I want a phone like a paper map where when completely unfolded, I’d be unsure how to fold it back.
And that you can sort of fold back the wrong way, just not completely flat.
Make an app that guides users when folding the phone
I mean if never want one, but in an engineering level this site looks fascinating.
We do what we must because we can…?
I would argue there is also a national component to this. Huawei, a leading Chines tech company (heavily sanctioned by the US), was first to bring a trifold to the market.
That looks useless on a catastrophic scale.
I think in 5-10 years foldables will have a strong market presence.
Remember “phablets”; almost all smartphones eventually turned into phablets.
My wrist hurts, gimme back my tiny pixel 4a.
What phone do you currently use?
The 4a 5G, ironically. Looks only a little bit wider, but the difference is quite significant in practice. It is on its last legs though and the replacement (9a) is in the mail.
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You could argue the same about the initial transition from hardware keypad phones to slab style touch screen phones.
I am not saying foldables will without doubt become mainstream, but it’s not beyond the realm of possibility.