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Apple Considering Foldable iPad, According to Supply Chain Sources
Apple is considering releasing a foldable iPad in the future, according to a paywalled preview of an upcoming DigiTimes report shared today. ...
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While I have absolutely zero interest in a folding phone, I'm basing that sentiment on current offerings. They just don't look or feel elegant to use. Would I be interested in a folding phone if Apple made one? I would certainly be interested in seeing how they address the user experience and durability concerns but that's all I can say for now.
In the same way, while I find the Vision Pro rather fascinating, it's not something that excites me, at least not in its current iteration. Perhaps one day when the form factor more closely resembles a pair of sunglasses and presents a practical use case but that's easily 10+ years away.
In the same way, while I find the Vision Pro rather fascinating, it's not something that excites me, at least not in its current iteration. Perhaps one day when the form factor more closely resembles a pair of sunglasses and presents a practical use case but that's easily 10+ years away.
Couple of things I'm certain about:
1. Folding phones are pointless.
2. Most people are not interested in them.
3. Apple is most assuredly trying to find a way to create and market one, so that they can sell it for $2k+. Tim Cook's greed knows no bounds, and he no longer appears to be bound by Apple's historical "No" to bad ideas.
1. Folding phones are pointless.
2. Most people are not interested in them.
3. Apple is most assuredly trying to find a way to create and market one, so that they can sell it for $2k+. Tim Cook's greed knows no bounds, and he no longer appears to be bound by Apple's historical "No" to bad ideas.
You kind of answered your own question though, didn't you? What magic is Apple supposed to bring to this category that no one else has? These are the possibilities:
1. An iPhone that is compromised in every way so that it can fold in half and...fit even worse in your pocket. Great.
2. An iPhone that is compromised in every way so that it can unfold and....be slightly smaller than the worst iPad. Great.
The Vision Pro itself is the perfect rebuttable to this idea that Apple can magically bring something to the table that no one else can, and can reinvent categories when it wants to. The Vision Pro is among the most expensive and technically complex VR headsets on the market, all to put an iPad on your head. That was the extent of their vision for it.
I wouldn't count on any foldable miracles coming out of Apple. Not this Apple at least.
Seeing the latest Z fold 5 and comparing it to the same old form factor of the 15 pro + the price hike , it's a no brainer to get a fold if you are a productivity user , I see myself switching to it for a while.
iPhone 15 will be the same thing as 14 , maybe reduced bezels if possible but doubt , new CPU and USBC port , same form factor , same old design and etc.
iPhone 15 will be the same thing as 14 , maybe reduced bezels if possible but doubt , new CPU and USBC port , same form factor , same old design and etc.
There should be room for phones, foldable and the new apple vision pro headsets and any future upgrades. I get why people aren’t totally convinced by foldables from Samsung and google etc but if you saw the Chinese foldable and the rumours one plus foldable i think more would be interested due to them looking like normal phones but also folds.
I have looked at my friends folding phones and some really are showing some wear. Apple users are a bit more picky Apple does not want the warranty head aches it would cause for them.
I'm torn between my 13 mini and the 14 (non-Pro).
While the display of the mini starts getting a little too small sometimes for reading or viewing certain things at a glance, it is so unbelievably convenient to hold, perfectly sized for blue jeans pockets, light weighted etc.
Then the 14 is too heavy and bulky for my likes, and even more so when putting it in a case. Without a case, it feels slippery and makes me feel uncomfortable for potentially dropping or scratching it.
So I kinda like the idea of an iPhone flip (not overly interested in a fold).
I had the opportunity to hold a Samsung flip 5 in my hands yesterday and played with it for a while, and have to say, I liked it a lot and thought it was a very cool little gadget.....and I wished it was an iPhone.....
While the display of the mini starts getting a little too small sometimes for reading or viewing certain things at a glance, it is so unbelievably convenient to hold, perfectly sized for blue jeans pockets, light weighted etc.
Then the 14 is too heavy and bulky for my likes, and even more so when putting it in a case. Without a case, it feels slippery and makes me feel uncomfortable for potentially dropping or scratching it.
So I kinda like the idea of an iPhone flip (not overly interested in a fold).
I had the opportunity to hold a Samsung flip 5 in my hands yesterday and played with it for a while, and have to say, I liked it a lot and thought it was a very cool little gadget.....and I wished it was an iPhone.....
Samsung flip are really nice. It was my 1st phones - tiny great phones.
Apple will release a flip sooner or later…!
I will be on it on gen. 2 - I'll pass the first child deceases.
I’d be fine if they could make an Apple Watch my primary mobile device. In its current state, it’s possible to do some of the iPhone’s primary features - just not nearly as conveniently. I would have rather them made some kind of ‘super’ Apple Watch than a headset I can never see myself wearing out in public.
Definitely bonus points if they put that extra R&D money into holographic touch displays rendered from an Apple Watch. Would love to see that at some point in our lifetime.
Im personally looking at the Asus Zenfone 10 as my phone. The only non-iphone phone that ive seen that ticks all the boxes for me that is in a small form factor. Seems great with a fast chip.
And the Vision Pro doesnt exactly seem very fitting for Apple's new 'health' and 'screen-time management' ideas🤣
You are literally living life through a screen shoved up to your face
I hope they can find a way to not use plastic screens and solve the folding crease that shows up.
With the Zenfone 10 existing, there’s not really any reason Apple couldn’t stuff a better display, battery and camera into a future iPhone mini.
All foldables use an ultra-thin piece of glass that acts as the first layer. The difference is that companies like Samsung combined both UTG [Ultra-Thin Glass] and Plastic [which is why it has a creese]
Flexible displays currently require ultra-thin glass or plastic. If Samsung had used only UTG, the durability of the screen would have suffered, with cracking becoming even more likely. With only plastic, the display would have been too soft and shown a crease, as happened with the first-generation Galaxy Fold. Instead, Samsung combined these two methods for more stability, clarity, and longer life.
Glass breaks. It doesn't matter how thin it is, or how thick. Technology at this time, has not reached the point where glass can be thin and have the same durability as the front display.
Folding phones are a gimmicky product category born out of some marketing think group. They‘re thicker, significantly more prone to mechanical failure beyond limited warranties, have poor displays (a crease eclipses any tech specs), and cost nearly twice as much as a similarly capable phones. The only tangible benefit they have is a larger/double screen.
Until they can fold truly flat, take up as much space as today’s generation of slab phones, and eliminate the crease, they’re primary purpose is to be the shiny new ‘thing.’
Until they can fold truly flat, take up as much space as today’s generation of slab phones, and eliminate the crease, they’re primary purpose is to be the shiny new ‘thing.’
Z fold 5 closes and opens perfectly flat already
, just take your current iphone next to it and see how dated/expired the slab phone is.Imagine spending anymore cash and prices hikes on slab phones when they add literally nothing but a cpu and a minor camera bump year in year out. Just crazy !
SAMSUNG already has 80% of the sales in the current foldable market , apple has no chance really given how Tim is running the company by pure greed and they just increase the price yearly now for the same product.
Imagine the price of an apple foldable in this current market just by looking what they did in the past 2 years with the 14-15 models price hikes
2500 EU for one probably nobody would buy it.
They might have an 80% market share but this doesn’t mean they make a lot of money on the phones they sell. How many do they sell each year/quarter? Apple sells 40 million iPhones in a blink of an eye.SAMSUNG already has 80% of the sales in the current foldable market , apple has no chance really given how Tim is running the company by pure greed and they just increase the price yearly now for the same product.
Imagine the price of an apple foldable in this current market just by looking what they did in the past 2 years with the 14-15 models price hikes