- This thing cost $2000, and it sold more in 2 months than the KEY2 and LE in a year and a half.
Mind. Blown.
https://www.androidauthority.com/sam...mbers-1065671/skinnymike1 likes this.12-12-19 12:43 PMLike 1 - Wow! Just Wow! And that's at $2,600 CDN starting price! If they would guarantee the same OS upgrade and security update longevity as the iphones, I would consider one in a heartbeat! But for 2 years service, HARD PASS!
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12-12-19 01:18 PMLike 0 -
Biggest slap in the face for those who shelled out 2 grand for this thing just two months agoanon(10387168) and skinnymike1 like this.12-12-19 01:24 PMLike 2 -
Me, I'd wait until gen 3 at the earliest.12-12-19 02:21 PMLike 3 -
It's almost like they just wanted to offload their only batch of Folds while knowing exactly what was flawed in the design and as soon as most inventory got liquidated, they immediately started working on the Fold 2 prototype.
Man, and I thought OnePlus's 6 month cycle was bad, this is on a whole new level of absurd.
If I was a Fold gen 1 owner, I'd sell that thing immediately because the value will plummet like a stone once the Fold 2 comes out with a more durable design.skinnymike1 likes this.12-12-19 02:43 PMLike 1 - Ok, durability of a first gen product aside, look at the release gap between the two!!
It's almost like they just wanted to offload their only batch of Folds while knowing exactly what was flawed in the design and as soon as most inventory got liquidated, they immediately started working on the Fold 2 prototype.
Man, and I thought OnePlus's 6 month cycle was bad, this is on a whole new level of absurd.
If I was a Fold gen 1 owner, I'd sell that thing immediately because the value will plummet like a stone once the Fold 2 comes out with a more durable design.Laura Knotek and skinnymike1 like this.12-12-19 02:45 PMLike 2 -
But people think they wouldn't be able to push a million $500 PKB devices a year with the kind of marketing power they have and carrier/retailer relations?
Give me a break lolskinnymike1 likes this.12-12-19 02:49 PMLike 1 - Ok, durability of a first gen product aside, look at the release gap between the two!!
It's almost like they just wanted to offload their only batch of Folds while knowing exactly what was flawed in the design and as soon as most inventory got liquidated, they immediately started working on the Fold 2 prototype.
Man, and I thought OnePlus's 6 month cycle was bad, this is on a whole new level of absurd.
If I was a Fold gen 1 owner, I'd sell that thing immediately because the value will plummet like a stone once the Fold 2 comes out with a more durable design.
While Android's don't hold their value well.... I doubt you'll see prices for these plummet. Still going to be a process of supply and demand.... some that can't afford the new will take the old at a discount. (depending on how many make it that long)skinnymike1 likes this.12-12-19 02:54 PMLike 1 - That's insane how many units they were able to sell so quickly (It is a good thing because foldables do seem to be more interesting than plain glass slabs, so I wouldn't mind seeing more of them)
But people think they wouldn't be able to push a million $500 PKB devices a year with the kind of marketing power they have and carrier/retailer relations?
Give me a break lol
Their foldables however might eventually sell a couple hundred million a year - or more.12-12-19 02:55 PMLike 0 - This thing cost $2000, and it sold more in 2 months than the KEY2 and LE in a year and a half.
Mind. Blown.
https://www.androidauthority.com/sam...mbers-1065671/
Classic is magic!skinnymike1 likes this.12-12-19 03:13 PMLike 1 - There are probably 100 projects higher on their priority list that would be worth their attention long before this.12-12-19 03:19 PMLike 0
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Next TV might be installed by a guy that normally puts in wallpaper.skinnymike1 likes this.12-12-19 03:20 PMLike 1 - I’ve played on both the Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X (took the pic from my Instagram page ) and can see why people have splurged, these things feel like the future in your hand, nothing more bizarre than when you open or close them, a part of you is like “WTF how is it doing that!?”
