What a total failure of a product.
It’s not that the Galaxy Fold is “fist gen,” it’s that the Galaxy Fold is an impossible product and is fundamentally flawed.
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*Reads the Verge*
Ew.
Although I do find the galaxy fold kinda dumb.
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I've seen two tweets which cite the peeling of that plastic film to be the reason why the failure rate was so high, MKBHD being one of them.
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I think that the design has potential, but there are several shortcomings.
First off, flexible and scratch resistant doesn't go hand in hand, second off, ANY movable component is much more likely to fail then if it's non movable. It's just a greater point of failure, and while laptops are largely alright, phones go through a lot more physical abuse than your typical laptop.
Durability concerns aside, let's look at usability. First off, I find the lack of pen such as in the note series to be a glaring omission, and this phone is quite a bit thicker due to it being foldable. While I don't find that too big of an issue, not integrating wallet like functionality seems like a missed opportunity. You could totally add pockets to the foldable backside to hold money and cards. Although I can see some aftermarket cases incorporating that feature.