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I think the article gets at it indirectly: a complex mechanism with multiple motors, tracks, arms, etc, substantially more complicated and thus more failure-pro
by crooked-v 7mo ago
I think the article gets at it indirectly: a complex mechanism with multiple motors, tracks, arms, etc, substantially more complicated and thus more failure-prone than any folding phone ever and also substantially more expensive to make.
- Mogzol 7mo agoAdditionally, the flexible screen is on the outside which will quickly get damaged since it is made of soft plastic. It's too fragile for something that lives in your pocket every day. All modern foldables have the folding screen on the inside to keep them protected, and a standard glass screen on the front.
- gf000 7mo agoIt slides behind a glass panel on the back, so I don't think that's true.
- Mogzol 7mo agoThe whole display is plastic, including the part on the front that doesn't wrap around. Yes the part behind the glass panel on the back would be protected, but the front of the phone wouldn't be.
- SirMaster 7mo agoYet they still make trifold phones where one of the folds is on the outer side...
- Mogzol 7mo ago"they" being Huawei, and their phone suffers from the same problem, the main display can be easily damaged by dust, dirt, or just your fingernails pressing into it. Notably Samsung's trifold kept the folding display entirely inside when folded, presumably to avoid this problem.
- patatero 7mo agoIf motor is a problem, why don't they make manual rollable by hand?
- MagicMoonlight 7mo agoScreen wouldn’t stay in place, it would keep sliding around
- mrheosuper 7mo agoCan be solved with magnets and friction i guess.