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Apple Reportedly Working on Foldable iPhone With Similar Design as Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip
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I thought the iPhone 6 was the first foldable iPhone.
But no, I'm not interested.
But no, I'm not interested.
You can set your clocks by the frequency of the "Foldable iPhone" rumors.
Yup, and whatever phone i will get, first thing I’ll do is turn them off
Not surprised that Apple R&D is still "working on" a foldable iPhone. That doesn't mean it's going to ever see the light of day though.
If Apple refuses to make a smaller iPhone (under 5 inches), then perhaps this would fill that gap. It would probably be mad expensive, but it might be a reasonable replacement for my iPhone mini.
People are so against new form factors in these forums for some reason. I'd love to see what Apple can do with a foldable, even if I'm not likely to buy one.
I would love to see a foldable design by Apple. I was within a mouse click away when the new 2024 crop arrived, but held off. If I were to pick up one today, I would likely go for the RAZR+. Something that could fit in my breast pocket or fully submerged into my pants pocket. I can’t count how many times I’ve left my phone in my car or elsewhere, simply because I don’t like caring around the slab.
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I think Apple launching a flip style phone without a book style foldable option as well would be a mistake. While I realize flip style foldables are great for some, it doesn't have the advantage of being a regular phone while folded and a mini tablet when unfolded. I've owned a Z Flip 4 as a backup phone (for a short time) and I just didn't get the appeal for my use case. Having to flip your phone open all the time to do anything useful on it was a no-go for me. I'd rather have a regular slab phone. However, I have owned book style foldables since I got rid of my iPhone 12PM for a Z Fold 3 and I've never looked back. I currently own the OnePlus Open and it is my favorite phone of all time. I would be interested to see a book style foldable from Apple. Competition is always good.
It feels gimmicky, but I'm glad Apple develops products just to see if there is something there. If foldable take off, Apple with have something to offer. I'm skeptical it will ever be released though.
A foldable phone just doesn't interest me at all. Pfft! My next upgrade will be the iPhone 20 Mega, Ultra, with time travelling capabilities.
What is your use case/need for this style? I just don’t really get it?
I can understand the other Samsung style that results in the 7.3” screen. But to me having a phone that is twice as thick but half as tall, I don’t see the great benefit?
AppleCare+ will always be a better deal for Apple than the average user. They wouldn’t offer it if it lost them money. If it is more prone to issues, the pricing/restrictions will be adjusted to continue making them money.
Nobody wants this. Just make the iPhone ****ing better instead of drip-feeding iterative updates.
Even then, it's twice as thick when folded so it doesn't really help. And then it has to be twice as thin when open, which presents further problems.
