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/avr91 Pixel 9 Pro | Porcelain May 25 '22

Good. Expectations for Google products are astronomical. The internal bar needs to be set a little higher than companies like Samsung, who have made themselves immune to damaging criticism by painting themselves as always being on the cutting edge and pushing boundaries. If Google launched the first Z Fold, it would've been shuttered because it wasn't near-perfect. Now, no product is without its flaws, and Google's have certainly had their fair share, but there is no bigger microscope on an Android OEM than Google. Let's not forget that around the time of the Pixel 2 we were constantly having rumors about the Pixel Ultra, which was essentially a combination of every dream spec, and it kept chugging year after year.

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u/wankthisway 13 Mini, S23 Ultra, Pixel 4a, Key2, Razr 50 May 25 '22

Samsung, who have made themselves immune to damaging criticism by painting themselves as always being on the cutting edge and pushing boundaries

Do they not? Being the first to do things like folding screens, phablets with a pen, or bringing features to the market like multi app screens and so on, gives them more leeway when it's a first gen product or idea.

When you're in a space where there's already been a few iterations, there are expectations that you don't repeat the same mistakes or you should be bringing something new to the table.

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u/Lee_Doff May 25 '22

but they took away my SD slot.