Do you like that Ultra? I would like either the Ultra 24 or Fold 6. My friend has a Fold 5, and it seems nice. Cannot even see the crease in the display from head on. And it seems to have a lot of great features.
The previous Android (A13) had a major bug on many devices that allowed skipping the entire lockscreen and unlocking the phone without entering the device's code. It remains unfixed to this day in those models where A13 was their final Android version and the manufacturer stopped patching it before a fix was released.
You mean a flip phone. The main issue I found was that anytime I wanted to use the phone for any reason at all I needed both hands to flip it open. Not a problem sitting at my desk but on the go it got old fast. With my smaller iPhone I can take it out of the pocket with one hand, it unlocks with Face ID immediately and I can swipe up with the thumb of the same hand and even type quick replies.
This tickles my nostalgia... because I remember what a real flip phone felt like, from back-in-the-day. You actually didn't need two hands to flip it open.
Those that want to go back to flip phones tend to be those that feel they have become slaves to smartphone technology. It amazes me and dumbfounds me how people are so enslaved to their smartphone devices. It's so common to see people everywhere just staring at their phones. I worked with an auto mechanic who during his idle time which turned out to be 50% of his day waiting for work just pulling up mindless videos on his phone.
Generally speaking, I do get what you're driving at; I tend to avoid Facebook for much the same reasons. That said... I would like to point out that you and I are kind'a contributing to social media right now, in this very forum. The MacRumors forum may not be one of the "Big Tech" social media sites, but I would argue that it still falls into roughly the same category, even if it happens to revolve around a more highly focused set of topics.
Flip phones are on the rise and I would have to disagree that flip phones are essentially, smartphones. Using a flip phone can be a tedious way to interact with the internet and others and I seriously doubt they have access to an app store to download social media apps. Even if that were possible it would not make for an enjoyable experience given the size of the screen and the modems used for those types of phones. Surely, anyone trying to use a flip phone as a smartphone would become pretty turned off with the experience. Even if a flip phone could be categorized as a smartphone, then why would a user abandon their smartphone for a flip phone in the first place? That wouldn't make any sense.
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I tried this several years ago, I think back in 2016. It was a colossal PITA. Sending a simple text message took a long time, not to mention trying to have a brief conversation over text with someone. Directions or navigation to get somewhere if I'm already out? Nope. Google / Samsung Pay? Nope. Hailing an Uber if needed? Nope. Buying tickets to attend an event at the last minute while out? Nope. Emergency video chat with loved ones? Nope. Not to mention the whole slew of business tasks that are impossible to get done if you're out of the office. I could go on and on.Flip phones are on the rise and I would have to disagree that flip phones are essentially, smartphones. Using a flip phone can be a tedious way to interact with the internet and others and I seriously doubt they have access to an app store to download social media apps. Even if that were possible it would not make for an enjoyable experience given the size of the screen and the modems used for those types of phones. Surely, anyone trying to use a flip phone as a smartphone would become pretty turned off with the experience. Even if a flip phone could be categorized as a smartphone, then why would a user abandon their smartphone for a flip phone in the first place? That wouldn't make any sense.
Flip phones are on the rise because they are the opposite of a smartphone.
‘Dumb phones’ on the rise in U.S. as Gen Z looks to curb screen time - National | Globalnews.ca
A growing consumer group in the U.S. is purposefully ditching their smartphones for 'dumber' flip phones, and Gen Z may be helping lead the charge.
The Samsung z flip line of flip phones are all smartphones.
You really don't understand how much I don't care about any of that. As far as I'm concerned the phone can just work the way it did when I bought it and I'm happy. What the hell else do I need it to do? I'm trying to use my phone LESS, not more...
The little physical and mental barrier of opening it means I won't just mindlessly turn it on and start looking at stuff for no reason as often. Also, our lives are already pretty goddamn easy. If I can't meet the challenge of opening my phone to use it, am I really alive?
My decision to not get a Samsung doesn't have to do with their products. I live in the town where they are building that giganti-freakin-diculous Samsung factory in central Texas. Most of us that have lived here our entire lives are pretty upset about it. Taylor had avoided the hyper-growth that completely destroyed many other small/medium towns around Austin, and managed to grow at a slow, sustainable rate. Population went from 10,000 to 20,000 in my 42 year lifetime. Now they are saying this factory is going to make the town explode.
I understand. That makes sense. Usually small towns need jobs but if you have been there that long you probably don’t care about jobs…
Ahhh... there's the disconnect. I (and others) were referring to the newer generation of "flip phones," which are usually full screen smartphones that just happen to also fold in half. You, on the other hand, appear to be using "flip phones" as an analog for "dumb phones"... but they aren't (and weren't) necessarily always synonymous. Even in today's market, there are dumb phones in the classic candybar form factor as well.Flip phones are on the rise because they are the opposite of a smartphone.
‘Dumb phones’ on the rise in U.S. as Gen Z looks to curb screen time - National | Globalnews.ca
A growing consumer group in the U.S. is purposefully ditching their smartphones for 'dumber' flip phones, and Gen Z may be helping lead the charge.
