Weekly poll results: the popularity of foldables is rapidly increasing, horizontal ones in the lead

19 March 2023
Are foldables the only innovative phones on the market? More and more people are starting to think so.

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blue, 19 Mar 2023Tell me... if the world is not ready, why people keep buyin... moreMan if you cant read and write my name properly feel free to visit eye doctor.
People buying because gimmicks are trendy thats it and bbecause of super expensive marketing campaign or because they just dont know what with the money.
Is simple as that mr. Eh curious blue.

    Really ?! The poll involved tech enthusiasts....... who make up a tiny proportion of the population. Trying to extrapolate this result to reflect on the man on the street is faulty reasoning.

      Anonymous, 21 Mar 2023It has the same issue as the rest of the foldables but even... moreThat's the problem with foldable phones' near-square screens. There are still a lot of mobile apps that aren't optimized for large screens, be it a foldable or a tablet or even through Android Desktop Mode. It's a similar story for screen splitting, particularly with social media and e-commerce apps. That draws me to dual display solutions as they have two different screens and can interact independently. In the case of LG's Dual Screen case, it can be detachable, thus adding more practicality value.

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        • 21 Mar 2023

        My Diamond is my Xperia 1 IV i like that

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          blue, 20 Mar 2023Sony made one phone for pro photographers with barely anny ... more4K screen is ancient for you? Surely your iphone has 16K right? Oh and ofc your iphone can beat 4K 120fps . Yours does 16k 960fps right?

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            blue, 20 Mar 2023Sony made one phone for pro photographers with barely anny ... moreAncient world? And wow you are really taking the failure of only 1 phone to say Sony is dying? According to their filings they are making profit oh and I am pretty sure I saw the Xperia Pro used in big film studios yk as a field monitor.

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              • 21 Mar 2023

              vertical foldables lead the market,not horizontal ones. poll results do not reflect reality. horizontal foldables need a bag to carry. they are same as carrying 2 phones all day. however, vertical foldables can give the best of both worlds. a big screen when you need and a pocketable device to carry all day.

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                • 21 Mar 2023

                Anonymous, 19 Mar 2023Horizontal and vertica fold are useless. The find n2 landsc... moreIt has the same issue as the rest of the foldables but even more pronounced, I.e. a useless (inner) aspect ratio.

                What's the point of the extra real estate if most apps can hardly use it. Just to say that you have a bigger screen? Your content would still be small af.

                Foldable more generally have to find a way to solve this.

                  This is only with a sample population of around 3000. Realistically if you sample from a much larger population that isn't interested in tech I'm sure the results will be much different than this.

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                    • 20 Mar 2023

                    blue, 20 Mar 2023Sony made one phone for pro photographers with barely anny ... more4k screen is ancient for you huh 😂😂😂 ofc apple and Samsung has 8K screens. Next time read before you talk. Sony innovates and doesn't just remove features because they want to. Variable telephoto lens. 4k screen, 4k 120 fps on all lenses I bet your iphone lost pace right?

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                      kanaaka, 20 Mar 2023Sony make a professional hardware, true. But if you are con... moreI love my Xperia and used it for various shooting projects. I also have an iphone 13 pro max at hand and still used the xperia

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                        • 20 Mar 2023

                        I wouldn’t trust polls over here, there’s a bias toward one clan more than the other. I only trust sales number.

                          kanaaka, 20 Mar 2023Sony make a professional hardware, true. But if you are con... moreThat's precisely why Google Pixel exists. If you only want a simple point-and-shoot experience without all the fuss of manual control and only care about having a great software algorithm, that's the one to go. I don't shoot in Auto, so Sony is my preferred choice.

                          And by the way, "I wouldn't think anyone would use a smartphone as professional video camera, or a photography camera"? You really never see how big the smartphone photography and videography circles are. Some no longer own DSLR or Mirrorless cameras and only use smartphones to shoot, and that's before you even see the influx of smartphone rigs and attachable camera lenses, especially for the Apple iPhone.

                            Anonymous, 20 Mar 2023Why do you waste time explaining to corporate kool aide drinkers?That's a darn good question.

                              blue, 20 Mar 2023Sony made one phone for pro photographers with barely anny ... moreIt sure is weird how many people love Sony phones, even the ones that've tried other brands of phones 🤔 it's almost like what you're saying is completely ridiculous and you're letting your clear brand bias get in the way of viewing Sony phones for what they are. They are what they are, and the fact that they are high performance professional tier phones is a product of their features, not your opinion.

                                Jango5, 20 Mar 2023i wouldn't say that for sony, since they're only ... moreSony's low availability worldwide is not because of those "Japanese loyalty". Japanese users now are loyal to iPhones instead, even more than Americans do (iPhones alone had once hit 60% of Japan's entire cellphone market share). It's indeed other international professionals and enthusiasts with particular need (or love) in professional manual modes in a smartphone who love Sony phones. Yes enthusiasts do count, we have to admit, and Sony's market share is low, which is also a fact, but Sony's presence is still very important to the market.

                                  omzig, 20 Mar 2023yes captain obvious but what's the point of having ... moreWell, you can call me captain obvious as well because what you initially wrote is misleading.

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                                  "it's much less of a hassle yo check regular phone than to actually open a foldable when you need just a quick peek into the screen."

                                  You don't have to open your phone. That is the point of the front screen and the Z is the only book foldable with a slimmer front panel. The rest are all normal size. If you feel the front panel on the Z4 is too slim for your needs, that is your preference. It has nothing to do with anyone else. Everyone says Samsung is not listening to their customers, but no one has the actual stats on how many people prefer the slimmer design vs. a wider screen.

                                  Regardless, your preference begins and ends with you.

                                    Sony make a professional hardware, true. But if you are considering that xperia also a professional tools which used by pros to do a professional work, then you are completely delusional. I wouldn't think anyone would use a smartphone as professional video camera, or photography camera. Smartphone camera is should be "smart" first. If xperia can't make a good images with auto settings, then forget it.

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                                      blue, 20 Mar 2023A bunch of total nonsense, but yeah, whatever. So typical f... moreSony isnt a dying brand. Just because they do not sell well doesnt mean they are dying and to be honest, sony’s sales are climbing

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                                        Jango5, 20 Mar 2023i wouldn't say that for sony, since they're only ... moreYou do know that professionals use this phone right?

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