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Samsung reveals first tri-fold phone (www.phonescoop.com)
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[–] 8 points 9 months ago (12 children)

I guess i don't really see the point. Is there a strong use case out there, or is this a marge's potato? ("I just think they're neat")

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago (10 children)

    What is the point of current folding phones? I still fail to grasp that. This, however, seems more clear. It's a phone that can become a full on tablet. This is a true transformation into an otherwise disparate device. A phone that becomes a slightly bigger phone is the real mystery to me.

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago (7 children)

    When you try to look at a spreadsheet and there are too many columns even in portrait mode, I open up the phone.

    For some reason nobody figured out "zoom all the way out" functionality on the phone yet

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (6 children)

    Unfold the phone, then go into Developer Options and increase the Minimum Width setting until you have the screen real estate you wanted. That'll solve the issue of things not properly being zoomed out when you unfold it.

    Next, fold the phone and increase the setting again until you're happy with how that one looks too.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (5 children)

    I don't want to have to do this every time I find a page that's too wide. I just want to pinch out to zoom out and then zoom back in when I'm done. It should have a zoom stop at 100% so it's easy to find the setting to zoom back to normal after zooming in or out. It's such an easy concept, yet nobody implemented it.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (4 children)

    You don't do it "every time", you set it once and then never change it again.

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  • [–] 0 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    I don't want to be zoomed out by default and have to zoom everything

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (2 children)

    Then pick a middle ground setting that works for you and be done with it.

    Also please stop being a whiny little brat. It's unattractive.

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  • [–] 0 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    I already solved the issue by having a foldable phone

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  • [–] 0 points 9 months ago*

    (ノ ゜Д゜)ノ ︵ ┻━┻

    Except that you didn't, otherwise you wouldn't be complaining! And as such this argument has come full circle.

    I gave you a fix, you don't want it; fine, go ahead and stay miserable, but that's on you. Keep me out of your misery.

    Blocking you now. Bye.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    Honestly I feel this was always the goal (one of several), but R&D is expensive. Shipping an odd phone that people still buy keeps the shareholders happy while the multi-year research process can eventually produce more usable results.

    Single-flip phones were the awkward teenagers, now this phone can be the 18-20 age young adult, fully featured, but needing refinement. Next gen or the one after this will add a lot more robustness.

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