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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.

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[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

All phones that cost that much are dumb. Just get a computer instead and your money goes a lot farther to get screens and computing power.

$200-300 is about all I'll be willing to spend for any phone. I don't care what the features are that the expensive phones have, unless it's got some kind of alien laser technology that can do stuff that computers can't. For my price range I can have a great Pixel with GrapheneOS and that's about all I want.

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I personally have a 500$ cutoff. And at that price I better be getting my SD slot at LEAST!

99% of today's phones simply do not interest me. Either because of price or lack of features.

[–] MeanEYE@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's exactly why I bought Fold4, not to have to carry my laptop around. I need to be available close to 24/7, and having your laptop with you is a chore. This phone, while heavy, is still lighter than laptop and does 90% of my needs when paired with small bluetooth keyboard. But I approached foldables with that idea. Replace Phone+Laptop with just Foldable Phone. And I do realize my use case is very specific, but for me it works.

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm too used to my 34" widescreen gaming monitor, my 15" 16x10 ratio MacBook Pro screen, and my 24" 16x10 ratio work PC monitors to feel like I can do anything productive on a phone screen.

I bought a tablet a few years ago. I thought I was going to use it for reading eBooks and stuff. It actually just never gets used.

[–] MeanEYE@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I have two 24" displays myself and comfort they provide is irreplaceable by small screen. However when I travel or go for a drink with friends carrying laptop is simply annoying.