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The closed display halves almost touch, and that can smash debris into the screen.
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I’ve always been concerned about screen durability with this style of phone. I like the idea, though.
I just wish Google would bring back Glass.
Any first gen foldable phone is just asking for heartbreak, it seems like. Seems like the best bet is to wait until the 3rd or 4th generation, when they’ve worked out most of the problems and can start working on refinement.
At this point, everyone should know first gen Google hardware is always a bit rough. And we know how foldables are more fragile than normal phones.
That’s a potent mix for disaster.
You know what never had that problem despite years of abuse? My LG V60 Dual Screen.
Yup, still have my V60 dual screen as my daily driver, great phone.
Rip LG smart phones
I still used my V30 as my daily driver until about a month ago. Only switched finally because the software was so out of date and it wasn’t worth rooting it.
Hardware-wise, it was still working no problem. The battery didn’t have the capacity it once did, but would still last a day. Not bad for being over 5 years old.
Dunno if too many people remembered the bootlooping issues of the G4, V10 and Nexus 5X and if that contributed to LG exiting the market.
Oh believe me I remember that V10 bootloop. I liked how lg held out a little longer on removable batteries, and stayed with ir blasters and other niche things when other manufacturers abandoned them. I won’t miss the screen burn in.
Ah yep that image retention was awful on their IPS displays. I’ve only seen worse on a Dell Latitude E7240, if that can be believed.
I used a G5 before my V30 and there was that and the GPS being useless on it. I even bent the GPS pins back into place to give them better contact and while that improved things, it was still rubbish.
The modules were interesting even if they were gimmicky and flopped hard. It helped when the charging port began to have issues, since I could just replace the chin to fix it. It was still a cool phone though. It felt like LG were the only ones still trying to innovate there, even if they often missed the mark.
Yeah that’s my big fear now that they’re out of the game. They took some wacky and wild chances, but that also led to them developing some stuff that’s industry standard nowadays. They had capacitive screens and wide angle camera lenses before Apple, and while it didn’t “fold” like the Pixel Fold does, I believe the Flex line was the first phone to have a flexed/flexible screen - back in 2015.
Now that they’re gone, I am afraid it’s just going to be Apple and Samsung copying off one another with diminishing returns.
If you are really interested in a folding phone, I have the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 and it’s holding up really well. The 2 screens don’t meet in the middle, but the hinge system is extremely sturdy, and my phone has stood up to lots of drops and fumbles with just one or two scratches. I have the bumper/magnet case, and I have to say, being able to use the Surface pen (the new slim and the classic Surface pen) is so nice. It runs a modified Android with some Microsoft and Office apps built in, and considering I have my entire personal device ecosystem held together through OneDrive, it works out really well to have the Microsoft and Google apps side-by-side.
I legitimately like my Samsung flip. I know people have had issues with them, but mines been great.
Isn’t the idea more of one large screen than two screens?
Two screens on a small mobile device seems really useless for most people.
For me, it basically functions like the dual monitors on my computer. The most useful thing is being able to run two apps side-by-side and not having to switch back and forth constantly.
Yeah. Its.great having a larger display when I want it and having the smaller one for quick messages or whatever. The surface phones were weird and I don’t know what microsoft were thinking.
Brownlee didn’t seem too pleased with it either.
I’m willing to leave folding phones in the past. I can’t imagine these ones are especially durable, with the two screens that stretch across a folding body. People weren’t having a whole lot of luck with the Nintendo DS back in the day, either, and that had two separated screens and reinforced plastic hinges.
I’ve had a Galaxy Fold 4 since release (last september), and I haven’t personally had any durability issues whatsoever. The thing here, though, is that Samsung is scheduled to release its fifth generation folding device in about a month or so, while the Pixel Fold is Google’s first try at a folding device.
The Flip and Fold 4 are probably the most refined foldable devices at the moment, and I’ve been really happy with mine. Google is a couple of years away from this level of refinement, so it doesn’t exactly surprise me that the first Pixel Fold is “meh”.
Don’t worry - when Apple makes a folding phone it will be “revolutionary” and then within a few years it will be impossible to find a mainstream or flagship phone that doesn’t fold.
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The durability issues of foldables are a real shame because the Pixel Fold is otherwise a very nice device. We’ll have a full review up soon.
Dead before the review dropped. Thats gotta be a record.
otherwise a very nice device.
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