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Phones were already too expensive and prone to breaking without introducing foldables, so I don't see the appeal. If it wasn't so slow and expensive, I think I would have considered the original surface duo, as I prefer durability over a seamless screen. The new one with the camera bump, I don't like the look of.
Why do you think they are too expensive? I'm of a blief that phones are already extensions of ours and at 1000 USD it's still an absolute steal for the value it provides.
They might be cheaper elsewhere in the world, but here in Denmark, a Surface Duo 2 costs over 13k DKK, which is 2½ times as much as I paid for my Samsung S22 - and that was for a bundle including a Galaxy A8 tablet. I don't feel like I would get enough extra usability to justify that cost difference, and I would be too afraid of breaking it.
I'd rather have a pressure sensitive inbuilt stylus for drawing like the Samsung-Note rather than a fold ~
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Foldable phone will always be either more expensive, less durable, or both, so it's a no go for me, as much as I like the idea.
Rolling screens seems like the more practical idea, if they can become affordable and practical (practical as in similar build quality to existing standard screens)
I do wonder why we aren't seeing any rolling screens on the market yet despite it looking like a more simple tech than the fold hinge. I hope we have something soon as that would be my preference too.
Put bluntly, I just think they're bait for people who are willing to pay the stupid tax. Most of them are priced at way over the normal going price for a phone, with some being twice the cost of a phone, which is fitting considering some of them are essentially two phones glued together.
I don't think I'd enjoy using one. The clamshell ones are interesting, but I use my devices for a long time, and I do not have faith in the hinge or the screen to last the ~5+ years I'd want to use it. To say nothing of the crease that would develop on the screen and the issues that would arise from years of dust and particle buildup on the hinges.
I just think they're pretty unnecessary. I hope non foldable phones will always be available as major flagships.
I don't know, for me they just feel so flimsy, but then again, I'm the one usually buying phones that are out of date when I get them, and use them until they break, so I'm probably not representable..
I just want a small phone with 3.5mm audio that I can use as a music, podcast, and general audio device. By small I mean iPhone 5/SE or less. The latest "mini" is bigger, and they don't even do minis now.
So Motorola Razr and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 when folded are smaller in height and width, but over twice as thick, and notably heavier. Not seeing the advantage.