Foldable smartphones have reached their fifth major generation, as heralded by Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Fold 5…
For me it’s definitely the durability concerns. I’ve valued my phone’s water and dust resistance since getting an ip67 phone years and years ago. My brother had a flip and a grain of sand in his pocket got under the display; when he closed the phone the display died. And they expect me to pay more for the privilege.
The purpose of folding a phone is carrying it in a more pocketable form.
I don’t need that because I’m a man always with regular pockets which are fine for carrying a Pixel 6 Pro screen.
If I wanted a bigger screen, I would also want a keyboard and a mouse. So you could say that I’m freaking hyped for the upcoming DEX-like desktop mode coming to AOSP. Video-out on a Pixel, fucking finally.