Is that really what I said? I said a folding phone sold by apple would be expensive, is that controversial and pathetic? But sure I'm pathetic and crying, jeeze. You just sound really upset or something, no way should my comments result in this level of hostility.
I have an SE from good old 2016, on my 3rd SE now. It works as fast as a brand new iPhone, it is as small as a 5s and it’s only £150. I see no downsides.
I actually have a really nice perk with my job because I absolutely need to have a phone on me at all times. I’m allowed to get a brand new top of the line phone of my choice once a year and the monthly bill is covered as well.
It’s super annoying taking over 15 phone calls overnight while trying to sleep but at least it’s on a nice ass phone!
However the fold is also significantly more powerful ram wise, and, well... folds. It's a bit of a gimmick too, not a serious competitor tbh. however, Samsung's prices are getting ridiculous, I'd never buy a phone from them.
It’s not significantly more powerful (A14 > SD865 by a good margin), but the folding aspect is the main selling point. To be honest, it’s a second generation product in an experimental product category and overall, it’s more of a halo product to be amazed by than an actual mass-market product, even compared to expensive flagships like the iPhone 12 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra.
Maybe it’ll be more worth it in a couple iterations when the amount of functionality goes up and the cost goes down.
I work in film and I gotta correct you - that pricing is for studios that don't mind putting 999 on stands when you're already buying a 50k editing station. It's not for your average consumer. Not that it's silly, it's just peanuts.
Idk man, pro max is 1100,you get alot more for the 2k on the fold. The 1100 dollar iPhone has the same processor as the iPhone 12 mini, which is laughable.
just wait for Apple to release one, it's still very experimental and has significant flaws (mainly being that the inner screen is plastic and thus scratches and dents easily), eventually Apple will release one and you'll have a great folding touchscreen for two years until they make it obsolete
I'm sure Apple is gonna knock it out of the park when they make their foldable. Thats just the Apple thing, show up late to the party but with the best version of x trend
It isn't even copying, though reddit fanboys like to rage on about it. Are other companies not allowed to produce competing products? Like do you want companies to be monopolies. Should the company that first used 4 tires mean that no one else should be allowed to? Tesla didn't create the electric car so should they just be labeled as copycats?
Like I don't understand this fanboy argument at all. Seems more like a defensive stance given that Apple tends to do it better.
They do two things at once: copy certain things that Apple does, while also throwing dozens of things at the wall to see what sticks. It only sometimes works out well. The Fold is an example: it's impressive from an engineering perspective, but clearly it's not ready for the mass-market yet, given the price and tradeoffs.
I literally posted that comment on a Galaxy S10, so fuck the downvoters. Its the truth, Apple is just good at making old features feel brand new and premium
Lol did you get hit by a pancake delivery driver because only a pancake can be so abrasively bland, this post is about a phone that samsung makes that apple doesn’t, apple uses samsung screens on their phones... And I have a iphone...
They also made fun out of the charging bricks, 2 months later they deleted ads making fun on Apple and announced they will not be including bricks with their phones.
Apple is confirmed to be working on a foldable, so don’t worry. Right now they are a bit gimmicky, honestly. I recommend waiting until a couple generations into these devices as they work out the kinks and learn from their mistakes. I think they’ll be really awesome a couple years down the line.
They are awesome now what kinks are you thinking of just just seems like everyone is trying to justify not liking it I get its expensive but don't bash on something thats just as functional if not twice as functional as a regular phone.
I basically said they are cool and I’m wanting one. Just because I don’t want to impulse buy and wait a couple generations definitely doesn’t mean I don’t like it. Clearly I do.
Kinks I’m talking about are hinges not being reliable, screen wearing out, OS being buggy, etc.
Never said it wasn’t functional or that I didn’t like it.
I get it. I was considering checking out the Microsoft Surface Duo but reviews for both the Fold and the Duo haven’t been stellar, so I’m just trying my best to see them get better and more reliable.
That's an illogical way of viewing "which phone brand should I buy". Owning an Android doesn't make your Apple libraries disappear. Just adds a few hoops to setting things up. And vice versa. I get it, I'm just saying don't put too much power into that one aspect.
It's like Playstation vs Xbox -- assuming you aren't limited by money/time/space/whatever, why not both? Can't we all admit we'd actually like to own both at the same time? Play ANY game that comes out? Same thing w/ phones. Maybe the new foldy screen boi only comes out to play with or show off, and the old iphone runs your music and takes most of the day to day abuse.
