eww, looks like you can see the crease marks.FYI this is the CEO of Huawei's consumer group:
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Huawei Aims to Upstage Sep 9 Apple Event With Tri-Fold Phone Debut
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I think it's a bit much to say Huawei aim to upstage Apple. Maybe in China, but where else will that folding device be even remotely popular?
This might be really interesting.. if only Huawei phones came with the Google Play Store, so people could actually use a non-Huawei app store. 🤪
What's the point of having a tri-folding phone if you can't even have Candy Crush 😩
China's government is pushing "buy local" hard so that is benefitting those companies.
Love my Fold, never going back to anything else. Most existing product I unwrapped since the initial iPhone / iPad or Apple Watch.
FYI this is the CEO of Huawei's consumer group:
The technology is not there yet. Just look at the huge folds. That’s the problem, for a premium product in the thousands having a fold is just unacceptable to most who have that disposable income. Sure some early adopters will like it but for general population the technology is not just ready. That’s not even touching durability.
You are the one that hasn't used one. You're using 5 year old talking points. Technology moves quickly outside of Cupertino, CA.
- They didn't miss the boat with AI. They took the careful approach and it sounds very promising.
- It's way to early to say anything for Vision Pro, it will take many years to see what comes out of it.
- Apple will do foldables only when they can do it with no (or at least only a few minor) compromises that others seem to have (durability, crease, camera).
so you'd rather a $3500 trifold phone with multiple failure points?
Holding out for quad-fold.
I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more screen creases.
I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more screen creases.
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I'm waiting to see the durability of these foldables. I keep my phones for a long time, and my wife kept her last phone (Pixel 2) for over six years, do you really think they will hold up that long?
Foldable smartphones are awesome, but they lack in some major areas. Until a foldable can be just as durable, sold at similar pricing, use same camera tech, and have same dust/water resistance rating as the equivalent flagship smartphone then it will always be a niche device.
They will last the normal lifetime of a smartphone, yes. Smartphones - no matter who makes them - are not heirlooms -though.
I can see the fold lines from here. While I like the idea, the execution of it is terrible.Love my Fold, never going back to anything else. Most existing product I unwrapped since the initial iPhone / iPad or Apple Watch.
FYI this is the CEO of Huawei's consumer group:
That isn't an answer. Lifetime of a smartphone for whom, the every 2-year upgrader, or for someone like my manager who is still using her iPhone 8 Plus? How do they do out in the environment? I take my phone hiking and camping, in the rain, dust and dirt. Next month the wife and I will be tent camping two weeks in the Nevada desert. How do they hold up to sand? I know my 13 will do just fine.
I'm going to wait a few years. My wife is a dedicated Pixel user and won't even consider folding phones either.
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- In reality, they outsourced it to Microsoft/OpenAI and it won't launch with their latest flagship phones on day 1. And due to a lack of foresight and penny pinching, it's only supported on one other model. Google etc have been shipping AI features for years now.
- It's clear that sales are very slow and nobody wants to build apps or content for the device. Apple's hostile treatment of developers on their other platforms is coming home to roost here.
- You are using 5 year old talking points here.
So now you can have not just one crease but two creases in your phone screen, thanks but no thanks.
Not really. The demand even in Android land is very low.
"Reading Between the Lines"
Why not have a second crease on the screen?
Why not have a second crease on the screen?
Just because a foldable phone is different doesn’t make it an upgrade.
The low demand could be because foldable phones are more expensive.
So we can spy on you 50% more than with our bifold phone.
Is it finally the Westworld phone? I’ve been waiting so long the show itself is already erased from memory.
Two folds.. That would be cooler like how the phones in Westworld work:
I personally don't care that much about foldables but... this year companies are releasing tri-folding phones and Apple's releasing same looking (since 2020?) Pro phone with 8GB RAM, the same main camera since 14 Pro and a telephoto camera from last years Pro Max phone. Wow. And they'll be rising base price from $999 to $1099 🥳