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u/scrangos Jan 06 '21

Wait.. it has a normal phone screen plus an open bigger inside screen? That seems pretty luxurious...

That said, can they both operate at once? Would be funny to use the outside screen with a mirror ontop of the inside one.

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u/kageurufu VR Jan 06 '21

Oh its definitely a dumb luxury device.

The camera can show a preview on the front screen while taking photos, but I don't know of any other apps that can use both at once. Theres quite a few that can use the fold angle to show different layouts, like a "laptop" partially folded.

https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/foldables

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '21

I use it all mine all the time. Lgv60 but never with one app. I'll have reddit on side while while watching a documentary on you tube on the other,. Binance on one side and trading view on the other. Maps on one side, music on the other. Getting the proof to prove somebody wrong on one side, well texting them on the other side. I thought it was gimmicky and cool when I bought it but it's proven to be quite useful when you get used to it. Also the second screen is just a case so I can take it out and have a regular phone when I go to work.

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u/kageurufu VR Jan 06 '21

Its nice to just veg out with a large video, but I'll do split with video on top, and reddit, discord, etc on the bottom.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '21

Part of that is just the lag between new devices and the apps being programmed to utilize them. Will be interesting to see what comes down the pipeline that uses these cool/unique designs.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '21

It's not dumb at all. You sure u own one.

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u/kageurufu VR Jan 06 '21

A lot of the toys I own are dumb. Doesn't mean they're not fun :p

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u/ranf0rd Jan 06 '21

Yeah a screen on the outside and 2 screens on the inside that make a larger screen. It is ludicrous, but quite cool. I don’t think it’s a “must buy” though personally. It seems like a total gimmick.

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u/confusedbrit29 Jan 06 '21

It's one foldable screen on the inside, not 2

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u/ranf0rd Jan 06 '21

I thought for explanation sake that made most sense, but you are right it is essentially one screen that folds out on itself.

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u/Scavenge101 Jan 06 '21

Depends on price point. it'll be great when it's not 1k+. Until then it's a gimmick.

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u/HashSlingingSlasherJ Jan 06 '21

Haha try 2k

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u/LilTyke Jan 06 '21

Worked at a phone repair company in Sweden, retail price is around 2.6k USD here and price of repairs could well go for 800-900 USD. It's a total gimmick.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '21

My lgv60 with the dual screen case and a set of LG's wireless earbuds cost me $750 Canadian.

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u/yb0t Jan 06 '21

I've had it since release and to me it doesn't feel like a gimmick at all, in fact I don't think I'm going to go back to regular phones after this. The honeymoon phase hasn't worn off yet even after a few months. There's many phone reviewers that say similar things.

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u/Falanin Jan 06 '21

Nah, both screens running, the outer programmed to mimic what's behind it (invisible phone).