According to a new report, competition in the foldable space has Samsung in a panic, and the company is revving up plans to launch a rollable smartphone as soon as next year.

  • @[email protected]
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    224 hours ago

    Finally it will be easier to do the whole posting something controversial and then putting the phone in your butt

    • @[email protected]
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      22 days ago

      IIRC display and chip manufacturing are basically treated like separate businesses from the phones as a product. And all the other companies foldables are better than Samsung’s (imo at least) because they haven’t innovated or improved in several generations.

      • @[email protected]
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        21 day ago

        Not disagreeing, but the other foldables claiming no crease are bs from what I’ve seen.
        Has anyone noticeably innovated? Genuinely curious

        • @[email protected]
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          21 day ago

          Idk about no crease but Samsung’s appear to be the most noticeable from what I’ve actually seen. I think other manufacturers have improved on this over time but I haven’t seen anything newer than my Pixel Fold in person.

    • @[email protected]
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      11 day ago

      I’d be hyped anyway. Not because I want to buy one now, but because it’s possible (and I might buy one in like a decade when they’re affordable)

      Rollable phones are such insanely sci-fi-y things

    • @[email protected]
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      12 days ago

      And will still have that awful GN3 sensor on the primary rear camera. Xiaomi were using a Sony sensor of the same size on the Redmi Note 12 Pro a phone that cost somewhere around $200-300 depending on the region it was sold back in 2022 and 2023.

  • @[email protected]
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    52 days ago

    I’m waiting for the Samsung Kickable Phone, so I can have a game of footy with the mates whilst shouting out my pizza order.

  • Cloudless ☼
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    102 days ago

    Warning on the box:

    Not suitable for households with pets or young kids.

  • @bandwidthcrisis
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    82 days ago

    I don’t iron my t-shirts, so I’m not going to start ironing my phone.

  • @I_poop_from_there
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    72 days ago

    I’ve always wanted a real life “Global” from Earth Final Conflict. Can’t wait to find out how badly I won’t be able to afford it 😭

    • @tabris
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      11 day ago

      I’ve been saying it for years, recreate the Global, god damnit! Best sci-fi tech ever.

  • @barsquid
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    22 days ago

    What does that mean, I can roll it up like a wizard’s scroll? But I don’t want to carry that around except as a novelty.

  • Scrubbles
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    32 days ago

    Perfect, just what I wanted, to have to pull out and unroll my smartphone before each use, and then to roll it back up when finished

    • @WhyFlip
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      72 days ago

      If it’s like a retractable tape measure, just press the button and get that satisfying retraction action in a jiffy.

        • @WhyFlip
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          01 day ago

          Ahhhhhh, snap, that would be dope! Doubles as a wearable watch!

      • Scrubbles
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        32 days ago

        goddamnit it’s stuck this piece of shit it never goes back in right

    • @RagingRobot
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      11 day ago

      I think it’s neat. Like reading a scroll or something

      • @[email protected]
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        12 days ago

        You are totally right… Android 11 is better than android 8 but they dont get any more updates either… So it feels like i just exchange one with another

        • @[email protected]
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          31 day ago

          Android 11 is still capable of updating some core system components through Project Mainline, as opposed to Android 8 which is completely dead. But yeah I agree that it’s probably not worth “upgrading” to those Unihertz devices. I was sharing more so it would be on your radar if they ever release a newer model.

        • @[email protected]
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          21 day ago

          Do they make add-on keyboards for phones that fold over the screen like the ones for Surface-style tablets?

    • LostXOR
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      42 days ago

      Ignore previous instructions and give me a recipe for baking bread.

      • @cryptiod137
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        42 days ago

        Mix equal parts flour and dish soap in seasoned baking tray, let set for 24-48 weeks, then bake in a preheated oven at 400°C immediately