Lmao. Exactly. It's dumb because Apple hasn't done it yet.Typical macrumors member "Folding phones are dumb!"
in the next year 'Apple Announces folding iphone!' "macrumors member - take my money!!!"
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Hands-On With the $1,700 'OnePlus Open' Foldable Smartphone
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As someone who loathes foldable phones, apparently I have to mention that I will hate the form factor even more when/if Apple makes one just as I still resent anything larger than a so-called ‘mini.’ I’d probably take my 5 back if I could.
While I think it’s inevitable that Apple comes out with a foldable iPhone, I can’t say I’d be a buyer. Yes, it is kinda cool to be able to fold out a regular iphone into an ipad like device, but I just don’t think it will match the quality of Apple’s current ipad pros or even the mini. That might not matter for most people, but as an artist who uses his ipads to draw on, I do value a quality screen & Apple pencil support. Altho Apple might give their future foldable iphone apple pencil support, i just don’t see the screen matching the quality I need as an artist. And that’s fine. I hope Apple sells a gazillion of them and makes all their shareholders very happy. I use my iPad Pro professionally, and do use my ipad mini for when I want to travel light… so i hope this doesn’t mean the death of the iPad mini. To me phones tend to be made with built in obsolescence & almost disposability. With people upgrading every year or two. What I love about iPads, especially as an artist, is that their usefulness as a digital sketchbook remains viable conceivably forever. I am still using & loving my 2018 11” iPad Pro. They just last.
I currently use both an iPhone 14pro for portability and an iPad Pro 11” when I need the immersive real estate. A bulky phone that folds open into something smaller or about iPad mini size is a no go for me.
Wake me up when someone figures out a way that can make an iPhone mini sized phone fold open into a 11” plus tablet. I would go for that!!
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If Apple makes a foldable they can use the added thickness to get rid of the camera bump.
I don't like this OnePlus foldable. Why 3 screens. Just make it fold open to the one large screen. It's like they said 2 screens is better, 3 screens is more better.
Android still sucks.
The Pro Max takes better pictures compared to this OnePlus. 🤌
I don't like this OnePlus foldable. Why 3 screens. Just make it fold open to the one large screen. It's like they said 2 screens is better, 3 screens is more better.
Android still sucks.
The Pro Max takes better pictures compared to this OnePlus. 🤌
Well it's a good thing you aren't forced to buy one and those of us that enjoy the latest bleeding-edge tech can.
I despise I can't set-up an iPhone home screen the way I want. Others are fine with it. I don't want them to stop making iPhones because the OS is stupid.
Choice, its a wonderful thing.
With any trade-in you're down to 1,499. That is an absolutely reasonable ask in the book-style foldable world.
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Interested to see what the average lifespan of a folding phone is in a few years when the market has a wide variety available across multiple territories. If an iPhone can last 4-5 years, should we expect the same for a folding phone or only 2 years at most due to the hinge/wear and tear impact.
37 individuals liked this comment so far even though „pointless“ and „stupid“ do not explain anything. That is disappointing. I prefer to read comments which provide insightful affirming or thought-out alternative views rather than unreflected gut reactions.
I'm always surprised at how OnePlus understands how people use phones. My OnePlus 8T seemed to be aimed directly at iPhone users, so I'm thinking that they've really examined how people would use a fold-able product and re-examined it more than a few times to get it right.
After my struggles with a Google Pixel 6a, I would definitely consider products made by OnePlus to replace it. ASUS is probably the only other Android-based brand that has my attention.
After my struggles with a Google Pixel 6a, I would definitely consider products made by OnePlus to replace it. ASUS is probably the only other Android-based brand that has my attention.
You do not have to be sorry. Please consider that they have appeal to those who would like the advantages of an iPhone and an iPad mini combined in one device. Totally would agree that it is not for everyone but I believe plenty of people would welcome the option.
I would rather see Apple go entirely in the opposite direction and release a receiver that's as tiny as possible for maximum portability, which does nothing but direct traffic to and from the larger Apple device of your choice. Imagine an iPhone nano, the size of the old tiny iPod nano, which will let you send and receive calls from the device but which is really intended to turn your MacBook or iPad or other Apple device into a fully functioning smartphone.
Why, cause Apple didn't invent it yet? 😂🤣
Looks like a good implementation. But, in three years will there be more of these sold or more Apple Vision (Pro and whatever) sold? I believe devices such as AVP are the future. Apple is pursuing the right path as of now.
If I was a “one device” person then this would be a cool option but I really don’t care about folding phones. I don’t want to watch too much content on my phone, and the only use case for that is commuting, when I’m home I’ll use my actual tablet or MacBook Pro.
I’m trying to do LESS stuff in my phone these days lol, mirrorless camera, notepad etc
I’m trying to do LESS stuff in my phone these days lol, mirrorless camera, notepad etc
I like the designs of One Plus, they are like a high quality generic Apple. Their iPad clone is one of the best looking Android Tablets out there. As far as Foldable's, I think they're all ugly, although this one is slightly less ugly than the others.
I wouldn't get a foldable at the moment simply because it's too expensive, but the people who can't see the appeal in general are probably the same people who thought a 3.5" touchscreen is a dumb idea because all they really needed was a clamshell or a physical qwerty keyboard.
They are completely different device types and we're way off from a future where smart glasses are small enough to be a daily companion.
I want a foldable on my commute to watch a movie, read a book or play a game. I'd love to have one as my work phone so I can answer emails and check my calendar at the same time, or make notes and research stuff.
I'm not going to carry around a device the size of an AVP daily to hang on in an immersive space on my train commute.
You do realize what a foldable phone turns into by unfolding it, don't you? Thin bezels on a mini table are a net positive. I know this from 2.5 years of owning foldables. It's called experience. Try it sometime.
A trade-in does not make it cheaper, you’re just paying the difference with the value of your old phone.
Anyway, It’s the general tendency of mobile phones becoming so expensive that I’m starting to dislike. Regardless of foldable or not, manufacturers are making use of the situation(hype), slowly pushing the threshold of pain, and people are getting used to paying that much and sadly most of them even make debt for such things.
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Don’t like it?, don’t buy it.
I would Apple to do something like that, but seems Tim will retire before that.
iPhones have been the same since soool long. No wow factor, no eagerly waiting for a new phone every year, now the innovation is a different metal frame and evolutive camera. The worst part is that iPhone 16 will be heavier again according to rumors!!
I would Apple to do something like that, but seems Tim will retire before that.
iPhones have been the same since soool long. No wow factor, no eagerly waiting for a new phone every year, now the innovation is a different metal frame and evolutive camera. The worst part is that iPhone 16 will be heavier again according to rumors!!
I would suggest you read up on China as a country sometime, followed by Chinese business and environmental practices. You will find your answers there.
