That’s kind of the point of R&D though. “Hey, we can do this” “why would you need to do that?” “Idk but we can do it now” then it sits on the shelf until an appropriate problem comes along

I think it would be useful. Phones are getting so big that they no longer fit into pockets, but a foldable phone would solve that by allowing you to fold a much larger phone in half, and fit more processing power/disk space in it.

Samsung's Fold phones are fantastic - ~2/3 the size of a tablet when unfolded so great for browsing, reading etc... but folds up into a (thick) phone size that fits into a pocket easily.

That's what Apple does - wait 2 years after a good new design is released then produces their own claiming they invented it in the first place.

That sounds like Bullshit, I had the original z flip for a year and a half and never had an issue. Caseless and didn't baby it at all,it was covered in scratches and dents on the outside from being rough with it.

I did have one issue with my z fold,but Samsung had a courier collect it from my house and repair it at no cost.

They're not for everyone, but the benefits of a tablet in my pocket are amazing, but if you want a normal phone just buy anything else,they're all practically the same these days.

Some other companies already have foldables that are considerably better than the Samsung flip. Oppo find n2 flip for example, better fold mechanics, bigger battery, costs less but IMHO still too costly for what it does.

Weird. My wife and I both have the flip 4 and have had no problems. Even got some sand in the hinge abd just grinded it by folding. Still works fine

That's weird is he doing something special to it. I have had the fold for months with zero issues and my friend has the flip and also has had no issues with it.

That's pretty ridiculous to bin off the entire android platform because he brought an obvious experimental product from the "worst" manufacturer android has to offer...

I’m sticking out for a Westworld phone - the screen itself doesn’t have to bend, it’s just multiple displays that line up just right.

I have a feeling that the whole bending display material thing is a red herring, something that will be discarded 5-10 years from now when an obviosly better and less failure-prone approach appears

Check Huawei foldables , they don’t have that crease issue

Dont forget durability of that folding bit. I recon it has to be a separate panel array over the curve so if it does break, it can simply be disabled at the curve and continue as a 2 screen device.

Nobody will think that. But if Apple puts it out, maybe their tech would be reliable enough to make them last? Who knows, I’m still not getting one.

Shhh you'll make the fanboys madge.

That's very subjective. Certainly don't have the best keyboard, certainly don't have the best audio codec. Certainly don't have the best point and shoot cameras (see MHKBD blind test with 22 million votes sample size where it finished in seventh place. Losing to the Pixel 6a, the Pixel 7, the ZenFone 9, the s22 ultra, oppo, etc...).

Americans just really don't bother trying any other phones, 90% iPhone mostly because they'll be socially isolated if they don't. Apple massive marketing budget has done a good job creating the illusion that their products are superior.

Don't get me wrong on some ways their products are superior, they have the brightest screens, most powerful silicon usually, often loudest speakers. They have a reputation for having the best video although we haven't seen a proper test the way we have point and shoot photography.

But the operating system is so deeply limited it's almost like a toy. Can't download any apps you want but you could get any laptop or any Android phone.

Hell, you can't even use landscape mode on the home screen.

But this is unique to the United States, in every other part of the world, there is a lot more competition and Apple is just another brand.

They won’t this is clickbait.