That’s because users are trying to use normally accepted folding methods and not Apple approved proprietary iPhone folding methods.
Looks like Apple should have made sure their precision engineered hinge was also accurate engineered.
I haven’t heard an accuracy vs precision joke for years, that’s brilliant :D
Would you make a quality product if you knew that people would buy it no matter what?
Yes, which is one of the many many reasons I’ll never be a billionaire (unless the currency devalues by more than three orders of magnitude).
Hardly matters, the sort of people who buy such a pointless, gimicky and overly expensive phone will keep buying Apple regardless.
I like tech, I think it’s cool, and expensive features almost always become cheap or standard features in the future.
When someone figures out how to do this well, I will definitely want a folding phone. Although I want a phone that folds half the size of a normal phone, not a normal phone size that folds out to a tablet.
Although I want a phone that folds half the size of a normal phone, not a normal phone size that folds out to a tablet.
You already got a joking reply to this with someone mentioning a regular flip phone, but Samsung does actually make what you’re asking for, the “Z Flip” line of phones, which have been developed in lock step with the more popular Z Fold series. Most recent is the Z Flip8 from this year.
And the Motorola RAZRs
Google and Huawei also make them.
I’m refering to the flip models. I forgot if Huawei still makes them, but Google definitely doesn’t
Supposedly Huawei is just about to announce their next Flip. Their last one came out in October last year. I think they focused on the Fold because they wanted to position it as the foldable iPhone competitor, plus it’s the flagship for their new chipset.
I am going to have to look into the durability of those. I often buy my phone a few generations behind and refurbished.
I’ve had many foldables and I’ve never broken them, and I’m not gentle with them, it’s not in a phone case, and being dropped several times. I think if it was dropped in the open state that might be a problem, but when it’s closed it’s actually protecting itself.
In some ways you’re more likely to damage a traditional phone screen since it’s always on the outside and it’s made of glass and more likely to crack when dropped.
There’s no scratches on mine but it is a fingerprint magnet. That’s what you get for having a plastic screen.
Do you have the one that is half sized or double sized?
If you have the half size one is the small screen useable for most things?
they make those
Samsung Fold and Pixel Fold have been getting it reliable for years now.
But if you want half size, look at the Razr and its like $500 not $2000.
They seem to hold up well enough, but I’m pretty anal about my glasses, screens, and monitors to be clean. And seeing the fold reflect light differently in the middle of the screen would not be a pleasant experience. The punchole cameras are had enough!
It would probably drive me nuts. Everyone told me: you can hardly see it. I do, it’s there, it’s always there and it will always be there.
Pretty much this. We had this multiple times already with different tech. For example “bezelless” phones were desired for years and they kept and kept making them smaller, at some point some manufacturers really forced it in premium models and then some time later it suddenly became pretty much standard.
I kinda have a feeling that when they get this folding tech working properly and affordably, it’s going to start replacing gaming consoles for the younger generation. Most people have a phone, and many people can’t afford >£1k for a console. It’s sad, IMO, but kinda predictable.
I bought a refurbished Samsung Fold 5 and I returned it after one week. A phone isn’t something that I should have to babysit.
Precision engineered hype and sales.
99% of the budget went on advertising, 0.9% went on tokens to Vibe code the engineering and 0.1% on manufacturing
No one could have ever seen this coming
this is like the Samsung Fold all over again…
No it’s like the iPhone 6 ‘Bend Gate’ all over again.
This looks more like a ford pinto situation. It was fine, bean counters tweaked something they thought was inconsequential to make it cheaper, they were not engineers are were wrong and ruined it.
We need the post mortum
Aren’t they the ones making this screen as well? They make pretty much every oled screen in the world.
They are, though this is a different issue than their foldables I believe.
hmm maybe
I’m so glad I never fell for this gimmick. The tech looked sketchy from the beginning.
When the screen is fully floppy, that’s when Im in. Flexible electronic paper exists. Why not in a phone?
Probably because that stuff would fail if you carried it around in your pocket with your keys and folded it 8000 times, too.
I’m sure you’d get more than three days out of it…
If you’re talking about eInk, the refresh rate and color fidelity are unacceptable for an apple device. There are eink phones on AliExpress, though. Just don’t expect apple-level quality.
And while Moebius uses a plastic substrate, Carta and Kaleido use glass and can be pretty fragile. My Boox reader’s display cracked when I worked it out of its case.
It could be e-ink, but I was talking more about the paper properties.
For people who don’t watch video on mobile, an e-ink display would be great. I just wish there were more options.
Just seems like such an obvious issue to spend so much money om
Finally a massive flaw that apple can’t lie about or hide from the public, like they usually do. What is sad is they’re already about 3-4 years behind Android in releasing a foldable device and they still somehow fucked it up
SadTrombone.WAV
it’s folded 10,000 times by an expert Japanese phonesmith before it reaches the consumer. It does make it a little brittle but do you want a phone that’s not been properly broken in? It’s just the price you pay for tradition and brand loyalty.
So the maximum number of folds it could take was 10,006. Unlucky.
But but but my pocket companion? My AI slop firehose?
My engagement terminal???
MY ONLY FRIEND
Don’t worry, they still have the Apple phone sock to keep them company in these dark times.
Precision seemingly doesn’t really matter if the design is shit.
Oh, well. I’m sure there’ll be yet another model they’re pushing in a week or two. SELL! SELL! SELL!
