Foldable smartphones have reached their fifth major generation, as heralded by Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Fold 5…

For me it’s definitely the durability concerns. I’ve valued my phone’s water and dust resistance since getting an ip67 phone years and years ago. My brother had a flip and a grain of sand in his pocket got under the display; when he closed the phone the display died. And they expect me to pay more for the privilege.

  • duffman@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    My ex has one. She used it half folded to prop it up to take pictures. That’s come in handy quite a bit actually. Also I like that you can close the phone to hang up calls. Sometimes I have to navigate back to the call app to hang up and it just feels ridiculous how hanging up is a multi step process if the call app isn’t open. Lastly, pocket space, I prefer the folded phone than a full sized.

    I likely won’t get one for the same reason as you.

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      1 year ago

      That issue can be solved with a case or even an accessory for propping up the phone. All the downgrades just don’t sell the phones.