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I'm looking forward to when "fold" is not so equivalent to "premium". I'm interested in a folding phone, but I don't think I've spent a cumulative $2000 on my l

by delecti 2mo ago

I'm looking forward to when "fold" is not so equivalent to "premium". I'm interested in a folding phone, but I don't think I've spent a cumulative $2000 on my last 4 phones. I'd have a hard time justifying spending even $1000. I'm also looking forward to nomenclature settling so the horizontal-folding passport-style folding phones (like this, which I find interesting) can be more clearly distinguished from the vertical-folding flip-phone style folding phones (which don't remotely interest me).

gumby271 2mo ago
I have a feeling that making durable fold in half cell phones is just not something we can do cheaply, so they have to be billed as premium to justify it. Also isn't that terminology settled? Fold for passport, flip for flip phone. I'm sure Apple will invent a new word but everyone doing foldables seems to use those consistently.
- delecti 2mo ago
  I'm sure that's why there aren't cheap ones yet, but technology marches forward, and I'm sure we'll get there eventually. And in many contexts yes, but I still see plenty of articles listing best/cheapest foldable phones that conflate the two. I can't even fully fault them either, because the "flip" ones do "fold".
- Fergusonb 2mo ago
  Are they durable? If I can ruin the screen with my fingernail, I'm completely uninterested.
  - ThrowawayTestr 2mo ago
    My dad is in construction and has gone through at least 4 flips that I know of in the time that I've had my S25, probably more.
  - gumby271 2mo ago
    By durable I guess I mean they don't destroy themselves just by existing.
  - NicuCalcea 2mo ago
    The inner screen is definitely not as durable as the outer one. I've not tried it, but it does feel like a hard press with a fingernail will leave a mark.
  - OhSoHumble 2mo ago
    I've had three different galaxy fold zs and each one has had a broken interior screen. My current fold has a broken internal screen and I'm on vacation.

by delecti 2mo ago

gumby271 2mo ago

I have a feeling that making durable fold in half cell phones is just not something we can do cheaply, so they have to be billed as premium to justify it. Also isn't that terminology settled? Fold for passport, flip for flip phone. I'm sure Apple will invent a new word but everyone doing foldables seems to use those consistently.

delecti 2mo ago
I'm sure that's why there aren't cheap ones yet, but technology marches forward, and I'm sure we'll get there eventually. And in many contexts yes, but I still see plenty of articles listing best/cheapest foldable phones that conflate the two. I can't even fully fault them either, because the "flip" ones do "fold".
Fergusonb 2mo ago
Are they durable? If I can ruin the screen with my fingernail, I'm completely uninterested.
- ThrowawayTestr 2mo ago
  My dad is in construction and has gone through at least 4 flips that I know of in the time that I've had my S25, probably more.
- gumby271 2mo ago
  By durable I guess I mean they don't destroy themselves just by existing.
- NicuCalcea 2mo ago
  The inner screen is definitely not as durable as the outer one. I've not tried it, but it does feel like a hard press with a fingernail will leave a mark.
- OhSoHumble 2mo ago
  I've had three different galaxy fold zs and each one has had a broken interior screen. My current fold has a broken internal screen and I'm on vacation.