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Apple working on multiple folding iPhone prototypes, but launch isn't soon
Yep. Obviously I’m only speaking for myself and no one else, but for portability I have my iPhone Mini and for readability, drawing, etc., I have my iPad Mini. A screen that’s twice the size of an iPhone is too small and a phone that’s half the size of an iPad Mini is too big.GeorgeBMac said:fred1 said:I don’t see a need for this ...."No need for this"? Interesting!Ever since Apple abandoned Steve's idea of a small screened iPhone with the iPhone 6, they've been racing ahead to bigger and bigger screens -- while even talking of abandoning the small screened mini.The single biggest limitation of any smart phone is its pocketability -- the ability to fit into a pocket. And that is determined by its screen size. In fact, that is probably the single biggest reason for Face-ID -- to eliminate bezels in order to enlarge the screen. Further, the flip phone proved the utility of the concept: Not only did it shrink the physical dimensions of the phone, it hardened the phone against damage by protecting its screen and keyboard from external damage. (With a flip phone I had no problem carrying keys and phone in the same pocket -- now my iPhone needs a separate pocket all to itself because its screen is so delicate.)At this point, Apple has exhausted the expandability of tits iPhone. If the Pro-Max gets any bigger it goes into iPad territory and its mobility will be severely impaired.They have only one direction to go: A folding iPhone.Apple knows this. But its fans tend to think that if Apple doesn't make it, they don't need it.But don’t base the potential market for a folding phone on my preferences!
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Apple working on multiple folding iPhone prototypes, but launch isn't soon
I don’t see a need for this either, but if Apple does create a folding phone it’ll be because they know there’s a market for them. As usual, Apple doesn’t rush to be the first, but let’s others do that so they can see the market share obtained. If Apple does make one, it’ll follow the pattern of so many other products and be a much better version, like with smartphones, tablets, laptops, earpods, etc., etc. -
Chipolo announces wallet-sized Bluetooth tracker to work with Find My
This is just the form factor I want. I’ll be among the first.
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Crime blotter: Mother allegedly assaults Apple Store employee, iPad hospital thefts, and m...
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