Been thinking of giving up my boring ass iPhone and getting a Galaxy Z Fold7 before the preorder bonuses end, but I’m mostly concerned about shitty battery life and apps not being optimized for larger screens

>>105994603 (OP)
>Plastic screen
Enjoy your scratches and wear, anon
Yor screen will look like shit after a while

>>105994628
That’s a concern but idk if the screens have become more durable over the years

>>105994603 (OP)
Stupid pointless gimmick to get people to buy "the next big thing" because they weren't upgrading their phones as often.

>>105994645
On paper folding phones sound amazing

>>105994603 (OP)
I wish they'd just make 2 separate screens like a nintendo DS and let you put 2 different apps on each screen. Microsoft made a phone like that once.

>>105994684
Yeah and it was shit

>>105994688
So make one that's not shit.

>>105994603 (OP)
Still have horrible crease in the middle
Still get DEEP scratches from fingernails
Still retarded technology

>>105994603 (OP)
I love them. Going to upgrade to the Fold 6 from my Fold 3 when the price drops (7 doesn't have S pen support)

>>105994628
You mean glass with a replaceable plastic screen protector, at least for the Samsungs

Trash

>>105994763
lol the crease gets less and less noticeable every generation

>>105994644
Wife bought one a little over a year ago
Screen is creased to where the pixels are miscolored and the plastic film is coming off.

>>105994781
Who gives a shif about the S Pen

>>105994979
Why have a tablet if you can't do tablet things

>>105994603 (OP)
I honestly don't see the use case. I'm not even memeing, i didnt even post le use case man. Screen real estate is not at that much of a premium on modern phones and even without folding out the average phone is already fuckhuge

>>105994645
probably this

>>105995073
>I honestly don't see the point in having a phone and a tablet in one package
I honestly don't see how you can't see the point. Simply opening the phone opens you up to more than double the screen real estate

>>105994628
fbpb
nice idea, don't pay for beta(s)

>>105995148
>don't pay for betas
>samsung's on their 7th iteration

>>105994603 (OP)
An intelligent person wouldn't need it.

>>105995131
to do what? typing on phones sucks, it's still too small compared to paper documents or a proper monitor, and no other typical phone activity is better done at such a weird aspect ratio

tablets are a meme too btw, the only people that like them are retarded boomers who can't handle a real computer

>>105995189
>no other typical phone activity is better done at such a weird aspect ratio
Literally any phone activity is better at such a weird aspect ratio. Most apps scale fine to it. In fact I've yet to run into an issue with an app in tablet mode after 3 years.
>tablets are a meme too btw, the only people that like them are retarded boomers who can't handle a real computer
Yeah, having netbook sized screens for a phone for activities that don't need a keyboard is totally useless. Plus for the ones that do need a keyboard I have a keyboard. Just plop it in and the phone's now a netbook.

>>105994603 (OP)
I had the fold 3 a while back
Mediocre battery life, the inner screen gave me migraines at low brightness because of pwm, and it was too heavy
Eventually the outer screen had issues and I got it fixed it via warranty

>>105994603 (OP)
Pointless
Fold is just as big as the "normal" big phones nowadays, uncomfortable one handed when folded, and landscape videos when unfolded barely look bigger than when you open it on the front screen anyway, with huge ass black bars covering over half the screen, retarded
Flip's screen is just too small folded, unusable trash, you will ended up opening it every time, might as well get regular phone
I just want ONE thing, a foldable that is just as big as early smartphones' screen when folded, not too small like the flip ones, not too big like the fold one, but can be unfolded for bigger screen when needed
Huawei made one that is close to that, but they decided to put the outer screen on the camera side, so it ended up the same as the flips, unusable small ass square front screen
Sadly I feel like Apple will be the one to get things right AGAIN, when, if, it decided to make one

>>105995189
Tablets are better for reading and browsing than a phone when away from your desktop

