BenRiceM

I’m convinced the folding iPhone will be a big hit its first year and then sales will quickly decline.

A creased screen does not make for a good reading or watching experience.

A sub-iPad-mini-size screen is not going to be useful for productivity. It won’t be comfortable to type on.

The front of the phone will be asymmetric because of the hinge.

It’ll have no FaceID, and it seems like a lesser camera system than the Pro iPhone.

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Mar 14 at 3:24pmIndigo
Show threadBenRiceMMar 14

Battery life will likely suffer because more volume will be needed for the frame and hinge.

If cases exist for it, they’ll likely be awkward.

A lot of the apps people use most, like TikTok and messaging apps, won’t benefit from a widescreen (and using the iPhone unfolded in portrait seems very awkward)

Show threadAli ShahMar 14
@BenRiceM I’m baffled at the form factor. They’re opting for a phone that’s wider than the pro max when folded and shorter than the “normal pro”. It’s a stubby passport. Seems very uncomfortable to use folded and where you’re forced to use it unfolded most of the time
Show threadAli ShahMar 14
@BenRiceM not to mention it also seems uncomfortable unfolded and content is probably not fun to watch on it nor will be optimized (YouTube/tiktok, etc.) I want to like the phones but I don’t think foldables will ever catch on. Seems like a solution to a problem we don’t have?