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[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

All models are equipped with 16GB of RAM, and two additional storage variants are available that cost 21,999 yuan (about $3,089) for 512GB and 23,999 yuan (about $3,370) for 1TB.

They are learning from Apple about the memory price. $300 for 512 gb additional ~~memory~~ storage is insane.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You're right, it is insane(ly cheap) for Memory, a bit overpriced for storage though

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

With how my Galaxy Flip has held up, this thing will be unusable in 6 months. There's no way it will lay flat for long with regular use.

I'm waiting for rollable screens to become a thing.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

LG had a partial rollable prototype before they stopped making phones

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, LG always had awesome concept phones, a bit of a shame they’re not doing phones anymore.

I know rollables are coming, just a question of how long until they end up in a consumer device.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Miss my LG v20 with its IR blaster

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

They were innovating new geometry so the button placement could be even less convenient.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

I'm sure this screen will roll lol

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 weeks ago

Trifold is a newish technology while laptop are very standard. Make sense that it's as expensive

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago

Folding tablet. We've left phone behind at this point.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago

This is a form factor that is actually interesting to me instead of having a double-sided screen.

If it fits in a pocket I assume the battery life is atrocious, though. If it doesn't fit in a pocket, why bother having it over a tablet?

I'd read more into it but that price is outrageous.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But a trifold phone is way cooler than a laptop so of course it costs more.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Wtf u doing with the 3rd panel? I don't see the point

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I think it's just a fancy way to make a phone turn into a tablet, which I don't see much point in. Or rather, I do see the point just not the appeal. Now if they made a Surface style tablet-laptop I'd take a second look.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Dedicated porn panel

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

The third panel turns it into a proper 16:9 display, like you would find on many tablets and laptops. The pointless part is the second panel, which has a weird aspect ratio that is not natively supported by media (letterboxing in basically all videos) and many apps.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The whole thing just turns into one big screen.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I still think it’s bifold !

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

It uses the nomenclature from brochures etc. Trifolds have two folds but 3 panels.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."

Kinda cool though tbf. Wrappable tech would be an awesome next step, like a watch that’s all screen that you can completely wrap around your wrist.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

The screen would get smashed immediately.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Super cool concept. But I will never own another Huawei.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Soon-to-be trifold crack the first time it’s dropped.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Having the flexible screen facing externally on one fold seems quite reckless considering how fragile they still are by virtue of needing to be flexible. Having a Fold 4, the screen definitely relies on the thin film screen protector that the flexible screens come with. But because the screen is contained internally, it's protected by the device.

Having it unprotected means any drops on a surface that is able to hit the screen directly will most likely lead to cracks in the LED layer and kill the screen. And the geometry of the folded part would imply that any impacts will most certainly lead to cracks. You can test this by folding a piece of paper in a similar manner and then hitting the folded part. It'll make tiny very sharp creases in the paper, and these creases are what kills the screen.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

More reason to get the newest model. Folding Phone as a Service

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm glad companies are continuing to innovate, but it feels wrong to be moving towards mechanical inventions again when we've finally nailed solid state tech. Have we forgotten how often printers used to break?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I'm old enough to remember when printers DIDN'T break. I'm sure lots of HP Laserjet II's from the 1990s are still cranking out hundreds of pages per day today. Same thing with Okidata dot matrix printers from the era, for those who still want to use them. It was later when printers became crap.