More evidence of Apple’s folding iPhone appears
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sixtymes, 12 Sep 2020forget this, I am so disappointed apple still has a notch o... moreAnd what apple should do?
There is no solution solution for the notch.
And we know apple doesn't want to spend a ton of money developing a different sensor placements when others can do it for them.
And as long as peopole are ok with the notch and everyone generation sells in huge quantities there is no need for change. That is the apple's and many other OEM's philosophy.
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AnonD-955101, 12 Sep 2020Because of business. Every time when a new product categor... moreYou forget the research and development cost rather than copying / using other company patent. That's why company which always copying other product sell their product cheaper (illegally move and potentially subject to copyright prosecution).
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looking ugly, so booring designer
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AnonD-955101, 12 Sep 2020Dont be fooled. Everything is intentional. Its not that ap... moreWell said. Sometimes, early tech is a monumental failure. It's far more important to refine existing technologies. Therefore, except the Fold, all foldable seem to falter. The Mate X, is just too fragile to even be put in the pocket, since the screen is on the outside. The Razr 2019 has very disappointing hardware. Also, android needs to really work on its UI for folding devices, with all major apps ensuring smooth operation across 2 screens, and when closing and opening foldable devices.
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Anonymous, 12 Sep 2020As usual always late to the party.
As usual playing catchu... moreDont be fooled. Everything is intentional.
Its not that apple doesn't have the money or engineering knowledge, apple simply lets other oems to develop the technology,all apple is doing its just polishing and refining a feature when is ready for mass production.
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Anonymous, 12 Sep 2020Why are decent BT headphones or buds still so expensive then?Because of business.
Every time when a new product category is launched the price is pimping up until they touch the limit and sales start to drop. It is usual strategy.
Why would you sell something for less than how much customers are willing to pay.
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Akinaro, 12 Sep 2020the same thing they said about HD screens. the same thing t... moreHow affordable do you think they will be?
The average person doesn't want to pay 1000+EUR for a gadget, that in the end will be mainly use as a phone.
Just look at the sales of flagship phones in the World right now, and see what percentage that is from the whole smartphone business (in terms of units sold, not profit made). And that will be exactly the case with the folding phones.
They will exist, people will buy them, but not tens of millions yearly (like they do now with low-end or mid-range smartphones). This I was trying to say in my comment.
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Akinaro, 12 Sep 2020the same thing they said about HD screens. the same thing t... moreWhy are decent BT headphones or buds still so expensive then?
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Boggy-Stefy, 12 Sep 2020The average person in this World doesn't agree with th... morethe same thing they said about HD screens. the same thing they said about hires cameras. the same thing they said about gps, and wifi, and smartwatches, and all other technological news....
Its seems that you dont understand that current foldable screens are first and second generations of that technology, its obvious that its for selected models with high price. wait two more years and you will get them in more affordable phones
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forget this, I am so disappointed apple still has a notch on it's 12 series.
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HoldEm, 12 Sep 2020Foldable is the future of smartphones as stated by Samsung.... moreThe average person in this World doesn't agree with that statement.
As long as those folding phones will cost 1000+EUR, they will not be the future. They will be just another part of the smartphone business.
They will increase in sales, but not so much to become mainstream.
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Daydreaming, is for free! Of course they will say it to send a strong delusion to the people! Maybe wishing, and kinda hoping, that they would still somehow, be able to make the world believe, that they have, or can somehow produce this type of advancement in futuristic technology for themselves, apart from Samsung.
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LG Superfan, 12 Sep 2020You know Huawei did came up with a better solution, they re... moreExactly, no need for ugly notch.
Besides, 3d facial recognition isn't that secure compared to other methods.
Apple face ID doesn't work with mask on these days.
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"Apple has always been shameless about stealing great ideas" - Steve Jobs.
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AnonD-909757, 12 Sep 2020Removing 3D facial recognition to leave only a hole in the ... moreYou know Huawei did came up with a better solution, they reduced the giant notch to a smaller pill hole which is isn't uglier than pill shape cameras yet much more functionable and better than a big notch
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Jon Prosser is as reliable as a source of leake, as duct tape is as reliable as a material for strengthening buildings.
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Daydreaming, is for free! Of course they will say it to send a strong delusion to the people! Maybe wishing, and kinda hoping, that they would still somehow, be able to make the world believe, that they have, or can somehow produce this type of advancement in futuristic technology for themselves, apart from Samsung.
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Foldable is the future of smartphones as stated by Samsung. So now we're all can live in peace; Samsung, Microsoft and now Apple follows behind.
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[deleted post]Removing 3D facial recognition to leave only a hole in the display only for a single camera isn't much of an improvement, the Galaxy S8/S9 had a really good solution with the bezel and Iris Scanner, improvement to add full face biometry and slimmer bezel would have been the smarter choice.
And while pop up allow to put a big amount of sensors, like the iPhone Notch, without sacrificing display space, we've yet to see any using the pop up to put 3D facial recognition, except the Oppo Find X which isn't a proper pop up, but rather a pop up/slider hybrid, and that despite phones like the Vivo V17 Pro having large enough pop up to do that.
The notch is ugly, but it is functional, while Android copied its appearance and not its function (impressive sensor density and hosting biometric sensors), the Apple notch was almost perfectly integrated, I am sure it wasn't conceived as a cutout, but rather as an extension of the display into a tightly packed bezel, they should have only allowed the status icons to access this spot and use two lines for displaying them, it would have been a bezel that allow to show the status icons which get removed from the main display, giving it more space.
The Android side clearly lack innovations, they all copy the same thing again and again and almost never come up with new solutions/ideas except cranking up numbers.
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We can be assured that Apple come up with any path breaking tech revolutions unless it is proven in the market by its competitors and is available for cheaper (like Big Sceen AMOLED). They may need to kill iPad if Apple goes for foldable mobiles. And needless to say most of the people are not even interested in knowing it’s PRICE, because they know that can’t buy like all of their products 🤣🤣😂. This is probably to keep the investors and stock market happy for now....