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The Verge: Samsung galaxy fold screens breaking after a day of use for users
- Thread starter OtherWorldly
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They got hit with one high caliber bullet to the chest but opted not to get back up and definitely die for real.
Wouldn't be surprised if this is permanently cancelled and foldable phones take a 5 year break.
Welp guess you could say Samsung folded themselves into a corner 😎 ill just stick to their only good line the Notes.
After finally having a note i agree dat s pen is AMAZING. Wish more phones did that. Will get a foldable phone whenever thats a option.
I've always wanted a Note due to the S-Pen, but I hated their old UI (Touchwiz can die in a thermonuclear fire). I made the jump with the Note 8 and I still love using my phone.
I got the note 9 last week first note i ever got and now i never wanna go back. The stylus really adds alot and the phone kinda feels like a tablet and phone in one.
Always had the galaxy line or the flagship sony phones before that. And i gotta say this one already is my most favorite phone yet. And same also after that note 7 tragedy i kinda skipped getting one earlier and went with another phone back then. But yeah such a neat phone imo. I hope theyll truly add the s pen to one of the future foldable phones (foldable note :o?)
I'm wondering what the hell Huawei is going to do. I can't imagine they are exempt from the laws of physics that make this kind of device so fragile. E-S-P-E-C-I-A-L-L-Y with an outward facing screen.
I wonder if anyone is gonna try a foldable phone using regular class screens but with a small bezel in the middle. As someone who uses a flip cover case I would not mind that at all.
Yeah this is not coming out or if it does it'll only be in limited quantities in select countries like what ended up happening with the Note 7 and honestly I wouldn't be surprised if this ends up being the only foldable they put out because for how expensive and complex it is, it's not anymore practical than an S10. I don't know what they were thinking outside of pushing it out the door hoping no one would notice.
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This was a thing 2 years ago ZTE Axon M, but folded the other way.
LG V50 5g version actually does something interesting, offering a case with a separate screen that is basically what you are thinking about, folding inwards like a book.
This was a thing 2 years ago ZTE Axon M, but folded the other way.
LG V50 5g version actually does something interesting, offering a case with a separate screen that is basically what you are thinking about, folding inwards like a book.
Still waiting on the Unbox Therapy vid that will undoubtedly address the Fold recall/delay/issues.
Any minute now.
Any minute now.
Lew has been talking about it since day 1 but whatever.
Oh, it's you again.
No more multiple paragraph screeds about how the reviewers are being misleading and a $2000 phone failing to everyday stressors is perfectly A-ok?
*Apple's Qi charger cancelled* *immediately gets video on main channel decrying how embarrassing this is for Apple*
*Samsung's paradigm-shifting flagship $2000 phone that got 5 videos in a row is recalled and has release date pushed indefinitely* *silence*
I don't know where this dude has already talked about it, but as of this post it certainly hasn't been on his main channel for his main audience. Funny that. For that video, I wait.
So do you still maintain the original reports were full of shit/biased/doing it for clicks? Or is Samsung recalling the product/launch for shits and giggles.
I don't take back anything I said.
The youtubers with the phone and the Bloombergs/cnbcs/wsjs have very big differences in experience and controversy creation.
Bloomberg reviewer wasn't honest. Wsj reviewer just cried about Samsung sending a replacemt after they broke it. The verge reviewer stuffed the hinge with clay, told everyome about it on social.media and then pretended it never happened in their review.
So far the only proper spontaneous screen death left is from cnbcs review unit.
Either way, it's a good thing Samsung is going to take back the review units and learn from the feedback to make the fold a better product.
Wonder what they will actually do though, if anything.
Lol 6 Fold videos and ever since the canceled launch, nothing
He has five videos out totalling around two hours of footage with a total of around 3 million views discussing the Folds issues.
Lol @ the very specific and inaccurate hate boner for Lewis regarding Galaxy Fold videos
There's no way with current tech that a plastic foldable screen is going to be flawless. You can still see the fold, there's always going to be a gap and garbage will get inbetween. I'd be more interested in two glass panes coming together. But you'll probably having chipping and tech reviewers cutting their fingers etc...
2 hours of footage discussing Fold issues? Where exactly? Why not his main channel? Why does a cancelled charger get a front page Unbox Therapy vid and not this big-deal folding phone he had no problem pumping out videos for before?
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That's what I've been saying. This design was doomed from the start because plastic screens always suck. It's undeniable.
They should take the L and cancel it. Bring it back once a new material is available.
The iFixit teardown, and their article on how review units failed, is really damning. There is no way they can release that thing, it's just not going to last. And really, this should come to the surprise of nobody.
I think that this recall and delayed launch is to soften the blow when they eventually cancel it to redesign it. This is clearly prototype material and should have never been pushed out as some premium smart phone with a marketing push and actual launch. What's even more sad is you have shills pushing this sort of practice as if it's alright, when it's really not. Samsung was ready to take advantage of the smart phone market and sell a $2000 paperweight.
I'm almost positive they knew of the problematic screen and the protector was a last ditch effort. They probably figured out the cost of what it would take to repair the screens with consumers compared to completely redesigning the phone and went full steam ahead. Reviews put a dent in that.
So is everyone lying and Samsung is taking a step back for shits and giggles, or is there some truth to the issues the reviews uncovered and Samsung are taking a step back for legitimate issues? You can't claim everyone is lying but Samsung is going to learn from the feedback anyway. According to the reviews this is not a product that is fit for the market. I think you have a massive cognitive dissonance that you need to resolve.
Wow, I read the teardown and that's not a releasable product. Any dust, lint, grit, etc is going straight to the back of the screen, where it's going to kill it.
Incidentally, how did iFixit get one that they could destroy? It's not released to the public and review units are loaners, right?
If a tiny piece of clay can get in there, so can any number of things. If a tiny piece of modelling clay can damage the screen by getting inside, so can grit or sand or any number of things that this phone will absolutely be exposed to. Opening and closing the phone is normal use. This isn't like taking off a port and stuffing clay inside it.
Good guy Samsung strikes again. Apple with yet another blunder though, smh.
Considering the nature of their site, it's quite possible they got authorization from Samsung to do a teardown before the shit hit the fan
Nah because Apple wouldn't have released a shoddy product that breaks in a day. Not sure what they have to do with this because I haven't owned an iPhone that has broken from normal use or explodes before.
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Yup, i'm quite certain iFixit actuall counts as a "review outlet" and therefore is provided with review units. Like, not providing them with a device would seem kinda shady, as they'll eventually be able to pick one up anyways.
At least with Apple devices that isn't usually the case. That's why they do many of the major teardowns in Australia where they can get the device on release day as early as possible.
I haven't owned any Android phone that has broken from normal use or explodes before (including Samsung)...
I get what you're saying but this was a uttetly pointless part of your post.
This thread has informed me of three things:
1) The design was shit
2) They rushed it to market
3) People really love smartphone corporation wars
1) The design was shit
2) They rushed it to market
3) People really love smartphone corporation wars
Wouldn't surprise me. It's good exposure both for your new product and for your engineering, seeing how it all fits together.
Apple continually releases MacBook Pros with keyboards that can be felled by a speck of dust. Their answer to it has been an extra year of warranty and most recently a thin condom surrounding the keys that lessens but doesn't fix the problem.
And non-biased consumers should be wary going forward, because if their refrigerators are any indication, Samsung is fine with not fixing bad design. Just masking it and hoping the problem doesn't show itself until the warranty is up.