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[-] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 12 points 5 days ago

I can't understand why a user would even want this. How many users do want this?

I dunno what to tell you, I love the thing. I’ve liked the idea of foldables for a while. My buddy got the Z Fold 7 and loves it, I picked up the Duo and it’s great for me.

Foldables certainly aren’t the right fit for everyone, there are inherent trade offs. But I love the concept. I love having a small tablet with me everywhere. I love how compact the device is when folded. I’m enjoying a phone that is substantially different from every smartphone I’ve ever used. It reminds me of when smartphones were new and each one had things that made them unique.

I can certainly understand why people wouldn’t want one. But I find it surprising that you can’t understand why someone would.

[-] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 days ago

Because it costs 2000 USD and breaks easily? There, that would be my number one reason I wouldn't want one, and my number one reason I don't understand why someone would want one.

[-] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 12 points 5 days ago

Again, I can understand why someone wouldn’t want one. Are you truly incapable of recognizing that other people have different device priorities than you do?

I use my phone more than any other device I own. It being expensive is justifiable if I get better use out of it. And it being fragile isn’t a problem for me, it’s plenty sturdy enough. I’ve not broken a phone in a very long time. So for me, personally, the two issues you raised that make you unable to understand why someone would want one do not deter me. Does that make sense?

[-] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 days ago

No, that's not the point at all. I can understand why someone would want a foldable device. What I can't understand is why anyone would want a foldable, expensive, piece of junk.

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