As a phone - awful As a tablet - amazing
Price - ridiculous
1) The price seems inline with this new tech and the yields will probably make this something that makes the price point viable right now for Samsung in terms of production.
2) My impression is that it's the worst of both worlds. Neither a great phone or tablet.
Well lets see a folding smartphone/tablet that might actually work. It's a 4 in a half inch smartphone or 7 inch tablet, so I guess catering to only those wanting a 4 inch smartphone as it in tablet mode is less than an inch bigger than the much cheaper S10+. Quite frankly at a hair under $2k price I much rather buy a $1k iPhone and $1k iPad Pro with 2 devices for the same price. I knew first gen is expensive but I can't see people seriously considering this type of device until it was $1500 or less(which would make it only a couple hundred more over the iPhone XS MAX when accounting for storage upgrade. Now with that said, nothing would make me actually consider a Samsung smartphone, Im just speaking for other brands or likely those who do like Samsung will likely not want this device.
Will be interesting to see how the "hinge with interlocking gears" holds up. Seems like it would have to be insanely combust, er, robust, to not be creaky junk in short order.
Amazing how the ear buds pair just like Apple AirPods of 26 months ago. Amazing how phone calls interrupt movies playing, just like on an iPad of 5 years ago.
That looks like one fat phone! Can't see a market for a $2k phone that's twice as fat & heavy all of the time, for the relatively few times you need such a big screen (certainly you don't want to unfold it all the time - takes too much time, relative to simply looking at a screen).
There is hypocrisy all over the Fandroid realm. If this had been an iPhone, people and the media would be accusing Apple of greed and for "ripping-off their customers". Shame on them.
But wait, this steaming pile of Samsung turd gets a free pass?
I look forward to seeing the first one Samdroid to drop this $2,000 junk on a sidewalk and shatter.
Would you prefer this "state of the art" Samsung Fold'em Fon? Or go another route: a new iphone and ipad for about half the price and twice the capability?
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2) My impression is that it's the worst of both worlds. Neither a great phone or tablet.
Quite frankly at a hair under $2k price I much rather buy a $1k iPhone and $1k iPad Pro with 2 devices for the same price. I knew first gen is expensive but I can't see people seriously considering this type of device until it was $1500 or less(which would make it only a couple hundred more over the iPhone XS MAX when accounting for storage upgrade. Now with that said, nothing would make me actually consider a Samsung smartphone, Im just speaking for other brands or likely those who do like Samsung will likely not want this device.
Amazing how phone calls interrupt movies playing, just like on an iPad of 5 years ago.