▲ 134 ▼ Folding Phones Are the Worst Thing to Happen to Smartphones (techlore.tech) submitted 1 week ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca to c/technology@piefed.social 110 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] davetortoise@reddthat.com 5 points 1 week ago (5 children) Still literally zero good reason for them to exist permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] filcuk@feddit.uk 6 points 1 week ago As a foldable owner: you are wrong. You may not care for it, I respect that much. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago (3 children) They easily fit into any pocket. This isn't rocket appliances. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] davetortoise@reddthat.com 0 points 1 week ago (2 children) Thats not a reason for it to exist. Normal phones do that even better permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SparroHawc@piefed.world 1 point 6 days ago (1 child) And if, for some reason, you want/need double the size of a regular phone screen? Or just want to be able to fold your regular phone into something half the size? Because I'll tell you, a normal phone does NOT fit easily into smaller pockets without risking falling out (or gradually ripping holes in them, as several of my pairs of pants can attest to). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] davetortoise@reddthat.com 1 point 6 days ago a) you dont b) an absurdly over-engineered solution to your trouser pocket being too small permalink fedilink source parent
[–] filcuk@feddit.uk 6 points 1 week ago As a foldable owner: you are wrong. You may not care for it, I respect that much. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago (3 children) They easily fit into any pocket. This isn't rocket appliances. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] davetortoise@reddthat.com 0 points 1 week ago (2 children) Thats not a reason for it to exist. Normal phones do that even better permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SparroHawc@piefed.world 1 point 6 days ago (1 child) And if, for some reason, you want/need double the size of a regular phone screen? Or just want to be able to fold your regular phone into something half the size? Because I'll tell you, a normal phone does NOT fit easily into smaller pockets without risking falling out (or gradually ripping holes in them, as several of my pairs of pants can attest to). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] davetortoise@reddthat.com 1 point 6 days ago a) you dont b) an absurdly over-engineered solution to your trouser pocket being too small permalink fedilink source parent
[–] davetortoise@reddthat.com 0 points 1 week ago (2 children) Thats not a reason for it to exist. Normal phones do that even better permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SparroHawc@piefed.world 1 point 6 days ago (1 child) And if, for some reason, you want/need double the size of a regular phone screen? Or just want to be able to fold your regular phone into something half the size? Because I'll tell you, a normal phone does NOT fit easily into smaller pockets without risking falling out (or gradually ripping holes in them, as several of my pairs of pants can attest to). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] davetortoise@reddthat.com 1 point 6 days ago a) you dont b) an absurdly over-engineered solution to your trouser pocket being too small permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SparroHawc@piefed.world 1 point 6 days ago (1 child) And if, for some reason, you want/need double the size of a regular phone screen? Or just want to be able to fold your regular phone into something half the size? Because I'll tell you, a normal phone does NOT fit easily into smaller pockets without risking falling out (or gradually ripping holes in them, as several of my pairs of pants can attest to). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] davetortoise@reddthat.com 1 point 6 days ago a) you dont b) an absurdly over-engineered solution to your trouser pocket being too small permalink fedilink source parent
[–] davetortoise@reddthat.com 1 point 6 days ago a) you dont b) an absurdly over-engineered solution to your trouser pocket being too small permalink fedilink source parent