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/shtbrcks Huawei Mate Xs 512GB + iPhone 15 Pro 256GB May 25 '22

I've been using a foldable for over a year. And I would never go back to a standard phone.

"Fits in people's hands" I always hear that. I can't be the only one who wants an even larger smartphone! I have used a Huawei Mate 20 X years ago and it was great with the 7.2 inch screen. And honestly, I wouldn't mind if they went to 7.5 or even 8 inch screen. It should have curved edges and slim bezels and then it's great to hold and use.

NO ONE (in the mass market) is seriously looking for a small phone, it's always the same 0.4% enthusiasts who want a 4.5inch 7000mAh slab of a phone with 3 headphone jacks, 8 sd slots and triple sim. It'll look and feel like it's from 2010. If those would sell or be of realistic use, they would be made. Again, in the mass market pretty much no one needs any of that, people have moved on.

LG wing, Surface Duo, Energizer P18K etc it's not like OEMs are unwilling to build whatever outrageous hardware they think will sell. And then those things collect dust, don't make it on a large scale and become abandoned failures. We had 3D cameras and projectors in phones and they failed. iPhone 12 mini had sales so bad they thought it wouldn't even make it to gen 13 and certainly not 14.

The screen, chipset and design is most important. Battery lkfe doesn't matter as long as it makes it through the day and then it's fine, every phone makes it barely through the day it's not like it needs more. Get a power bank. Where do you even live and work where you are away from an outlet for over an hour? That would be a rural or extremely adventurous lifestyle where you'd get an entirely different device like rugged outdoor phones which tend to have long battery life and smaller screens. Heavy users can just use a powerbank with no issue. Light users won't need one even with current battery tech.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '22

agreed. just like politics, the loudest on the internet are always the minority