinge suprisingly is one of the strongest points on these phones.
Oh nothing to apologize for. I figured I should probably elaborate. Thanks for the tip on the video, tho. Those look fun to watch.
I have Fold4 since release. No screen protectors anywhere, I don’t use those. Device is good as new. But I would agree, it’s not a device for everyone and justifying such high price is difficult. I decided to try replacing laptop and phone, with a foldable. So far it’s a good compromise but foldable devices do have their own share of problems, mostly in form of accessories and bicycle mounts.