• Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    As an owner of multiple galaxy folds, I really wish people that don’t see the use case would stop treating their opinion as fact.

    This is a phone that folds open into a tablet.

    Not “basically a tablet”

    The apple one is nothing special, its essentially the same as the wide fold 8. (The one i currently use)

    I have a tablet. I don’t use it. Because it is heavy, it doesn’t fit in my pocket and i can’t make phone calls on it. All the things that make a phone different to a tablet are present on my “basically a tablet”

    I have a specific use case for this phone. It suits me down to the ground. I don’t pretend this phone is for everyone, but i also don’t pretend it is for no one like you have done here.

    Sorry to direct this at you, but it really does trigger me when i see this type of comment.

    If you don’t see it working for you then just don’t buy one. No need to throw shade because you personally don’t like them.

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      37 minutes ago

      I do believe there is a target audience for folding phones but if you had already "multiple of them, you don’t seem to require a device that can truly last (+5 years).

    • Chef@sh.itjust.works
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      4 hours ago

      Personally, I want the Duo because trying to ssh into a server in Termius on my iPhone with my aging eyes is rough. This will give me a tablet’s worth of terminal screen that I can bring with me in my pocket. And if work is paying for it, why the hell not.

      There are legitimate use cases. Haters just want to feel superior.

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        49 minutes ago

        I did exactly this earlier when I was demoing my z fold to my nephew earlier today, it’s really nice to also have extra screen real estate for the extra modifier keys.

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        3 hours ago

        .ssh/config and tab autocomplete are how I manage. I do the squinting once if I can help it

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      6 hours ago

      I’m happy you fit the niche.

      I don’t. I agree with them that for the price of the folding iPhone, I already have an iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, and can take calls on all three of them. I dont care if my iPad is heavy because I have two more portable devices

      • Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world
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        5 hours ago

        You’re almost the perfect use case lol. The whole point of the fold is for people that have or want both a phone and a tablet, but only want to carry one device.

        I don’t currently have an iPad. My wife does and I end up using it a lot. I want an iPad mini for the times that I want just a bit bigger screen, but I’ve held off because I don’t want another device.

        So I’ve got a duo on order. 90% of the time I’ll probably have it closed. The other 10% of the time it’ll serve the use that I use my wife’s iPad for but will have my setup instead of her layout that I’m not used to lol.