Samsung's new Folding Screen

Robert_Weaver · February 21, 2019, 10:25pm

Just saw this today:
Link

Emile_Schwarz · February 21, 2019, 11:00pm

Who will win the (high) Price War: Apple or Samsung ?

brian_franco · February 21, 2019, 11:10pm

Apple

Emile_Schwarz · February 21, 2019, 11:55pm

Since the new Samsung releases: Samsung !

Robert_Weaver · February 22, 2019, 4:01am

I think it depends on what is more important, hardware or software. I think Samsung has already won the hardware war. Apple may still be ahead in the software category, but that could quickly change.

Emile_Schwarz · February 22, 2019, 6:00am

I think so (and the same for the Desktop Os).

But that was not my point: who sold the higher priced Phone ? Samsung with the newly ann products.

Four times my (small) monthly income ! Not for me people, not for me.

When will they sold (directly) 24 Karats Gold Phones ?

Gavin_Smith · February 22, 2019, 12:18pm

Have you seen that thing in folded mode? It’s like a 90s chunky phone. Even in unfolded mode, it looks like it was designed by a team of penguins (penguins are notorious for poor design).

Apple are rarely first in these things - they weren’t the first with a portable digital music player, they weren’t the first with a tablet, they weren’t the first with a smartphone, they weren’t the first with a smartwatch etc etc but when they finally get around to it, they usually make the (subjective) best in each category. We’ve seen this movie before.

Ivan_Tellez · February 22, 2019, 4:28pm

[quote=425771:@Emile Schwarz]@Robert Weaver Apple may still be ahead in the software category,

I think so (and the same for the Desktop Os).[/quote]

the fact that their software is simplistic is not the same as to be better.

Emile_Schwarz · February 22, 2019, 4:38pm

simplistic ? no. Better ? YES !

After all, ll other OSes are derived from MacOS

Michel_Bujardet · February 24, 2019, 2:41am

This thing is intriguing, but we are still a while away from the “Global” used in Earth: Final Conflict back in 1997.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123816/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Steve_Wilson · February 24, 2019, 8:15pm

or Huawei?

brian_franco · February 24, 2019, 11:44pm

[quote=425824:@Emile Schwarz]simplistic ? no. Better ? YES !

After all, ll other OSes are derived from MacOS[/quote]
And Apple did not derive from another? (OSX (NextStep)

Unix…FreeBSD

Mark_Strickland · February 25, 2019, 12:54am

Although I have not touched one of these I wonder about the durability. Will it take the abuse of a few drops and being slightly bent when carried in a back pocket of a pair of jeans?

Since I am older a bigger screen would be handy sometimes but that is why I now carry reading glasses … and they work for other things than just my iPhone.

I guess there is a place in the world for many things … including a foldable phone no matter the price or durability.

DaveS · February 25, 2019, 3:20am