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Smartphone manufacturers still want to make foldables a thing::Foldables are barely 1% of the market, but that's not stopping anyone but Apple.

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[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 10 months ago

Phones started skimping on ram, removed sd card slots, still put on insane markups for added storage (like seriously, companies still want hundreds more for a 512GB phone when the larger chip costs them like $10 over a 64GB.), removed the headphone jack, left batteries non replaceable, refuse to have bigger batteries, and have peaked on resolution and refresh needs.

The last couple years have provided Jack shit to make anyone with half a brain want to upgrade. Let alone the idiotic pricing. $1400 for a cell phone? That's more than what companies are wanting for 80" tvs and gaming laptops now days. I can buy a 4,000 pound beat up used vehicle that still runs for $1400.

[–] krees@masto.skylinehub.live 1 points 10 months ago

The idea is great but without devs focusing on making good use of it... Smells like 3D TVs to me

[–] Altomes@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

I know we're supposed to be talking shit about foldables but I'd rather remark on how badly I want a rollable phone

[–] Sagifurius@lemm.ee 0 points 10 months ago

I feel like the percentage of the market that wears button down shirts but also needs a smart phone for business, that is also small enough to close the flap so the phone doesn't fall in cow shit or go up the grain auger, is comparatively small. It's really annoying they haven't changed those pockets from cigarette pack size to smart phone size.

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago (5 children)

I do not like foldable I do not like them not one bit.

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[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca -3 points 10 months ago

I hope all these big companies pump billions into this tech and lose it all.

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