Report claims major player considers pulling out of foldables market
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403 Forbidden, 12 Nov 2024And that's a mindset that needs to be changed. I don&#... moreSamsung is the premier Apple alternative but they are not on Apple's level. Consumers view them differently. People forget how Apple got here. It wasn't the iphone. That was the grand slam. Their image changed when they convinced music artist to sell their singles to counter music piracy. That was no easy task. Most artist loathed the idea of offering all their singles.
Overnight they went from being a small section of white computers amongst a sea of window PC's to a household name. The other companies can build better products and get more sales, but it's going to take more than specs to reach Apple's level. They'll be fine as long as they understand their core business is affordable phones. That gives them profit to invest in premium mobiles. It's a benefit. It's not their business or their image.
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- 13 Nov 2024
403 Forbidden, 12 Nov 2024And that's a mindset that needs to be changed. I don&#... moreThe chinese phones of today are actually better than apple or samsung. Both of these companies only make incremental or little upgrades while chinese phones are innovating quite alot lately. Even Nothing is selling a lot in this region. Samsung is just sitting there lol, not doing much, same old design, barely anything new
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Anonymous, 13 Nov 2024You talked like you are triggered by my comment. In gene... moreSamsung phones are made in Vietnam? That makes them more premium to you? Or is it just the branding that makes you think they're more premium?
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- 13 Nov 2024
I hope this foldable phone really died and make a room for mini tablet.
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- Anonymous
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- 13 Nov 2024
PatrickCzech, 12 Nov 2024Cheap? Great joke 😂 in Europe they are as expensive as Sams... moreYou talked like you are triggered by my comment.
In general (most places), samsung phone is more expensive than chinese brand. Yes, there are some place that sells Samsung phone cheaper even you can get a samsung phone for free, but that is because promo sales and collaboration between samsung with celluler provider or marketplace.
Still doesnt change the fact that Samsung is more premium than chinese brand.
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- Anonymous
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Anonymous, 12 Nov 2024Chinese manufacturer forget that main reason people buy chi... moreYou're that diehard samsung fan, aren't you ?
Well, your opinions on chinese phones are obviously wrong. Chinese phones come at all price segments, and the quality certainly is good, I am using this oneplus flagship for years, without any issues
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- Anonymous
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- 12 Nov 2024
This tech is getting better, the demand is growing... I kind feel tempted to compare to the wearables adoption. Sooner or later most players will want to capitalize on the demand for this product. Meanwhile seems some new ones come some others go. Been an early adopter on all fronts but that's just some. My guts is that just takes a hype like apple getting a foldable product out and here we go again, that's the final push to get many more interested. PS.: On the go, I like the flip portability and the fold for more comfortable environment's. At home, bigger screens.
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- 12 Nov 2024
Anonymous, 12 Nov 2024Using a foldable will only make you look like a loser and m... morespotted the NPC
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sweet.jammy, 12 Nov 2024There are few reasons for low sales of foldables,
first i... more> Fifth for something to become mainstream or in trend it's necessary that Apple launches product similar to it.
That's not always the case. Vision Pro is Apple's first attempt to enter spatial computing/VR market, yet it didn't sold well, just like another spatial computing/VR devices.
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Anonymous, 12 Nov 2024Using a foldable will only make you look like a loser and m... more"Using a Rolls Royce will only make you look like a loser and make you the center of attention and a laughing stock. The Toyota remains the undisputed leader and customer favorite in 2024."
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WhoCaresTM, 12 Nov 2024This exactly. Phones are still, and will always be, stat... moreAnd that's a mindset that needs to be changed. I don't understand why people keep acting like "People already have a mindset that Apple and Samsung are the only luxury smartphone brand. Just deal with it. Chinese companies are not allowed to sell their devices on expensive prices!"
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Anonymous, 12 Nov 2024Here's hoping even more manufactures follow suit. I ne... more"I don't like this kind of product. I hope every company kills this kind of product because again, I don't like it!!!"
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- 12 Nov 2024
There are few reasons for low sales of foldables,
first is high price;
Second durability issues;
Third crease on screen;
Fourth high cost of repair especially screens;
Fifth for something to become mainstream or in trend it's necessary that Apple launches product similar to it, but till now apple hasn't launched any foldables, making people think that maybe foldables aren't so much durable and won't last for 4 or 5 years(because apple provide software update for it's products for atleast 5 years), but if Apple launches any foldable then everything will change, and then there will be surge in demand for foldables
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- Anonymous
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- 12 Nov 2024
WhoCaresTM, 12 Nov 2024This exactly. Phones are still, and will always be, stat... moreLOL.
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- 12 Nov 2024
Having recently bought my first foldable in the Honor Magic V3 im not sure im going to go back to a non-foldable. Hope more of them are released globally so we have more options than samsung and pixel.
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Anonymous, 12 Nov 2024Majority of foldable user buy foldable phone not because th... morePeople buy foldables because they want something interesting and different, phones are like toys to enthusiasts, I have multiple foldables just because. They're super cool to open up when people ask you to show something on your phone too.
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- 12 Nov 2024
Anonymous, 12 Nov 2024Chinese manufacturer forget that main reason people buy chi... moreThat's not true, it's not even hard to buy a Chinese foldable. Most people that comment about a Chinese phone most likely own a Chinese phones, I own multiple, yes they're flawed, but not as bad as people made it out to be. Remember why Huawei got banned?
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- Anonymous
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- 12 Nov 2024
Using a foldable will only make you look like a loser and make you the center of attention and a laughing stock. The compact iPhone 15 remains the undisputed leader and customer favorite in 2024. Eventually foldables will disappear due to little customer interest and there is no way Apple will launch one.
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- 12 Nov 2024
WhoCaresTM, 12 Nov 2024This exactly. Phones are still, and will always be, stat... moreHave you ever tried using a Chinese phone? Especially the lastest ones
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- 12 Nov 2024
Vivo had a Note series of extra large phones that I liked. It could be time to expand the non-foldables into a 7+ inch territory (for people with big hands and big ears)