I think it’s like 3D movies. You will make some money off the people who buy into the gimmick, some more off of the people who remember and want the Razr again, and the rest acts as a kind of “hey we’re innovating here!” commercial for the manufacturer.
It’s a dumb gimmick, but it seems like capitalism is almost exclusively dumb gimmicks at this point.
There is at least a decent advantage in the flip phones of having the screen protected when the phone isn’t in use. I could see them potentially becoming more popular over time if they are improved upon and become cheaper, if only for that reason.
There is at least a decent advantage in the flip phones of having the screen protected when the phone isn’t in use.
I’m not sure about that. I’d think it’s safer if you drop it for instance, but I’d be worried about getting a piece of dirt/sand/something in between the two sides that’d rub between them.
I think the hinge mechanism has the same risk - if you get a piece of … let’s say sand because that’s hard as fuck, in there, it’ll probably destroy itself.
And I don’t know how more iterations would fix these issues. I think it may just be a bad design.
In my opinion modern screens are scratch resistant enough to put in the pocket without many problems and if you need more resistance you can get a screen protecting foil or a case.
If my non foldable phone would scratch too much in my pockets I wouldn’t really think about replacing it with a device that is twice as expensive and has an additional hinge that could fail.
I think it’s like 3D movies. You will make some money off the people who buy into the gimmick, some more off of the people who remember and want the Razr again, and the rest acts as a kind of “hey we’re innovating here!” commercial for the manufacturer.
It’s a dumb gimmick, but it seems like capitalism is almost exclusively dumb gimmicks at this point.
There is at least a decent advantage in the flip phones of having the screen protected when the phone isn’t in use. I could see them potentially becoming more popular over time if they are improved upon and become cheaper, if only for that reason.
I’m not sure about that. I’d think it’s safer if you drop it for instance, but I’d be worried about getting a piece of dirt/sand/something in between the two sides that’d rub between them.
I think the hinge mechanism has the same risk - if you get a piece of … let’s say sand because that’s hard as fuck, in there, it’ll probably destroy itself.
And I don’t know how more iterations would fix these issues. I think it may just be a bad design.
In my opinion modern screens are scratch resistant enough to put in the pocket without many problems and if you need more resistance you can get a screen protecting foil or a case. If my non foldable phone would scratch too much in my pockets I wouldn’t really think about replacing it with a device that is twice as expensive and has an additional hinge that could fail.