That phone is pretty much the most innovative smartphone of all time. But on youtube there's a video stress-testing how it would hold up to real life conditions... and it gets completely destroyed by a handful of sand. Same applies to pretty much all foldables: if you get any sand or dirt in the folds, you can easily destroy the screens.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 9 points 5 months ago (6 children)

Yea, I just want a good, small form-factor smartphone with excellent battery life, a decent camera, and a nice screen, really. Foldables are both way overkill for that and not as durable.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

phones have become status symbols; what's why apple is going to start making folding iphones too.

i bought my gen-alpha grand nieces/nephews some motorolas last xmas and they rejected them because they wanted iphones.

i was disappointed at first, but then pleased to learn that i lit a fire that forced my their parents to buy expensive AF iphones to quell the rabble and none of the motorolas helped subsidized the $6,000+ cost. lol

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Sad, would've loved a moto. My phone is nearing 5 years old, at which point I'll probably grab a used Pixel and throw GrapheneOS on it, wish Chinese phones weren't so legislated against in the US.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

wish Chinese phones weren’t so legislated against in the US.

tell me about it; i've got a redmi that's become an expensive paperweight because of it and despite the fact that it's comparable to a pixel 8.

i'm forced to make due with a VASTLY inferior "american" phone (and for the same price). i'm waiting for the day that graphane/postmarket/lineage/etc. starts supporting my redmi model.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago

Would be nice...

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