Samsung is Reportedly Working on a Double-Folding Phone (theverge.com) 37
Samsung is reportedly working on a double-folding phone to add to its lineup, according to Nikkei Asia. From the report: According to the article, the phone would fold into three segments using two hinges and could be announced "as early as the end of this year." The phone would be a third option in Samsung's foldable lineup, joining the Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip, both of which are also expected to appear in new versions this year. According to the report, the design is still being finalized, but Nikkei's sources say its screen could have a more standard 16:9 or 18:9 aspect ratio, making it easier for app makers to design for than the 25:9 screen found on the Z Fold. [...] It's possible that Samsung is introducing the new type of foldable to ease its power users into a transition to the form factor. Samsung says it might be skipping a new Galaxy Note this year but wasn't exactly clear on why. There was talk of streamlining its phone offerings and of the global chip shortage, but this could be a test to see if Note users are ready for the fold. By giving customers three foldable options to choose from, Samsung could be trying to make it as likely as possible that people will find one that works for them.
Why stop there? (Score:3)
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it's going to be origami for me....
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Fuck everything, we're doing 5 folds! [theonion.com]
This will enable a road map app that precisely emulates the paper variety.
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Except I don't know of any paper map that broke because you folded it wrong...
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On the contrary. All regularly used paper maps tear apart at the folds.
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Much like early non-folding smartphones. They are improving rapidly though. The latest Huawei foldable is streets ahead of Samsung's devices. It's got a better hinge, folds close to flush and is better balanced.
I'm hoping that in a few years they will get the tech perfected and the price down. A fold out large format phone would be great.
Re: Looking forward to non terrible versions (Score:1)
Re: Looking forward to non terrible versions (Score:1)
Re: Looking forward to non terrible versions (Score:1)
Sad. Just sad. (Score:5, Insightful)
#1: Who the hell is actually asking for these features?
#2: See above.
#3: See above again. For clarity.
Damn I grow tired of pointless feature-creep that will make an already expensive and fragile device, even more fragile. Give me back a damn removable battery and a device that might last more than 2 years already, and stop with the stupid shit. The tri-fold wallet, went out of fashion when velcro was holding wallets closed. Kind of doubt a tri-fold phone will fare any better.
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Remember when being a geek meant "best tool for the job" not "one tool to rule them all'?
Re:Sad. Just sad. (Score:4, Interesting)
It's a bit different with a mobile device though because there is a limit to what you can carry.
Like they say the best camera is the one you have with you. So a phone with a really good camera is desirable, since that's the one you will definitely have with you.
I'd love to own a good folding phone that I can pocket and fold out when I want to do more than just reply to a message.
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I'm hopeful we'll start seeing a lot more projectors down the road. I feel like we're not that far away from building a hand-held projector that can, only its own, keep a steady image on a wall despite your hand moving around. Now there's lotsa stuff that has to happen (better power source for example) beforehand but .. oh it could be on the horizon.
Well I can dream anyway... in reality i docked my phone and use my smartwatch. Maybe I'm not on the market afterall.
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It's rather ironic that true photo geeks laugh at this concept, since they're usually never without a "really good camera". Also known as not a phone.
Photo geek weighing in here. Phones are not just the "camera you have with you" when you run into that unexpectedly photogenic scene or breaking story, but they are at the same time the ideal street camera for social situations. When you bring an SLR up to your eye, the camera comes between you and the subject. People tense up in the presence of a "real camera," but phones are so ubiquitous that they disappear into the social landscape. You can be snapping away with one and nobody notices.
If Henri Cartier-B
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It's rather ironic that true photo geeks laugh at this concept, since they're usually never without a "really good camera". Also known as not a phone.
Photo geek weighing in here. Phones are not just the "camera you have with you" when you run into that unexpectedly photogenic scene or breaking story, but they are at the same time the ideal street camera for social situations. When you bring an SLR up to your eye, the camera comes between you and the subject. People tense up in the presence of a "real camera," but phones are so ubiquitous that they disappear into the social landscape. You can be snapping away with one and nobody notices.
If Henri Cartier-Bresson were alive today, he would be shooting with a phone.
It says something about society when photographers trying to do their job, have to become spies to do it.
While I may agree with you, I disagree completely with the motive. We're treating humans like a skiddish owl that we must sneak up on in order to observe them behaving "naturally"? Sad part is, there are so many narcissists in the world now that "naturally", is usually not.
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Put that fragile thing in one of these
https://bit.ly/3d4rZdm [bit.ly]
My S7 lasted three years in one of these and it looked new. Not a scratch or a dent. The screen started dying and the battery wouldn't hold a useful charge anymore instead.
Of course that won't help with a flexible phone.
Anyone else having problems pasting links into comments? I keep getting the lameness filter saying it looks like ASCII art.... if your filter can't tell a URL from an ASCII penisbird, I think I know where the lameness is....
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Anyone else having problems pasting links into comments?
It seems to be pretty recent. I ran in to it yesterday. The day before, I saw someone complain about it. I wasn't able to post more than a single link.
It's annoying, but at least the swastika spam is gone...
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My phone and tablet hardware has been wrapped in Otterbox Defender cases for many many years now. I've purposely tossed them to show people the durability. Never had a single problem with a broken device. Thankfully.
The screen started dying and the battery wouldn't hold a useful charge anymore instead.
Which speaks to my original point. I've got plenty of phone cases that still work. Even if the new phone came wrapped in a titanium case, the battery will still suck in two years, and they'll stop supporting it in three. If we want to talk about environmental impact, devices that don't las
Re: Sad. Just sad. (Score:1)
Not dead center of the screen? (Score:2)
Need a phone like in The Expanse (Score:3)
Is this like Double Secret Probation? (Score:2)
wow status symbol, must have (Score:2)
Having one ugly crease in the screen with some dead pixels in random places, and lag in scrolling between the halves (aka "jelly scrolling") is now out of style! Two creases! More dead pixels! Jelly all over!
Does anybody ask for these? (Score:2)
2 creases? (Score:2)
No thanks, I donâ(TM)t need two creases. I donâ(TM)t even want to stare at one crease. If someone can make a foldable phone thatâ(TM)s creaseless I will be first in line to get it.
Wake me when... (Score:2)
Wake me when I can crumple it up and shove it in the front pocket of my jeans.
What's that you say? (Score:2)
A phone that is so fragile that it wears out in under a year and won't be a warranty nightmare because Samsung will just blame the users? Sign me up!
Why fold? (Score:2)
All the science-fiction movies with their rollable phone/tablet displays are showing you what to do! It's much easier rolling a display than folding it without any creases in it. As a bonus, you can make the phone even smaller than it is today. Imagine carrying something the size of your current phone, but as a small round stick instead of a big flat rectangle.
Sound logic here (Score:1)