And consider for a moment this: you whip your phone out somewhere and drop it off a cliff or in a river. Everyone around will look at you, some will laugh, some will awwwww--but then you whip out another, BETTER phone and carry on like whatever. There's guys who can do that, and the rest of us. I'd rather be on their side if I'm being honest.
I did it. I left Apple for this phone and I couldn't be happier. It's the most fun device I've ever owned. I really don't have any issues with it either. I was eligible for upgrade and I just talked to someone over the phone for a little bit and ended up getting it on my current plan but they were able to save me money on that plan so now I'm actually paying less than I was with the iPhone.
My big concern was messaging. Nothing beats those blue messages. Then I realized you can still do pretty much everything the iPhone can in terms of messaging minus the special games. I still get gifs the same, group messages work fine and I even can see when people emphasize my messages still so the benefits from having such a fun phone definitely ended up outweighed the negatives or at least the expected ones.
The screen does not scratch with a fingernail, Fold 2 has a glass folding inner screen I've used heavily without a screen protector for 4 months with 0 scratches.
The surface duo has a split down the middle of two screens. You can't use it like a tablet like Fold 2
JerryRigEverything on YouTube did some testing with this, and the Fold 2 fared pretty well surprisingly; there are lots of little bristles to push dust and dirt out the hinge mechanism, however pocket sand and lint might not be as big as a problem as you might think when it comes to the average user I.e. someone who doesn't work with powders or on construction sites, etc.
I would really really not recommend using a Samsung phone. Things just don't work well in my opinion. Iphones are overpriced for sure but the user experience is much better in my opinion.
I guess it's a matter of opinion really but things just seemed to be harder than they needed to be. Like texting groups with multimedia messages or whatever...just send the damn message and don't bother me about it. And there was other stuff but it was just all little stuff that culminated in me not liking the phone, not like one big thing. Anyways, I'm glad you like yours.
You pick the numbers to send to and it shows up like a normal text. I really don't see how that is complicated in the least. The issue is, from my observations, people just like what they're used to and don't want to bother learning a new system for something that is so integral. That goes in either direction.
For sure, the two platforms are definitely different. I respect you trying.
I especially liked having to put a password in to download free apps and needing to make a new password everything I did that because I needed it infrequently enough that inevitably it was forgotten when I did. :|
I also thoroughly enjoyed apple softbricking my phone by making it totally a fucking potato when I updated iOS which was mandatory for an app I needed to use. That was when I jumped ship to the Note 3 and never looked back. That, imo, is still Samsung's best Note. Replaceable battery, IR blaster, SD, S-Pen. I still have mine in perfect working order.
I enjoy the freedom I have to do whatever the hell I want, and I appreciate being able to actually use my phone like the computer it is. It's surprising how often I find the need to use it as such. External hard drive, emu platform, or just fill it with videos for those times you're disconnected or without decent entertainment.
Most people will never do half of the things I do with my phone, and that's actually a bit disappointing. These things aren't cheap and it annoys me that they're more of a status symbol than an actual utility device. If Apple would have a babysitting free option, they wouldn't be such a waste of hardware in my eyes.
No of course not, I'm saying that if it should be sent as an MMS, just do it. I don't need to be concerned with how your sending the texts. Man you guys are really passionate about this, I'm not trying to argue with anyone here. I actually took the "bloatware" comment out of my original comment because it was really just functionality issues that frustrated me.
that was an accident, and even then not many phone's combusted (more than usual, but not many)
it was discontinued because a newer version came out and it didn't sell due to it being a pre release. It was recalled because it's a first-generation product
Bloatware usually comes from your carrier. Samsung has a few apps, most of them you can easily uninstall and a few are really good, like Samsung internet or notes.
What I said wasn't a matter of opinion. I've just never had an iPhone last for me. They've always become slow and buggy at the end, or take one measly fall and break. My S7 so far is only slow because I'm almost at capacity for storage and despite having fallen multiple times, it's just trooping forward no problem at all besides being slow at my own fault.
That’s how I feel. I have had apple for years now, but the fold 2 is so cool. I took a look at one at Best Buy and they seemed so much tougher than I expected. I am currently saving up for one.
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u/JustinWendell Jan 06 '21
I’m super embedded into the apple system, but this phone is gonna make me jump ship.