▲ 130 ▼ Folding Phones Are the Worst Thing to Happen to Smartphones (techlore.tech) submitted 1 month ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca to c/technology@piefed.social 106 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] davetortoise@reddthat.com 5 points 1 month ago (5 children) Still literally zero good reason for them to exist permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] filcuk@feddit.uk 7 points 1 month ago As a foldable owner: you are wrong. You may not care for it, I respect that much. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago (3 children) They easily fit into any pocket. This isn't rocket appliances. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] davetortoise@reddthat.com -1 points 1 month ago (2 children) Thats not a reason for it to exist. Normal phones do that even better permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SparroHawc@piefed.world 1 point 4 weeks ago (1 child) And if, for some reason, you want/need double the size of a regular phone screen? Or just want to be able to fold your regular phone into something half the size? Because I'll tell you, a normal phone does NOT fit easily into smaller pockets without risking falling out (or gradually ripping holes in them, as several of my pairs of pants can attest to). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] davetortoise@reddthat.com 0 points 4 weeks ago a) you dont b) an absurdly over-engineered solution to your trouser pocket being too small permalink fedilink source parent
[–] filcuk@feddit.uk 7 points 1 month ago As a foldable owner: you are wrong. You may not care for it, I respect that much. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago (3 children) They easily fit into any pocket. This isn't rocket appliances. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] davetortoise@reddthat.com -1 points 1 month ago (2 children) Thats not a reason for it to exist. Normal phones do that even better permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SparroHawc@piefed.world 1 point 4 weeks ago (1 child) And if, for some reason, you want/need double the size of a regular phone screen? Or just want to be able to fold your regular phone into something half the size? Because I'll tell you, a normal phone does NOT fit easily into smaller pockets without risking falling out (or gradually ripping holes in them, as several of my pairs of pants can attest to). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] davetortoise@reddthat.com 0 points 4 weeks ago a) you dont b) an absurdly over-engineered solution to your trouser pocket being too small permalink fedilink source parent
[–] davetortoise@reddthat.com -1 points 1 month ago (2 children) Thats not a reason for it to exist. Normal phones do that even better permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SparroHawc@piefed.world 1 point 4 weeks ago (1 child) And if, for some reason, you want/need double the size of a regular phone screen? Or just want to be able to fold your regular phone into something half the size? Because I'll tell you, a normal phone does NOT fit easily into smaller pockets without risking falling out (or gradually ripping holes in them, as several of my pairs of pants can attest to). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] davetortoise@reddthat.com 0 points 4 weeks ago a) you dont b) an absurdly over-engineered solution to your trouser pocket being too small permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SparroHawc@piefed.world 1 point 4 weeks ago (1 child) And if, for some reason, you want/need double the size of a regular phone screen? Or just want to be able to fold your regular phone into something half the size? Because I'll tell you, a normal phone does NOT fit easily into smaller pockets without risking falling out (or gradually ripping holes in them, as several of my pairs of pants can attest to). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] davetortoise@reddthat.com 0 points 4 weeks ago a) you dont b) an absurdly over-engineered solution to your trouser pocket being too small permalink fedilink source parent
[–] davetortoise@reddthat.com 0 points 4 weeks ago a) you dont b) an absurdly over-engineered solution to your trouser pocket being too small permalink fedilink source parent