# Foldable phones not what I thought they'd be

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foldable-phones-not-what-i-thought-theyd-be/830045>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 22, 2019, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foldable-phones-not-what-i-thought-theyd-be/830045 "2019-02-22T21:54:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foldable-phones-not-what-i-thought-theyd-be/830045/1 "2019-02-22T21:54:47Z")

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Samsung is on the verge of releasing their near-$2000 foldable phone. It appears to be about the size of a current “slate” style smartphone but unfolds to be roughly double the width.

This is not what I was expecting.

I was picturing something more like the phone folds in half vertically like an old flip phone. I’m really not seeing the benefit of it unfolding like a book. I have no interest in a smaller phone that gets wider, rather I want the opposite of that: a bigger phone that folds _smaller_. I suppose you could argue that’s exactly what they’ve made, just folding the other way, but I think you know what I mean. I’d like something like a current iPhone or Galaxy that folds in half.

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foldable-phones-not-what-i-thought-theyd-be/830045/2 "2019-02-22T22:02:10Z")

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[You’ll get them](https://www.t3.com/news/best-folding-phones), if the technology proves to be robust enough for real-world use.

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**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foldable-phones-not-what-i-thought-theyd-be/830045/3 "2019-02-22T22:09:51Z")

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There are rumors that Motorola is working on a new version of their classic RAZR line, like you describe. [Here](https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/21/18191330/motorola-razr-lenovo-remake-foldable-smartphone) and [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaS_pxjcuNA).

I’m all for a phone that can unfold into a tablet. It’s cool tech. The version Samsung just introduced is first generation, and in my opinion, not really ready for prime time. I’m waiting for a device that will fold flat, which Samsung’s does not.

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**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foldable-phones-not-what-i-thought-theyd-be/830045/4 "2019-02-22T22:18:23Z")

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Screw Samsung’s folding phone; I’m holding out for [kiyomo beads](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxhim8o9lDA&t=1m17s%5B/URL).

Stranger

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foldable-phones-not-what-i-thought-theyd-be/830045/5 "2019-02-22T22:35:19Z")

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I’d rather have a [Global](https://www.google.com/search?q=earth+final+conflict+global&tbm=isch&source=univ&client=firefox-b-1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwidzYLsstDgAhWrz4MKHfOUAW0QsAR6BAgAEAE&biw=1408&bih=703).