this post was submitted on 29 Mar 2024
103 points (92.6% liked)

Apple

17603 readers
40 users here now

Welcome

to the largest Apple community on Lemmy. This is the place where we talk about everything Apple, from iOS to the exciting upcoming Apple Vision Pro. Feel free to join the discussion!

Rules:
  1. No NSFW Content
  2. No Hate Speech or Personal Attacks
  3. No Ads / Spamming
    Self promotion is only allowed in the pinned monthly thread

Lemmy Code of Conduct

Communities of Interest:

Apple Hardware
Apple TV
Apple Watch
iPad
iPhone
Mac
Vintage Apple

Apple Software
iOS
iPadOS
macOS
tvOS
watchOS
Shortcuts
Xcode

Community banner courtesy of u/Antsomnia.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] DJDarren 1 points 8 months ago

Whenever my upgrade window comes around, I ponder getting a folding phone. But two things stop me.

Firstly, they all run Android, and having been on iOS since 2009 I have very little ambition to switch.

Secondly, as it stands, it's a point of failure that will massively impact its resale value when I upgrade. It's bad enough trying to sell a phone with a two or three year old battery, but batteries can (in general) be replaced. Now imagine trying to sell a phone that has three years worth of screen wear on it, knowing that it could fracture at any moment.

So in the end, cool as they are, they're also pretty handy to the manufacturers as offering a point of failure that'll make them unsellable.