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I do not see the point of such a device to exist. Not a phone, not a tablet, do we really need something in between the two? Tablets have had SIM capability for

I do not see the point of such a device to exist. Not a phone, not a tablet, do we really need something in between the two? Tablets have had SIM capability for a while now. I anticipate in less than years time these will no longer be talked about.

thefounder 8y ago
I would love to have a such device. An iPhone X which transforms itself into an iPad mini? Yes, please! Definitely a better feature than some new colors(i.e rose gold), new emoji or glass back.
- MasterScrat 8y ago
  As someone who carries iPhone + iPad mini on a daily basis I'd tend to agree. But won't having both within a single device mean either an iPad mini with crappy battery life or a much heavier iPhone?
  - thefounder 8y ago
    It doesn't necessary need to be heavier. For example iPhone X uses a combination of steel and glass to make it look/feel more premium. I would give up on that for a folding screen. It's time to focus more on tech and usuability again and less on fashion features.
Veen 8y ago
The technology isn't there yet, but I'd love a Westworld-style foldable device that goes from a phone to a decent-sized display -- iPad and iPhone all in one slim device.
danielbln 8y ago
You sound like one of the critical voices from the time when the iPhone came out. Is tablet and phone the end-all for form factors until the end of time? I'd argue no, they are but a momentary snapshot of current technology. Imagine this foldable thing a couple of generations in, not what it is today.
yiyus 8y ago
You may be right, but your comment makes no difference from the ones many of us wrote after the first iPad: "what is this thing for? what problem does it solve that is not solved by a laptop or a phone?". And we were wrong, there was quite a market...
xster 8y ago
Can't we say that about most of the tech? What's the point of hybrid? Not gas, not electric. What's the point of a non-prime lens? Not wide angle, not telescopic. What's the point of the Switch? Not mobile console, not TV console. What's the point of a multi-bit screwdriver? Not phillips, not flat.

thefounder 8y ago

I would love to have a such device. An iPhone X which transforms itself into an iPad mini? Yes, please! Definitely a better feature than some new colors(i.e rose gold), new emoji or glass back.

MasterScrat 8y ago
As someone who carries iPhone + iPad mini on a daily basis I'd tend to agree. But won't having both within a single device mean either an iPad mini with crappy battery life or a much heavier iPhone?
- thefounder 8y ago
  It doesn't necessary need to be heavier. For example iPhone X uses a combination of steel and glass to make it look/feel more premium. I would give up on that for a folding screen. It's time to focus more on tech and usuability again and less on fashion features.

Veen 8y ago

The technology isn't there yet, but I'd love a Westworld-style foldable device that goes from a phone to a decent-sized display -- iPad and iPhone all in one slim device.

danielbln 8y ago

You sound like one of the critical voices from the time when the iPhone came out. Is tablet and phone the end-all for form factors until the end of time? I'd argue no, they are but a momentary snapshot of current technology. Imagine this foldable thing a couple of generations in, not what it is today.

yiyus 8y ago

You may be right, but your comment makes no difference from the ones many of us wrote after the first iPad: "what is this thing for? what problem does it solve that is not solved by a laptop or a phone?". And we were wrong, there was quite a market...

xster 8y ago

Can't we say that about most of the tech? What's the point of hybrid? Not gas, not electric. What's the point of a non-prime lens? Not wide angle, not telescopic. What's the point of the Switch? Not mobile console, not TV console. What's the point of a multi-bit screwdriver? Not phillips, not flat.