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[–] 83 points 1 month ago* (3 children)

Folding Phones Sales Continue To Increase since 2019, showing people seem to like them

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  • [–] 53 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    Two time buyer, can confirm. They're legitimately useful and durable enough for me.

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  • [–] 41 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I don't think they are for me but I honestly would not include them in that list above. First of all, there is no investment bubble around them and secondly some people seem to like them and are ready to pay for them. They also do have legitimate benefits (but also downsides)

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Yeah I didn’t dislike the 3d monitors/tvs they just had too many caveats at the time and VR kind of ate its lunch.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    3D stuff has the fundamental issue that VR and 3D views are just incredibly straining on the human user. Folding phones have no such issue and their durability is also good enough to be competitive (yet clearly worse than regular smart phones). They are really not comparable to 3D monitors and VR.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I think the strain is really dependent on the person as it never really bothered me, it definitely is a problem for some people though. Either way I don’t think it belongs in the same category as blockchain bullshit

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago*

    It is straining for everyone but yes, some can handle the strain better than others. It just takes so much more mental energy to handle. Most can't handle it well though, which is why those technologies never manage to break out of their niche.

    I do agree however that it is quite different from NFT and other scams. It is a really fascinating technology with real use cases but just some foundational issues that prevent it from leaving their niche.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Two time buyer as in you liked it so much and bought another, or two time buyer as in the first is already inoperative and got another?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

    My fold4 lasted 3 years, and still works. I'll concede it was only able to unfold to about 85% open at the end when I decided to upgrade. I was happy to upgrade to the fold 7 which has a redesigned hinge and better dust protection. I acknowledged the risk of mechanical failure as a possibility compared to a slab phone and after using it for years I decided I was still very impressed with the flexibility of having a tablet in my pocket. The fact that my 7th generation is significantly thinner and has a 200MP camera compared to the 4th is what sealed the deal.

    It's not perfect for everyone, but I wouldn't go back to using a slab, there's too much functionality I'd be pissed giving up.

    Granted, I tend to upgrade my phone every 2 years or so anyway.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    If it lasts 5 years, maybe its durable enough.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    I like the one that folds like a GBA SP.
    Not that I'm gonna buy one based on that.
    But if I'm choosing between two identical models but one folds (and I guess it isn't that much more expensive), I'd go for the folding one.
    Except, of course, for the fact that the next phone I buy will be Commodore's Callback.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

    This could also be explained by the entire rest of the market being different flavors of the exact same thing. A little over a decade ago, we actually had choices in what type of phone we wanted. Now, if you want anything other than an identical slab, foldables are your only choice.

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