Comment on Samsung reveals first tri-fold phone

• gusgalarnyk@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I mean I’d love to buddy. When someone releases a phone with all the modern features I want and the best processor and a repairable battery (or any other of the consumer friendly practices we all want) I’ll buy it. But don’t act like I’m choosing to not get the ideal phone when it doesn’t exist. It’s compromises everywhere.

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  • unknownuserunknownlocation@kbin.earth ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    all the modern features I want

    What are those? Because the difference between midrange and top of the line has been shrinking from year to year.

    the best processor

    What do you do with your phone that needs the best processor? Maybe you have some special use case, but the vast majority of people don't need the best processor - often that's a case of chasing the shiny new thing.

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    • gusgalarnyk@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I mean I don’t have a laundry list but like:

      • all day battery, doesn’t seem Fairphone hits this exactly. When I’m vacationing I’m using my phone constantly to map and translate and record so it’s the single biggest thing I want in a phone.
      • a great camera, until I get a standalone shooter this is what I got. This is a great argument for a Fairphone because it’s on the cheaper side.
      • a large screen, ideally the largest I can possibly get. I joke that I won’t be happy until I can unfold a 72 inch OLED from my pocket. So bright, colorful, OLED, fast refresh and variable refresh, and big.
      • wireless charging. I really like the idea of the pixel snap feature. That would be a big selling point for me.
      • great processor. I don’t play phone games a ton but my current phone turns into a toaster on an idle game and that’s unacceptable. Would like to not worry about performance.
      • USB C, think everything has this these days.
      • dual speakers, I listen to things when cooking so good speakers are actually nice. All the casting that used to be so easy seems like it’s gotten harder these days.
      • if someone other than apple would offer the lidar camera setup they’ve got, or whatever allows them to get a good topographical scan that would be a big selling point.

      Again, not really exhaustive, but I’d consider myself a pretty normal consumer with a larger budget and a recognition that I use my phone more than any other device in my life so I might as well make it good.

      Fair phone is compelling, especially compared to getting an expensive folding phone, but I’m not sold yet. You guys have definitely given me something to think about though as my screen continues to dim.

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