# Foldable phones **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 8, 2023, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foldable-phones/980886 "2023-03-08T18:55:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [May 11, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foldable-phones/980886/21 "2023-05-11T15:34:53Z")
> [@Lantern2](#): > > On the negative side it does cost 1800 Whenever I boggle at the high price of flagship phone I have to remind myself that the Motorola DynaTac 8000X cost more than $10,000 when adjusted for inflation… ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foldable-phones/980886/22 "2023-05-13T16:54:51Z")
Maybe not a phone, but that design did work out well for the Nintendo DS. ---
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foldable-phones/980886/23 "2023-05-13T17:42:17Z")
I’d trust a phone folding about as much as I trust a skylight not leaking. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foldable-phones/980886/24 "2023-05-13T18:21:42Z")
But people usually like to keep their windows for 20 years or more, whereas they tend to buy a new phone every 1-5 years. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foldable-phones/980886.md?page=1)