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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.

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[–] 10 points 3 years ago (2 children)

What I want a phone to be:

  • Thick with a (reasonable) bezel, so I can grab it easily and not activate the touchscreen at the edges of the screen
  • Reasonably usable with one hand
  • Sturdy, somewhat shock-proof and waterproof
  • As serviceable / repairable as possible
  • Long battery life (not use time, life of battery before it needs replacing)
  • Built to last

Basically everything a foldable phone isn't.

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  • [+] 5 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago*

    I have a Ulefone Armor 3W . It's MIL-STD-810: built like a tank and waterproof. And that ain't no marketing: I dropped that thing on the road while riding my bike so many times, and it just doesn't care. And I use it regularly to take photos underwater. It's fairly repairable too: it's held together with a truckload of little Torx screws, but once they're all out, the innards are easily accessible - and from what I can see, the battery easily replaceable.

    My only problem with that thing is, it's not deGoogled. And it's Ulefone, so there's a non-zero chance that it's running Chinese spyware too.

    So I retired it, much to my chagrin, and I'm currently rocking a Fairphone 4 running CalyxOS. I'm a bit more careful not to drop that one, and I can live without the waterproofness. Small price to pay to free myself from Google's corporate surveillance to some extent.

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