Previously on Lemmy:

Past Discussions:

Well, as promised, we are talking foldable this week. The excitement is palpable, and it looks like the rest of our mod team have already started the conversation here. Go check it out.

I honestly don’t know very much about foldable phones, so I’ll let the rest of our (very smart and knowledgeable) mod team handle this one this week. :)

Last thing for future reference at the end of the week, we also have a great thread discussing foldables here too, go check it out if you want more great discussions.

  • BananaTrifleViolin@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I used to have a clam phone when I was a kid and I love the idea of a foldable phone now.

    But I wouldn’t buy one any time soon - the idea of a hinged phone and screen just sounds far to vulnerable to wear and tear. As soon as you start adding moving parts you increase the risk of failure.

    It’s a great concept but at the moment it’s a superfluous luxury and as they’re so expensive then the cost of a breakage is just too much to tolerate. As the technology and manufacturing improves and/or becomes cheaper I might get one. But at present I don’t want to risk buying a very expensive phone that could break in such a basic way as a hinged phone and folding screen could.