The iPhone Duo may be only for people with very clean pockets

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PhoneArena
PhoneArena
Phonearena team
Original poster
• 1mo ago

The iPhone Duo is still almost a month away (pre-orders start on October 16 and it's launching on October 23), but we're getting closer now. One of the most important aspects of Apple's first-ever foldable iPhone is repairability. After all, nobody wants to spend $2,000 (that's just the starting price; the 2 TB variant goes up to $3,200) on a pocket gadget that's fragile and compromised. It's funny that I just mentioned "pocket gadget". We need to talk about pockets and foldables right about...

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Avalanche1
Avalanche1
Arena Apprentice
• 1mo ago

I have clean pockets I'm broke!

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Krang
Krang
Arena Apprentice
• 1mo ago

I have the Fold7 with the lower IP rating. It goes in pockets, pockets with pocket dirt, coins and keys if I'm not careful. Like any phone.


I dropped it a few times like any phone, so I now have it in a front open case. I have a screen protector. The case makes it bigger and especially wider ... a reason seldom mentioned I would not favour a wide format of any phone that already has reach constraints.


Never mind pocket fluff, I've dropped it at the beach. Grit gets in the mechanism, in crunches for a few days, it goes away.


In the pocket the strong strong folding mechanism keeps out pretty much anything. A loose card might slide between the screens, it's happened, but no noticeable damage.


Durability was my biggest concern considering the price and my upgrade cycle is pretty much every 4-5 years. Turned out to be completely unfounded. Although it's only gen 1 - if we ignore Apple's other folding phones 😉 - I don't see why it should have a problem where Samsung does not - especially with the greater IP rating.

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Epieikeia
Epieikeia
Arena Apprentice
• 1mo ago

Why not just put a screen protector on both screens and get a case. Ive done that with every phone and foldable ive owned. The whole barebone concept blows my mind. You just soend $2000 on a phone and you're risking as scratching and breaking it; idiocracy.

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Ghampton7
Ghampton7
Arena Apprentice
• 1mo ago

So is apple ready to address their fake ip68 rating? Lol

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p51d007
p51d007
Arena Master
• 1mo ago

I guess I'm "old school". Never carried my phone on my pocket. I've always used a belt clip case. For the last 10 or so the turtleback case. Yeah, they look "bulky" but slim, sexy, colorful & stylish I'm not. 😉

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ErikOiseaux
ErikOiseaux
Arena Master
• 1mo ago
↵p51d007 said:

I guess I'm "old school". Never carried my phone on my pocket. I've always used a belt clip case. For the last 10 or so the turtleback case. Yeah, they look "bulky" but slim, sexy, colorful & stylish I'm not. 😉

Actually, you’re being the smartest of all. Every smartphone emits a small form of radiation when held against the body like in a pocket - they recommend to hold the device about 5/8” or a centimeter away from body at all times as that radiation drops by 90% at that distance.

I need to be doing the same thing.

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Brewski
Brewski
Arena Master
• 1mo ago

*Insert obligatory King Of The Hill - Dale meme*


Pocket sand!!

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p51d007
p51d007
Arena Master
• 1mo ago
↵ErikOiseaux said:

Actually, you’re being the smartest of all. Every smartphone emits a small form of radiation when held against the body like in a pocket - they recommend to hold the device about 5/8” or a centimeter away from body at all times as that radiation drops by 90% at that distance.

I need to be doing the same thing.

Ham radio/electronics guy here...I NEVER hold my phone to my ear to use it. I either use my wireless headset, or speakerphone calls when I can. 😉

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atopical
atopical
Arena Apprentice
• 1mo ago

doesnt it have a higher dust rating than other foldables? What a waste of an article

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