Previously on Lemmy:

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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.

  • @HeyThisIsntTheYMCA
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    21 year ago

    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.

    • @Mr_Dr_Oink
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      21 year ago

      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.

      • @HeyThisIsntTheYMCA
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        11 year ago

        Oh nothing to apologize for. I figured I should probably elaborate. Thanks for the tip on the video, tho. Those look fun to watch.