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Who asked for this? Why? Who has a problem with the current height of phones? What will this enable? Did Motorola hit some kind of pocket-height-limit for their
by fphhotchips 7y ago
Who asked for this? Why? Who has a problem with the current height of phones? What will this enable? Did Motorola hit some kind of pocket-height-limit for their dream of an ultra tall phone?
I'll be happy if this becomes the CmdrTaco comment for the 2020 revival of the Moto Razr, but I doubt it.
- freedomben 7y agoWho asked for the iPhone before it was made? Who asked Alexander Graham Bell for the first telephone? If you always wait for someone to ask for stuff, you'll always be chasing tail lights.
- dmurray 7y agoI just wanted faster horses.
- quickthrower2 7y agoLots of punters want them.
- faissaloo 7y agoThose things were useful, this is not.
- function_seven 7y agoI'd say that this is useful in the same way that flip phones were useful 15 years ago. They provide more space than a candybar phone when in use, and take up less space when pocketed. And the screen is protected from your keys or other items in your pocket. If I had a magic wand, I'd use it to fold my 6S and get something half as tall and twice as thick.
- egypturnash 7y agoShit, I’m pretty tempted by this. I’m still regularly using a purse with an outer pocket sized for a flip phone; it goes unused since a screen phone is way too tall and sticks out.
- bonestamp2 7y agoProtecting the smartphone screen by folding it inside itself is a good solution for durability. So, I can see why they went this way. But, then they went and put a screen on the outside too, so that negates part of that benefit. At least the large screen is protected though. Also, flipping your phone open/closed used to be fun. I'm not sure if it will still be, but it used to be.
- NeedMoreTea 7y agoRazr and the later V8/V9 had screens on the outside, and they were great. Just enough to show notifications, album art and music controls, and clock. Looks a bit large on this, but might give battery life benefits if there's less need to wake up the main display all the time. The camera bulge looks like it's more a risk...
- scbrg 7y ago> Who has a problem with the current height of phones? I do. So, now we've cleared that up :)
- tromp 7y agoI have a problem with the current width of phones. It's not enough. The aspect ratio too high for use as a phablet. Actually, it was enough back when I had a Huawei Mediapad X1, with its 7" inch 1920x1200 display. When it came time to replace that aging phone, I couldn't find anything similarly wide. I ended up with a 7.2" Huawei Mate 20X, which despite its longer diagonal, is significantly less wide.