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[–] 10 points 1 week ago (13 children)

It's complete bollocks though, isn't it?

I've had more or less every-other generation of Samsung foldables since the first one - all are still going fine with the exception of the very first (when I buy a new phone, I give the old one to friends or family.)

One of them even got dunked in wet concrete (unfortunately while in my pocket, also dunked head to toe in wet concrete, but that's a long story.) After hosing it down and drying, it was fine.

It's fine not to like foldables because you don't actually want what they offer - but the technology is fine.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago (9 children)

    That's anecdotal, the manufacturers themselves admit that the hardware is statistically less durable than brick phones and there's plenty of 3rd party data to support it.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 week ago (6 children)

    If there's plenty of 3rd party data to support it - link some then. Because I can't find it.

    (Bullshit Youtube videos don't count.)

    The only data I could find more reputable than "Reddit sed" was Which, but since they contradict you I doubt that's in your "plenty of 3rd party data".

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago (5 children)

    I mean, here's one from a manufacturer themselves admitting brick phones are more durable.

    https://www.honor.com/my/blog/common-durability-issues-in-foldable-phones/

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  • [–] -5 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    Honor. Who even the fuck are Honor?

    Cheap shit phones are shit. News at 11.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    Honor is one of the largest foldable phone manufacturers worldwide, and they have something like 5-10% of the global smartphone market. You not knowing they exist is just you being ignorant of the global market 🙄

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  • [+] -9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    It's me not buying cheap shit, is what it is. But as ever, I can't find a single source to back your assertion up - every source I found puts them in "others", below Samsung, Apple, Xiaomi, Huawei, Vivo and Oppo.

    You'll forgive me if I don't take "China's 5th biggest mobile manufacturer" as the One Source of Truth.

    Anyway, what is this deeply weird thing of yours? Do you want to show us all on the doll where the foldable phone touched you or something?

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  • [–] 9 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Sure buddy. I provided sources and info. You decided 'anything on YouTube is crap', 'major manufacturer doesn't count', and are now resorting to ad hominems. There's no winning when the goalposts keep moving, and you're obviously not interested in civil discussions. Ciao.

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    Because I can. And there's always someone angling after taking the old one off me whispering "don't you want to buy the new one" in my ear ;-). It helps that when I hand over an old phone it's like-new - I take care of my toys.

    It is of course non-essential expenditure. But we're all allowed to enjoy something... Other people spend money in ways I find inexplicable (like buying or driving cars) so, horses for courses I guess.

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