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Some iPhone Duo screens are already failing (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 26 points 2 weeks ago (11 children)

I never really understood the appeal of these.

They are nifty tech but new black rectangle that does the same shit as the last black rectangle has long ago stopped interesting me.

I now just get medium priced black rectangle every four or five years and ignore everything in between.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

    Along with the increased prices, its mind boggling to me that people want to pay rent prices for a stupid phone that aint gonna last 2 years.

    Thats how a phone should be, hence i went to android cause of that. Tired of Apples BS

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  • [–] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    I'm with you in spirit, but phone can last longer than two years, especially if you change the battery.

    I lost my USB-C port a long time ago, so I got a contact charger and syncthing....

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  • [–] -2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    I mean, ok? The flagship androids cost the same or more and have less support lol. They literally don’t last nearly as long as iPhones.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago (5 children)

    I do kinda agree, I could see myself getting some use out of a fold style phone, but I am definitely not the target audience.

    But I could see a lot of smaller benefits for a flip style phone. Having a smaller square even if it is chonk, would be easier to store while cycling or running, or even just putting it in my backpack pockets. Would I be willing to fork over that much money... Probably not, I would most likely get something like a fair phone

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  • [–] 0 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

    But why tho? A modern phone will be more than enough to cycle or run with. A bigger map is of no use when zoom exists.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago

    Because having the smaller profile in your pocket, but being able to fold out to watch content on a higher screen is completely different than zooming….

    Sure you can zoom in on a YouTube video, but why? You’re just getting a nose or something instead of the video.

    The fold is for when you do most of your stuff on the small screen, but want the big screen for certain things and don’t want two devices to do it. Which is the perfectly valid use case.

    Taking a modern large screen phone on a run can be a pain in the ass. Why get a small phone and a small tablet when you can have a small phone that unfolds into a small tablet when you want it to?

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  • [–] 0 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    It's not using it for directions, it is tucking it away in small pockets. I have a cycle computer while cycling, so putting my phone neatly and securely in a zipped pocket would be nice. But can't do that currently as the phone is too tall (pockets too small?)

    Similar with running, doesn't fit is a zipped pocket all that well cause too tall, so have to throw it in a "food" pocket instead.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    That's simply absurd. I'm sorry but you're just inventing needs now. Get an arm band. They're specifically made for phones. And foldables are generally bigger than regular phones with a few exceptions, and even then they're super thick, not really saving you anything.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago

    Did you miss the point where I said it was small benefits of having a flip style phone? Thickness is typically not the issue, but just how tall phones are is starting to get troublesome in small annoyance ways.

    Get an arm band? I don't really want to be running 30km with an arm band thanks. Or cycling 300km with one either. The small bits of comfort are kinda important(not $1200 worth it though).

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