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This is the direct result of rushing to offer something that can be called innovation after years of a draught. But foldable phones are as much a gimmick as 3D

This is the direct result of rushing to offer something that can be called innovation after years of a draught. But foldable phones are as much a gimmick as 3D cameras. Phone innovation is indeed dead -for the customer, that's ok, but for the vendors it's a nightmare.

tooltalk 8y ago
This is obviously an early adopter edition of fairly interesting, futuristic product -- Samsung is likewise releasing it in limited quantity by reservation only. It's only gimmicky as phablets that many had denounced years ago.
- burgerzzz 8y ago
  I don't see how this not a flip phone with a screen on both ends?
  - dragonwriter 8y ago
    A flip phone with a screen on both ends doesn't open up to one continuous touchscreen.
    - ceejayoz 8y ago
      Neither does Samsung's, apparently. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- majewsky 8y ago
  > It's only gimmicky as phablets that many had denounced years ago. I still want a compact flagship phone.
  - dagw 8y ago
    Sony and Samsung tried a few years ago. It seems no one bought them.
    - pmontra 8y ago
      I'm writing this on a Sony one. Xperia X Compact. It's true that not enough people bought them. I know only another person who has it. You can count all the iPhone SEs because they are even more compact.
  - ksenzee 8y ago
    I just bought a Samsung Galaxy S10e and so far I'm quite pleased with it. It could stand to be smaller, but it does fit in my annoyingly small women's jeans pocket.
jsiepkes 8y ago
After Royole came with the first bendable screens there has been a tremendous pressure among the big players like Samsung and LG to display their technological superiority with bendable stuff. Problem is they are simply not as far as Royole at the moment.
- tooltalk 8y ago
  Are you saying that Royole's foldable is more mature? My understanding is that both Royole and Huawei announced their foldable without any release date slightly ahead of Samsung, just so that they could steal Samsung's spotlight. I don't know much about Royole, but Huawei's foldable comes from BOE and BOE is many years behind Samsung both in mobile OLED and foldable. BOE is accused of copying/stealing Samsung display tech.
shifto 8y ago
This is definitely not a "gimmick as 3D cameras". I can't wait to replace my phone, tablet and laptop with a single device and a Bluetooth keyboard for whenever I need one. A lot of people I know feel the same and honestly I think people who don't see the potential are being shortsighted.
- saiya-jin 8y ago
  What you want is one thing, the software is not there yet, especially for notebook replacement. Unless all you do is edit text files or browse web of course. It is a gimmick, albeit a more useful one - have tablet and phone in 1 device. The thing is, tablets for most folks are not that great thing that everybody though they would be. I don't see many people these days using tablets, most folks went back to phones which can do exactly the same stuff. For reading books kindle et al are much better (and cheap) product. People upgrade phones more often, and who wants to use sluggish oldish tablet compared to blazing fast phone that is always in the pocket.
- jodrellblank 8y ago
  It's either going to be a massive phone, or a tiny laptop. It's going to be wrapped in a case so it can prop itself up as a "laptop" with the device, keyboard, and case all separate. It's going to be a phone with a huge, heavy battery, or a weak laptop with very short battery life. Running a limited phone OS or a heavy laptop OS. You'll have to open your phone to use it, and close your laptop to take a phonecall unless you also have a headset and are close. This is as gimmicky as anything, possibly pending the arrival of magical graphene technology.
- sumnole 8y ago
  I'm with you, I think phones like these that replace multiple devices are the future for mobile computing because it's pocketable and will be there when you need it and least expect to need it, unlike a laptop.
adrianhel 8y ago
AR - when it becomes practical will be really cool. Smart glasses are the next innovation in smart phones. But it is still years off.

tooltalk 8y ago

This is obviously an early adopter edition of fairly interesting, futuristic product -- Samsung is likewise releasing it in limited quantity by reservation only. It's only gimmicky as phablets that many had denounced years ago.

burgerzzz 8y ago
I don't see how this not a flip phone with a screen on both ends?
- dragonwriter 8y ago
  A flip phone with a screen on both ends doesn't open up to one continuous touchscreen.
  - ceejayoz 8y ago
    Neither does Samsung's, apparently. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
majewsky 8y ago
> It's only gimmicky as phablets that many had denounced years ago. I still want a compact flagship phone.
- dagw 8y ago
  Sony and Samsung tried a few years ago. It seems no one bought them.
  - pmontra 8y ago
    I'm writing this on a Sony one. Xperia X Compact. It's true that not enough people bought them. I know only another person who has it. You can count all the iPhone SEs because they are even more compact.
- ksenzee 8y ago
  I just bought a Samsung Galaxy S10e and so far I'm quite pleased with it. It could stand to be smaller, but it does fit in my annoyingly small women's jeans pocket.

jsiepkes 8y ago

After Royole came with the first bendable screens there has been a tremendous pressure among the big players like Samsung and LG to display their technological superiority with bendable stuff. Problem is they are simply not as far as Royole at the moment.

tooltalk 8y ago
Are you saying that Royole's foldable is more mature? My understanding is that both Royole and Huawei announced their foldable without any release date slightly ahead of Samsung, just so that they could steal Samsung's spotlight. I don't know much about Royole, but Huawei's foldable comes from BOE and BOE is many years behind Samsung both in mobile OLED and foldable. BOE is accused of copying/stealing Samsung display tech.

shifto 8y ago

This is definitely not a "gimmick as 3D cameras". I can't wait to replace my phone, tablet and laptop with a single device and a Bluetooth keyboard for whenever I need one. A lot of people I know feel the same and honestly I think people who don't see the potential are being shortsighted.

saiya-jin 8y ago
What you want is one thing, the software is not there yet, especially for notebook replacement. Unless all you do is edit text files or browse web of course. It is a gimmick, albeit a more useful one - have tablet and phone in 1 device. The thing is, tablets for most folks are not that great thing that everybody though they would be. I don't see many people these days using tablets, most folks went back to phones which can do exactly the same stuff. For reading books kindle et al are much better (and cheap) product. People upgrade phones more often, and who wants to use sluggish oldish tablet compared to blazing fast phone that is always in the pocket.
jodrellblank 8y ago
It's either going to be a massive phone, or a tiny laptop. It's going to be wrapped in a case so it can prop itself up as a "laptop" with the device, keyboard, and case all separate. It's going to be a phone with a huge, heavy battery, or a weak laptop with very short battery life. Running a limited phone OS or a heavy laptop OS. You'll have to open your phone to use it, and close your laptop to take a phonecall unless you also have a headset and are close. This is as gimmicky as anything, possibly pending the arrival of magical graphene technology.
sumnole 8y ago
I'm with you, I think phones like these that replace multiple devices are the future for mobile computing because it's pocketable and will be there when you need it and least expect to need it, unlike a laptop.

adrianhel 8y ago

AR - when it becomes practical will be really cool. Smart glasses are the next innovation in smart phones. But it is still years off.