>>105995300
why are you "browsing" away from your desktop you filthy fucking phoneposter

>>105995288
>Fold is just as big as the "normal" big phones nowadays
I've never seen a phone as large as my unfolded phone unless you count chink tablets with cellular calling passed off as phones

>>105995316
>unless you count chink tablets with cellular calling passed off as phones
so, everything that's not an iPhone

>>105995363
>so, everything that's not an iPhone
No I mean literal tablets, not phablets

>>105994603 (OP)
retard tablet

>>105994603 (OP)
I have the 6 and am going to the 7. In my opinion the 6 is good but these were not ready for prime time until this latest model year (both for Samsung and other brands like honor and Huawei). The apps and stuff have been good for a while but the thinness and screen size were never going to do it for the average user until now.

>>105995154
I don't care about iterations
In case of the foldable acreen tech, it's the same shit packaged differently.
They currently are still no suitable materials to meet the demand resulting in the very same outcomes We know and see from all the previous models.

>>105995520
When you buy a foldable you're also accepting that the inner screen is a consumable. It's no different than your car's oil or brake pads. At some point, shit needs to be replaced. You accept that for the ability to brake, or in this case, the ability to unfold your phone into a tablet. If you can't accept that, get a normal phone.

>folding phone
nice
>foldable screen on folding phone
fuck no, give me two different screens

>>105995652
Kyocera's got you covered

>>105995666
holy based
>666

>>105995316
When folded

>>105995707
Yes, that's the fucking point

Still better than any iPhone

>>105995666
That phone is one of the worst Android devices ever

>>105994603 (OP)
I find it so funny that apple now also jumps on the fold meme hype, thinking (((this will surely sell our product, just like those chatbot wrappers))) kek

Folding fag here, had a Flip 3, Fold 5, and now Fold 7.
This shit is improving at an insane rate. Never had any issues with durability, both previous phones were traded in at perfect condition. At least if you go Smasnug, you've got a pretty durable brick on you.

Fold 7 is interesting, it's basically just a regular phone now that also turns into this wafer thin, kinda weird looking but honestly kinda comfy square tablet. This thing is ~200px off from a perfect 1:1. Media consumption on the tablet screen is a bit shit now, but it was never amazing anyway. But it is crazy good for multitasking and games.

What's the touch sensitivity like across the fold, especially after a crease starts appearing?
You're playing a game, or dragging objects around and across the fold. Is there some momentary glitch in finger tracking? Or have they implemented algorithms that account for potential issues in the fold zone?

>>105996813
There's no capacitive touch layer on the crease area, unless that's changed recently. It's all predictive software. I've never noticed anything though, even with the s-pen. Whatever they're doing works.

ok, be honest with me, how far are we from consumer grade foldable/flexible glass?

>>105995533
NTA but I can't accept that which is why I'm still using slabs while a lot of my friends and family have switched to foldables. My brother just got the Flip 7 yesterday.

>>105994603 (OP)
Bought a flip6 and I'm just using it like a regular phone. I rarely use the small screen.
I just fold it when traveling so I could dig it deeper on my pockets and avoid getting stolen (again).

if i was some architect working actively on a construction, it will be nice having a bigger portable screen, other than that it just looks goofy if you are a "normal" user

id buy them if they were cheaper
right now its just cheaper to buy a phone and a tablet than one of these

>>105995316
Those note phones are big as fuck

>>105994628
This stopped being a major problem 3 generations ago. For one, that massive crease tells me it's an ancient model.

>>105999168
Not that big though

>>105994603 (OP)
I have a FLIP 4 and i love it. It developed little scratches all along the crease after like 6 months or something just from using it. Its annoying i guess but i love the flip more than any other non flip phone that ill just get another one if it breaks. Not being able to close the phone when im not using it seems old fashioned now. A refurbished flip 4 is just $270 on Amazon anyways. The flip 5 is $410 but i like the smaller front screen on the 4.