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Foldable smartphones have reached their fifth major generation, as heralded by Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Fold 5...

For me it's definitely the durability concerns. I've valued my phone's water and dust resistance since getting an ip67 phone years and years ago. My brother had a flip and a grain of sand in his pocket got under the display; when he closed the phone the display died. And they expect me to pay more for the privilege.

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[–] hotwarioinyourarea@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I have a foldable and I hate my foldable. I am literally counting down the days until I can get rid of it.

In the beginning, it was fine but I didn't use the tablet mode as much as I thought I would. It was mostly just videos and manga. Then the hinge started to get dust or debris under it and wouldn't open all the way. This has slowly gotten worse and worse and I don't even want to open it even if I have a good use case now.

The outer screen is too thin but it does make it easy to hold and type one-handed at least.

The device is also bulky obviously which is fine but with a case, it's about an inch thick which is a bit unwieldy.

The battery life is awful, even without using the main screen. I usually have to charge once a day and overnight.

I just miss my Note. Nice big wide screen, comfortable to hold. Massive battery. Nice stylus. :(

[–] couragethebravedog@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What kind of phone did you get? I have a pixel fold and even though I rarely use the inner screen I don't have any of the problems you mentioned.

[–] hotwarioinyourarea@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago

It's the Fold 3. I've had it about a year and a half I think.

[–] sucricdrawkcab@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I was wanting to get a larger foldable but didn't because I didn't want the size. I already own a tablet and the more I thought about it seemed pointless.