5 ms·
Not sure if I’m in the minority but I would prefer two separated clamshell screens to one bendy screen. At least until the bendable tech is 100%. Two separate
by gzu 7y ago
Not sure if I’m in the minority but I would prefer two separated clamshell screens to one bendy screen. At least until the bendable tech is 100%.
Two separate screens would still allow great multitasking when necessary. When not used perhaps it can completely fold behind the device for a traditional smartphone experience.
- chrisseaton 7y ago> would still allow great multitasking when necessary I don’t think most people want to multitask - the want one big app or video.
- pastor_elm 7y agoi prefer keeping a phone that can fit in my pocket easily but i guess i'm even more in the minority.
- adestefan 7y agoThe history of cell phones seems to have been to make them smaller until they’re too small followed by making them bigger until they’re too big.
- djsumdog 7y agoDon't those already exist? I swear I've seen phones that just have dual screens.
- criddell 7y agoIf you're going for clamshell, I think I might prefer a Psion 5 type of device.
- angus-prune 7y agoIn case anyone hasn't seen it already - Planet Computers have built an android device explicitly inspired by old Psion devices and by the same industrial designer as the Psion Revo - https://planetcom.squarespace.com/ https://planetcom.squarespace.com/ By most accounts its a brilliant device. If it came with a stylus like the Note or the old Psion 5, I would probably have bought one already.
- criddell 7y agoLooks pretty nice. I'd never buy one because they just aren't going to be as good at security as Google or Apple, but the design is good.
- KronK0321 7y agoThat's LG's plan, I've read. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47352129 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47352129
- axaxs 7y agoThat's the idea behind the ZTE Axon M. Neat idea, but the device seemed uninspiring.
- Wowfunhappy 7y agoIMO, the primary issue is the seam will be right in the center of the screen, at the middle of your FOV. If you were only ever using the screen real-estate for multi-tasking, that would be one thing, but people want to watch videos and stuff. ...I wonder if a triptych of three screens would work better...
- misterprime 7y ago2011 came and went buddy: https://www.engadget.com/2011/02/07/sprints-kyocera-echo-dual-screen-android-phone-announced-we-go/ https://www.engadget.com/2011/02/07/sprints-kyocera-echo-dua...
- fatjokes 7y agoOoh. I saw this in SK: https://www.techradar.com/news/lg-dualscreen-first-look-at-lgs-alternative-to-foldable-phones https://www.techradar.com/news/lg-dualscreen-first-look-at-l... Honestly I don't know why it exists. You could just buy a case and then buy two phones.
- jplayer01 7y ago.... this is like saying "why do you need a second monitor for your PC? just buy two PC's" A two-screen smartphone is something I'd love to have, if bendable screen smartphones end up tanking. Multi-tasking is something that would be so much more convenient (say, writing notes while looking at a certain website, or discussing something with a friend while referencing a website, or ... etc). These are things that I already do with my smartphone, but it's just a huge pain in the ass because of the single screen.