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I cannot understand how people can tolerate the crease. It's so visible on every foldable. And it's simply not acceptable to my eyes.

out_of_protocol 2mo ago
Dunno. Crease almost invisible when screen is on and not pitch black ( using Honor V3 while actual generation is V6).
solatic 2mo ago
Really depends on what you do with the open phone. I can understand it being a huge distraction when watching video with the seam right in the middle. EBook reading? Apps in tablet interface mode? Might as well complain that using two monitors on your desktop is unusable because of the bezels. Doesn't matter in practice.
- thaumasiotes 2mo ago
  > EBook reading? > Might as well complain that using two monitors on your desktop is unusable because of the bezels. There's a pretty important difference there - monitors don't draw content on the bezels. If what you're doing is reading an ebook, what advantage is a folding phone supposed to have over a non-folding phone? Reading isn't an activity where you can use more than a small part of the screen at once.
  - Yokolos 2mo ago
    Show multiple pages at once. Makes it easier to go back and forth. It's actually a huge QOL improvement such that I can't stand reading books on a normal phone anymore.
  - solatic 2mo ago
    That's actually the distinction I was trying to draw. Videos on unfolded phones draw content on the "bezels", so it's understandable why that sucks. But an eBook app can put text from two different pages, each on either side of the fold. The fold is no more bothersome than the binding on a physical book. > Reading isn't an activity where you can use more than a small part of the screen at once. So reading through War and Peace on your smartwatch screen before you fall asleep is a good idea? /sarcastic Sure, your eyes are focused on a small part of the screen, but what ends up in your peripheral vision still helps you keep your place. You feel more "grounded", somehow.
Orphis 2mo ago
It's not that noticeable when you use the device. It will depend on your ambient lights usually and how you hold it. It's a lot easier to see when someone else is holding the phone too, so if that was your reference, you may want to use them a bit more first.
bakies 2mo ago
I said that until I got one

out_of_protocol 2mo ago

Dunno. Crease almost invisible when screen is on and not pitch black ( using Honor V3 while actual generation is V6).

solatic 2mo ago

Really depends on what you do with the open phone. I can understand it being a huge distraction when watching video with the seam right in the middle. EBook reading? Apps in tablet interface mode? Might as well complain that using two monitors on your desktop is unusable because of the bezels. Doesn't matter in practice.

thaumasiotes 2mo ago
> EBook reading? > Might as well complain that using two monitors on your desktop is unusable because of the bezels. There's a pretty important difference there - monitors don't draw content on the bezels. If what you're doing is reading an ebook, what advantage is a folding phone supposed to have over a non-folding phone? Reading isn't an activity where you can use more than a small part of the screen at once.
- Yokolos 2mo ago
  Show multiple pages at once. Makes it easier to go back and forth. It's actually a huge QOL improvement such that I can't stand reading books on a normal phone anymore.
- solatic 2mo ago
  That's actually the distinction I was trying to draw. Videos on unfolded phones draw content on the "bezels", so it's understandable why that sucks. But an eBook app can put text from two different pages, each on either side of the fold. The fold is no more bothersome than the binding on a physical book. > Reading isn't an activity where you can use more than a small part of the screen at once. So reading through War and Peace on your smartwatch screen before you fall asleep is a good idea? /sarcastic Sure, your eyes are focused on a small part of the screen, but what ends up in your peripheral vision still helps you keep your place. You feel more "grounded", somehow.

Orphis 2mo ago

It's not that noticeable when you use the device. It will depend on your ambient lights usually and how you hold it. It's a lot easier to see when someone else is holding the phone too, so if that was your reference, you may want to use them a bit more first.

bakies 2mo ago

I said that until I got one