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Smartphone manufacturers still want to make foldables a thing (arstechnica.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Smartphone manufacturers still want to make foldables a thing::Foldables are barely 1% of the market, but that's not stopping anyone but Apple.

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[–] 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The only advantage I see are movies, but then again for a static display I can just use my laptop or a TV.

I guess gaming could be something, if you're into that. Personally all those microtransaction BS makes me steer clear of wanting any games on my phone.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Tablets are cheaper and lighter than laptops so if someone just wants to watch videos while traveling or commuting, a tablet is often a better option than a laptop.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    What not get a tablet/ laptop hybrid. Two birds one stone.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's nice for the few non shitty games that also scale well on the display.

    Also watching videos while doing chores, quite convenient.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Imo movies on anything smaller than 40" with a sweet sound system is blasphemy.

    And I don't play many games these days but when I do it's on a proper PC for pretty much the same reason (plus the micro transactions as you mentioned).

    Also, touchscreens drive me nuts for anything more advanced than like browsing Mastodon.

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