The OnePlus 17 is taking it too far. For a change, I'm glad Apple and Samsung are off this hype train

Join the discussion
PhoneArena
PhoneArena
Phonearena team
Original poster
• 3h ago

If you're a regular PhoneArena reader and, for whatever reason, you've stumbled upon one or two of my editorials, chances are that you've witnessed me ranting how lazy Samsung and Apple have gotten in recent times. Yes, yes, the iPhone and the Galaxy are what virtually everybody between the Ural Mountains and Los Angeles is after. They're popular, I get it. Apple and Samsung still reign supreme in terms of sheer numbers, but the smartphone world is so much fun once you step outside the duopoly:...

Click here to read the full article
nortoja4566
nortoja4566
Arena Apprentice
• 3h agoedited
This comment was deleted by the user.
nortoja4566
nortoja4566
Arena Apprentice
• 3h ago

I personally like the passport folds for this reason - the wider aspect ratio. After using a fold 8 for a few weeks, the traditional form factor feels like a tv remote control and is now too narrow for my liking...funny how that works.

Like
Quote
MaximoMark
MaximoMark
Arena Apprentice
• 2h ago

Wider phones that are 16:9 are not new, that's what they were before someone somewhere decided we needed the 19.5:9 aspect ratio. I for 1 welcome the return to the correct shape for a phone.

Like
Quote
carlb
carlb
Arena Apprentice
• 33m ago

I could tolerate a 5 mm wider phone but not more than that.

And the whole craze with flip phones renamed " foldable" is something I cannot understand ( here cell phone user since March 1994)

I wish we had more brand choices in the US though.

Like
Quote
Brewski
Brewski
Arena Master
• 10m ago

I think a wide foldable is fine. But a wide slab? Pass.

Like
Quote
JHA65
JHA65
Arena Apprentice
• Just nowedited

16:9 format was in some phones before. I think some Sony Xperias had it. But they was in 4,5 to 5” inches screen back in the days. With a size around 6,9” inch they will be to big for a pocket etc. Not easy to handle.

Like
Quote