• argv minus one@mastodon.sdf.org
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    14 days ago

    If I want a bigger screen, I’m reaching for a laptop or desktop, not a phone with a self-destructing screen. I expect my gear to last at least 5 years, preferably 10.

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      14 days ago

      My desktop and laptop are too clunky for day to day stuff. There are a wide range of things i now do on my phone that would be less than possible on a normal phone screen.

      I dont blame you for not seeing the benefits. Like i said earlier, you need to try it to get it.

      As for a self destructing screen, its nonsense. There are 5 people at my work that have folding phones. There are 2 fold 4’s 2 fold 5’s and a fold 3 as well as my fold 6, theres also my wife who has my 3 year old fold 3 and my brother who now has a pixel fold and no one has a broken screen. Oh! My mum and her partner both had flip 3 phones and have just bought the flip 6s and her partner ended up getting a fold 5 last year. No broken screens.

      If you know anyone who has broken a folding screen, that person would have a brokwn screen regardless of having a folding phone or not. The amount of broken screens or damages cases i see in my day to day is insane.

      I know even all of the examples i gave are anecdotal, but your claim about self destructive screens is simply false and not backed up with anything.

      I expect to have my fold 6 in 5 years still as good as when i bought it.

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        14 days ago

        @Mr_Dr_Oink

        I remember there being an uproar about folding screens developing visible seams after a while. I would consider that a failure.

        Unless your folding phone also has a physical keyboard and a serious non-toy operating system, I fail to see how it can practically replace a laptop or desktop.