So I used to be quite a tech enthusiast but kinda stopped, I used to be a lot in cameras, smartphones etc even tho i cud never afford them lmao
Anyway today i saw the MKBHD video he released recently about oneplus, and it got me thinking, i remember the time when i used to really be into it and remember devices being so cool for their time like iphone 11 and 12, the samsung galaxy s phones… oneplus obv, always came with a lot of actually cooler features like better battery lives, new cooler designs, improved cameras etc etc, we also had companies like ASUS making and experimenting with cool phones
However now it just seems that they all add useless irrelevant features, AI slop being number one of them, but even then the designs are much uglier now… iphone 12 and 13s used to look so elegant and cool… same with samsungs galaxy note series and s10 series, ASUS went out of the market… and oneplus is… well just another random generic brand… the only brands doing smthng cool are prolly xiaomi or vivo but even then its a lot more cool for the first week and then forget abt it than much else
Same kinda happened with the camera market… i remember there used to be cameras lile XS-10 or fujis XE4 and XT30 making big news about being arnd and under 1000$ and being such good value for money with good sensors… IBIS in some cases, and in the full frame you had A7iii from sony and Z5s from nikon offering insane value However now apparently 1K dollars only gets u recycled parts from much older cameras… and entry level is now fuckinf 1.5k+ dollars for APSC cams, micro four thirds is dead (i always wanted a g9 so bad lol it was like 999$ a steal but i was like 15lol), and even the cameras dont seem much that great, however maybe i just am not upto date on that stuff so idk… the pro market might be getting better… im talking more as an enthusiast who just sees them from outside lol
Also because no gorilla glass… :/
a fingernail scratches it
They have the film on top (at least on the Samsung folds) which helps prevent scratches.
I don’t really open mine super frequently, but it’s nice to have when I do.
Maybe 2-3 times a day on the low end and 20ish in the high.
Btw might be a naive question but i never realized why cant they just use plastic around the hinge and use glass everywhere else
Because then you’d have a lip/ridges in the screen that would effectively look like 2 vertical cracks all the way up the screen. Honestly, the “plastic” screen isn’t that big of a deal. It’s effectively just a screen protector anyways, and Samsung gives you a free one within the first year, and replacements are $20 afterwards.
I’ve had my Fold 7 for 3 months now without issues, and honestly it’s the first phone I’ve owned since my first Note that actually felt like a “game changer” in any way. It makes for a fantastic E-reader and it’s just far more pleasant to read longer form articles and such on.
No, the newest 2026 Razers have Gorilla glass on the inside foldable screen, and the hinge was reworked in metal.
That is also a significant downside. I am not nearly careful enough with my phone to be trusted with something so frail for regular use.