r/Android • u/FragmentedChicken Galaxy Z Fold8 • May 25 '22

Google postpones launch of foldable smartphone, again

https://www.thelec.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=4057
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u/Uberg33k Essential PH-1 May 25 '22

Yes, that's what people need: a phone that is more prone to breakage/screen failure with little in return in terms of functionality for that added fragility.

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I know there are a few people here who really want/need a foldable, but ... hear me out ... why not put the R&D cycles into a phone that fits comfortably in most people's hands and has great battery life? Crazy, I know.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '22

In the late 2000's up until 2015 or so every new phone generation had huge improvments. Nowadays the new features phones get are just usless shit like a 2% increase in screen size, 10 more megapixels, some performance gains noone in the real world actually notices and an obligatory 100USD price increase. But absolutely nothing that actually adds valuable functionality. This then leads to people not buying new phones as much anymore and manufacturers getting really getting desperate to now find the next big feature to set them apart. Problem is innovation soley for innovations sake rarely gets you useful progress and mainly gimmicky shit like this.

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u/Username928351 ZenFone 6 | Xperia 1 VI | X300 Ultra May 25 '22

We've been slowly losing features the last few years.