12-12-19 03:20 PMLike 4 - I’ve played on both the Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X (took the pic from my Instagram page ) and can see why people have splurged, these things feel like the future in your hand, nothing more bizarre than when you open or close them, a part of you is like “WTF how is it doing that!?”
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The top and bottom bezels of the Fold's outer screen are so huge, they could easily have pushed the screen up a bit and slapped a PKB under it (instead of all this dead space)12-12-19 03:25 PMLike 0 - Now if they made a Fold with a PKB underneath the outer display and with a stylus, it would be the ultimate device!!!
The top and bottom bezels of the Fold's outer screen are so huge, they could easily have pushed the screen up a bit and slapped a PKB under it (instead of all this dead space)
John Albert likes this.12-12-19 03:28 PMLike 1 - I’ve played on both the Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X (took the pic from my Instagram page ) and can see why people have splurged, these things feel like the future in your hand, nothing more bizarre than when you open or close them, a part of you is like “WTF how is it doing that!?”
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https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3a7b85a1.plisthttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...65ebc1ad.plistskinnymike1 likes this.12-12-19 03:30 PMLike 1 -
I can't believe I got a defender of slabs to agree with me on how a PKB should be implemented on a mobile device in 2020+ !!
I mean come on, who likes the Fold's tiny narrow outer display.
It really feels like an afterthought, the kind that says "Well Samsung worked for years on the inner one but then we only had a few weeks before having to send it into production so we came up with this"
Now with a PKB under it, all that space suddenly makes sense!
Add an S-Pen in there just like on a Note phone, and you have yourself a killer do-it-all mobile device!
Leave the laptop/iPad at home!12-12-19 03:52 PMLike 0 - Well yeah, like that except a bit more rejuvenated lol.
I can't believe I got a defender of slabs to agree with me on how a PKB should be implemented on a mobile device in 2020+ !!
I mean come on, who likes the Fold's tiny narrow outer display.
It really feels like an afterthought, the kind that says "Well Samsung worked for years on the inner one but then we only had a few weeks before having to send it into production so we came up with this"
Now with a PKB under it, all that space suddenly makes sense!
Add an S-Pen in there just like on a Note phone, and you have yourself a killer do-it-all mobile device!
Leave the laptop/iPad at home!
As for your idea about PKB on the outside, it does make sense, and Samsung are pretty much the only OEM who would probably try that, I am imagining a Key2-esque front
I think part of the problem right now is that Hinge mechanism in the Fold is huge and then also accommodating the inner display support underneath along with the battery......and guess what? This is where a smaller 5nm SoC can help free up space in the following iterations of the Fold.
Do you know what will happen though? Samsung will basically create a Galaxy Note10-esque front in future iterations of the Fold, unfortunately for you Boon , lol. The point of the foldable is for it to be a normal smartphone when folded aka Slab, and then become a tablet when opened, but the current Galaxy Fold is more of a concept gone public while still in Beta.
The Huawei Mate X better represents in a way what we will see in about 5 years, except instead of folding out we will see them Fold in. The Mate X currently when Folded has a 6.6inch Display that folds out to a 8inch mini tablet, Samsung will eventually evolve to the Inward Folding Galaxy Fold to that sort of setup when they can free up space on the outer face.12-12-19 04:03 PMLike 0 - I’ve played on both the Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X (took the pic from my Instagram page ) and can see why people have splurged, these things feel like the future in your hand, nothing more bizarre than when you open or close them, a part of you is like “WTF how is it doing that!?”
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Ripe for splitting in a few months.12-12-19 04:13 PMLike 0 -
Irrespective of that, a device which will be served as a phone and PC itself is an exciting idea.12-12-19 04:15 PMLike 0 - 12-12-19 04:24 PMLike 0
- Do you know what will happen though? Samsung will basically create a Galaxy Note10-esque front in future iterations of the Fold, unfortunately for you Boon , lol. The point of the foldable is for it to be a normal smartphone when folded aka Slab, and then become a tablet when opened.
Plus that would eat into Note device sales12-12-19 05:30 PMLike 0
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