Smartphone manufacturers still want to make foldables a thing::Foldables are barely 1% of the market, but that’s not stopping anyone but Apple.

  • Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’m on a Fold 4, never going back. There are certainly a few tweaks here and there that could improve it, but a tablet that you put back in your pocket when you are done is the perfect phone so far. I don’t know what they would have to do to make something better than this, but I’m sure something will come along. Until then, not going back to a phone that can only be bar shaped.

    • Plopp@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      What do people use tablets for? I really wanted to come up with an excuse to get one but no matter how hard I thought about it I couldn’t come up with a use case (for me at least). I want my phone to be smaller, not bigger.

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        1 year ago

        The only advantage I see are movies, but then again for a static display I can just use my laptop or a TV.

        I guess gaming could be something, if you’re into that. Personally all those microtransaction BS makes me steer clear of wanting any games on my phone.

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          1 year ago

          Tablets are cheaper and lighter than laptops so if someone just wants to watch videos while traveling or commuting, a tablet is often a better option than a laptop.

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          1 year ago

          Imo movies on anything smaller than 40" with a sweet sound system is blasphemy.

          And I don’t play many games these days but when I do it’s on a proper PC for pretty much the same reason (plus the micro transactions as you mentioned).

          Also, touchscreens drive me nuts for anything more advanced than like browsing Mastodon.