Discussion - Galaxy Z Fold 8 ruined all phones for me, and I almost never open it

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Jason2k13
Jason2k13
Arena Master
• 1mo ago

"While I haven't used it as a daily driver yet..."


Yeah I can't take this guy seriously... and what a coincidence you wanting a non folding passport style phone immediately after Huawei announced Pura X view... how original...

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MsPooks
MsPooks
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• 1mo ago

I've always argued: if you make the outer screen too much like a regular slab, you never need to unfold. People forget the outer screen was supposed to be nothing more than a glorified notification screen.


Now here we are. That's why I find that square non-folding Huawei intriguing

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Brewski
Brewski
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• 1mo ago
↵MsPooks said:

I've always argued: if you make the outer screen too much like a regular slab, you never need to unfold. People forget the outer screen was supposed to be nothing more than a glorified notification screen.


Now here we are. That's why I find that square non-folding Huawei intriguing

This is the use-case I would see for myself. If the outside screen is big/close enough to what is normal in a slab phone, then I can use it 75% of the time. This will save the hinge wear, and protect the inner screen.


But 25% of the time I want that bigger screen to either watch something/play a game, or have multiple apps open. Not for productivity, but just because a bigger screen is easier to use like when making a purchase or signing up for something so you don't make a mistake.


I want a normal-sized phone in my pocket, with the option of going bigger if I need.

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euklidis
euklidis
Arena Apprentice
• 1mo ago
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"While I haven't used it as a daily driver yet..."


Yeah I can't take this guy seriously... and what a coincidence you wanting a non folding passport style phone immediately after Huawei announced Pura X view... how original...

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TuGa121
TuGa121
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• 1mo ago

"Galaxy Z Fold 8 ruined all phones for me, and I almost never open it"

I completely understand where you're coming from. When I first grabbed the Fold to mess around with it, I felt the exact same way. That cover screen is amazing; there's really no need to open the device unless you specifically want to watch a movie or play a game. That’s exactly why I picked up the Fold 8 Ultra. Since I’m primarily an iOS user, I’m hoping the rumored iPhone foldable will offer a similar experience.

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pimpin83z
pimpin83z
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• 1mo ago
↵MsPooks said:

I've always argued: if you make the outer screen too much like a regular slab, you never need to unfold. People forget the outer screen was supposed to be nothing more than a glorified notification screen.


Now here we are. That's why I find that square non-folding Huawei intriguing

The outer display is slightly too short for my liking. If a foldable were to be a litter taller than the Fold 8 & also wasn't skimping out on specs, I'd be interested. 2 years in a row while on vacation I've had to book another hotel to extend my stay. The first time was last year on my S24 Ultra & was like, "I wish I had a foldable to multitask better" & the 2nd time was this year & I thought, "I wish I had a foldable to do this on instead of my laptop". But as of right now, those are my only use-cases for needing a foldable.

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pimpin83z
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• 1mo ago
↵euklidis said:
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You must forget where you are. This site will never need to be labeled Sammy Arena.

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Crispin_Gatieza
Crispin_Gatieza
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• 1mo ago

Why the sudden interest in a passport-sized form factor? In 2014 there was a phone literally named "Passport" that was beaten like a trad wife by so-called tech writers. I remember how phones with 3-1/2" width were too unwieldy and so forth and so on. What changed, removing the physical keyboard was the trick?

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Jason2k13
Jason2k13
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• 1mo ago
↵Crispin_Gatieza said:

Why the sudden interest in a passport-sized form factor? In 2014 there was a phone literally named "Passport" that was beaten like a trad wife by so-called tech writers. I remember how phones with 3-1/2" width were too unwieldy and so forth and so on. What changed, removing the physical keyboard was the trick?

They all used to complain about how Samsung Ultra and Apple Pro max phones were too big to type or handle with 1 hand... All of a sudden they want a wider phone 🤦

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meanestgenius
meanestgenius
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• 1mo ago
↵MsPooks said:

I've always argued: if you make the outer screen too much like a regular slab, you never need to unfold. People forget the outer screen was supposed to be nothing more than a glorified notification screen.


Now here we are. That's why I find that square non-folding Huawei intriguing

I use a Huawei Pura X as one of my daily drivers. It's closest to the aspect ratio of the Huawei Pura X View when unfolded. I use it unfolded almost all of the time, with it only being folded when I'm not using it, or when its in my pocket. The shorter but wider aspect ratio, IMO, is much better to use than a traditional style slab smartphone or "regular" sized book style Foldable.


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