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Well, as promised, we are talking foldable this week. The excitement is palpable, and it looks like the rest of our mod team have already started the conversation here. Go check it out.

I honestly don't know very much about foldable phones, so I'll let the rest of our (very smart and knowledgeable) mod team handle this one this week. :)

Last thing for future reference at the end of the week, we also have a great thread discussing foldables here too, go check it out if you want more great discussions.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Foldables are basically the opposite of what I want: a small slab flagship phone, maybe 5" would be ideal. I don't want it to become huge at any point.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I miss the Galaxy mini series of phones. When picking my last phone size was a major consideration. I was a fervent Moto supporter but they just keep getting bigger and lag too far behind other flagship phones.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Whatever happened to tiny phones? There was a glorious moment when the future promised cool miniaturisation and then everyone wanted an HD TV in their pocket. Did non-tat (I know about the cheap prison phones) mini phones progress at all?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm still rocking the OP5T+LOS20 and I'm not even shopping yet. It's everything I need in a daily driver.

Mayyybe the Fairphone 5 if the specs are there at launch. I can afford to wait.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

That's awesome. I will need to find a new phone soon, and I'm dreading it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I appreciate a small phone as well. The S10e was a brilliant device. I've gone back to a bigger phone now as there isn't really much of a choice.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You my friend are obviously not old enough to need reading glasses or progressives. There comes an age at which bigger screens are better. You will know one day :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Is true, i don't need reading glasses, and maybe one day I'd feel differently, but the OP asked for personal views on foldables, and at this moment in time, that is my view :)

Plus people of all ages did fine with smartphones with 3-5" screens for like a decade, including iPhones 1-5 i think.