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[-] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 day ago

Why have just one additional failure point when you can have two?

I like my phones like my katana: folded one bazillion times for superior durability

[-] jaschen@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

For those with Samsung folds (4,5,6) that want a solid phone case that has the ability to just barely stick on a magsafe sticker, look here. I'm in Taiwan but you guys can probably find it in America somewhere. It's a Korean brand.

I have dropped my phone from a moving motorcycle going 45mph and the phone was not damaged. I have used this brand case for 3 Fold generations.

The link goes to a Taiwan's ebay equivalent. No affiliate link. Just wanted to share my experience with a amazing case.

Edit: sorry link wasn't working.

Here is an image of it. I'll also try and find it on Amazon for the US folks.

https://imgur.com/a/MFx9SF4

VRS DESIGN Phone Case https://a.co/d/aHZrlMz

[-] whyalone@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

Not working, asks for an account

[-] jaschen@lemm.ee 1 points 18 hours ago

Oops sorry, let me just get a screen shot of it.

[-] CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago

Can't wait to go full circle (literally) and have a fully flexible scroll phone 📜

[-] Opisek@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Oh I want to open a scroll like that dramatically

[-] frezik@midwest.social 8 points 2 days ago

You laugh, but there are some OLEDs out there that can do it. Not scaled down to phone size yet, though.

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[-] comador@lemmy.world 53 points 2 days ago

New Samsung Origami phone. Each fold is a new dimension of value!

[-] GoosLife@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

Fold your phone in to a paper plane to enter airplane mode. It won't stop you from receiving calls, but it will look badass when your $2000 Samsung phone makes it several feet down the cul-de-sac

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[-] CrowAirbrush@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

No sane person buys a foldy phone, unless they completely fix the issue of it breaking because it got folded.

[-] faintwhenfree@lemmus.org 6 points 2 days ago

There are two types of people

  1. People who see phone as a tool to get things done, tools should be strong and can withstand wear and tear
  2. People who see phone as prized possession, they don't mind spending extra effort to ensure phone is treated nicely.

In my experience people who love folding phones have habit of taking care of their phones that no one is sitting on it on the couch, that keys are not in the same pocket as phone, etc etc

Then there are people like me who don't want to bother with taking care of a phone. And we hate folding phones. I like that sometimes my phone is on bed and I am sleeping I don't have to worry about what if i roll onto my phone in my sleep. I know my phone will live.

[-] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

Who the hell keeps their phone in the same pocket as keys? 😱

[-] faintwhenfree@lemmus.org 2 points 1 day ago

Before having wireless earphones I had habit off putting keys with wallet and phone on its own, but since I switched to wireless earbuds they don't fit with large ass phones, so I have to put them with wallet. I already broke one case of earbuds pulling out keys from the pocket that had everything. I switched to keeping my phone and keys in the same pocket.

I've been doing that for almost a decade now and I don't see the value proposition of folding phones yet where I can justify changing my habits again and taking care of yet another tool in my life.

Maybe one day if they had full computer with root privileges in my pocket, I'd consider changing my habits to carry that and make sure it is taken care of.

[-] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 18 hours ago

I keep my AirPods in my pocket watch pocket so don’t really have that issue. Though I’m aware not everyone wears pants with those.

I’d likely just need to be as careful with a foldable as I am with my current phone tbh. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

are we gonna get into the more folds = better logic now?

[-] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 23 points 2 days ago
[-] GoosLife@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

In order to call your mom, you have to:

Pick a color

Pick a number

Pick a number

Pick a number

No, not that number, Nora just did that and it's not funny to get the same one twice

Okay, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... Flips open page

You're a turd

Wanna try again?

[-] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 22 points 2 days ago

I had a folding phone back in the day. I think they're called feature phones now. I preferred it over my Nokia because it was harder to accidentally call someone or make weird noises.

[-] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 days ago

Or just use a normal phone that costs third as much. Or just use a pocket laptop if thats what you need because those can run linux and windows.

[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

See

I have a foldy phone, I'm never going back.

if you want bigger screen just buy tablet....smh

I did, multiple times, sooo many times in all manner of price points, sizes, brands and even OSs (I've got fucking Windows tablets WITH cellular FFS just chilling in archive). Do you know what happened to them? They started collecting dust within a couple weeks

I don't want to carry multiple devices, even when I do want to I can never get the habit to stick, so I never have the tablet when I need it the most

My foldy phone solves that issue immediately, it's a phone when I need a phone and a tablet when I need a tablet.

Having a separate device for me, that I don't use all the time, is never going to stick, even if it is pocket sized. I always have my phone on me because I always use it, and now it can become a tablet when I need it too

[-] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

Hmm maybe its just not something i would ever need. I guess i spoke for others without considering that.

[-] Railing5132@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Pretty soon we're going to be carrying cubes in our pockets

[-] devilish666@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago

I don't know why people bother to buy foldable phones, if you want bigger screen just buy tablet....smh...
Tablet has bigger screen plus it's cheaper than buying foldable phones

[-] not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago

Tablet doesn't fit in my pocket.

[-] don@lemm.ee 23 points 2 days ago

Buy a larger pocket. Easy.

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 days ago

Time to bring the JNCO's back

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[-] Ledivin@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Why have a phone with a screen? Just use your computer if you need it, smh 🤦

Why have a phone at all? Just ask a friend to use theirs if you need it 🤷‍♂️ or maybe write a fucking letter for once? Damn kids...

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[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I have a foldy phone, I'm never going back.

if you want bigger screen just buy tablet....smh

I did, multiple times, sooo many times in all manner of price points, sizes, brands and even OSs (I've got fucking Windows tablets WITH cellular FFS just chilling in archive). Do you know what happened to them? They started collecting dust within a couple weeks

I don't want to carry multiple devices, even when I do want to I can never get the habit to stick, so I never have the tablet when I need it the most

My foldy phone solves that issue immediately, it's a phone when I need a phone and a tablet when I need a tablet.

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[-] kuberoot@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 days ago

I don't use a foldable phone... But you can't put a tablet into your pocket. It's meant to be the dimensions of a phone, just much thicker, so it fits into your pocket, while letting you fold it out to have double the screen size. For all the issues they have, that's a very reasonable and somewhat appealing feature.

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[-] kibiz0r@midwest.social 12 points 2 days ago

Four-dimensional hyperphone

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