• Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldOP
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    3 months ago

    I think in 5-10 years foldables will have a strong market presence.

    Remember “phablets”; almost all smartphones eventually turned into phablets.

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      3 months ago

      Remember “phablets”; almost all smartphones eventually turned into phablets.

      Which is, arguably, for the worse. I miss smaller 16:9 devices I could use one-handed and reach all the corners of. Almost cried when I had to give up my OnePlus 3 and everything now is an unwieldy, tall-skinny rectangle.

      I’ve not had a hands-on experience with foldables yet, but the reviews I’ve read imply they still seem too fragile for the price.

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        3 months ago

        I am not arguing for or against a given form factor, I personally like big screens, but I would only be happy for there to be offerings and more competition.

        I am just saying that it’s not completely unreasonable to speculate that in the future almost all smartphone will use the foldable format.

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          3 months ago

          Oh, yeah, the speculation is not unreasonable. I just don’t know if that’s necessarily a good thing (unless there’s a huge leap in durability preceding that).

          I’m already rocking the foldable I like, anyway lol: