Comment on All Of Apple’s Foldable iPhone Prototypes Have Visible Creases, Which May Explain The Company’s Apprehension Towards A Launch

• EngineerGaming@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  The ones I have seen in stores are still too long to be used with one hand or fit comfortably into a pocket. My Pixel 7a is about the biggest I can use one-handed, and even then there is awkwardness.

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  • lurch@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Most Androids have a one-handed mode, where it shrinks the display into a corner, so you can reach everything with your thumb.

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    • EngineerGaming@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Wouldn’t it be better to just, y’know, cut out the free space around it?

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      • lurch@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        you mean having a small phone in the first place?

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    • nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Yeah, iPhones have similar modes, swipe down and the screen scrolls down you can also swipe the keyboard to either side for better access too.

      I hardly ever do that though, except by accident.

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  • idunnololz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I had to go crawling back to Samsung because the pixel 9 is too large (and heavy) for me. I was using a pixel 5 before my screen died earlier this year :(.

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    • EngineerGaming@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I only bought a Pixel because of GrapheneOS, and the “a” series is at least slightly smaller (plus plastic back instead of glass, that’s something I am also happy about).

      But yeah, I feel you :( I am not even small, I have average hands!

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  • kzhe@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    The implication is that when closed you can use them one handed

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  • pycorax@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I actually find the Z Folds to be far better for one handed usability than regular phones since they’re narrower. Honestly wished Samsung didn’t make the newer ones wider. I liked the Fold 3’s width. It was perfect for me.

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  • cm0002@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Those are probably the Samshits and I too avoided them because they’re too damn long (And their user hostility lol), the Pixel 9 Pro Fold is what you want, folded it’s almost as big as the 7as screen (6.3 to 6.1 on the 7a)

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    • EngineerGaming@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      First - 6.3 usually means already over the edge of comfortable, 7a is already almost too much. Second - thickness adds to it when it’s in your hand. And third - why would I spend huge money (doesn’t seem like it would decrease in price with generations as much as a normal phone, it might be EOL when it becomes affordable) on something that breaks more easily and is still bigger?

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      • cm0002@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I don’t personally feel much of a difference in .2 inches of screen, but if 6.1 is your absolute limit, then the Pixel Fold 1 might be your perfect fit with a 5.8 “short and stocky” outer screen

        Though I don’t think it’s being sold new anymore, but it looks like eBay has some good condition/refurb models going for ~<800-1k, Google has stated all Pixels will get 6 or 7 years of updates.

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