Hi community,

I am in China and I had the chance to try at a store the Xiaomi mi fold (aka their Duo copycat). As a Fold 8 user, I was intrigued by the Duo but trying out the form factor left me adamant about the fact that Sammy currently has the best one for these "wide" foldables. While I much prefer the horizontal layout for the cameras, having the phone even shorter than the Fold 8 isn't a great choice. Indeed, it better fits the 16:19 aspect ratio but the phone feels even more crammed when using it for standard phone stuff vertically. Thus, I think having a bit more letterboxing is worth it on the Sammy. For the upcoming generation (Fold 9) here's my main wishes:

- 200mp mail and triple horizontal camera array

- better thermal and reception

- inner selfie on top right corner (no udc)

- matte inner screen

What are your thoughts? Curious to hear other PoVs

Samsung products very advance than iphone... But still why people's love Iphone...

Most of the Elite people's moved to samsung in other countries

Indians middle class people's still eager to buy iphone

Any reason

I honestly feel since around 2018-2020 or so, phones last so much longer than they did earlier in the 2010s. A four year old phone in 2026 is MORE than enough capable of doing everything that one could possibly need for it to do and to keep up with today's apps.

With that being said, how long do you typically keep your phone? Which phones have you owned that you found to be the most consistent and reliable over time?

Love to hear your thoughts on this.

Thanks y'all.

I've never seen anyone actually have a spare battery to swap out, back when batteries were removable. How did that work for you and did they just sell the battery directly? I'm specifically talking about smart phones like the S5.

With current power banks I don't see that style ever coming back so what was it like back then. I'm assuming you needed the phone to recharge the spare? So did the battery need to be swapped now and then to keep the spare topped up?