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   Dragonjion (njion@bark.lgbt)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Feb-2024 17:06:07 JST Dragonjion

   Folding phones still feels like such a pointless gimmick to me.. Most users I've met have told me that it's so nice that you can display stuff on the tiny screen while the phone is closed so that you don't have to fully open your phone to do stuff but like.. if I'm already holding the phone in my hand and using it, why wouldn't I want to be able to see the whole screen? It's not as if it's more difficult to hold a normal phone as it's the width that matters and that stays mostly the same, folded or not..
   And if you need a whole separate screen just to use your phone without opening it then maybe the issue is that opening it every time you want to actually do something is the pointless and annoying part? I sure would get tired of that fast.
   Oh yeah, also they tend to have a significantly smaller battery, as if phones didn't discharge way too quickly already.

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     Polychrome :blabcat: (polychrome@poly.cybre.city)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Feb-2024 17:06:03 JST Polychrome :blabcat:

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     • Celestrogen ☁️
     @clewd @njion I'm kinda interested in getting one because I don't always need a big screen and I don't always need a small screen, so being able to switch seems like a neat concept.
     
     Also as a person who used to run around with a brick shaped Nokia Communicator I don't mind the thickness. :p
     
     Unfortunately I'm being put off by reports of the screen developing a seam over time and reduced battery life.
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     Celestrogen ☁️ (clewd@girlcock.club)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Feb-2024 17:06:05 JST Celestrogen ☁️

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     @njion it's just fun tbh, it breaks with the boring design of everyday smartphones and has this retro touch

     I have a z flip 4 and I prefer the smaller screen to the bigger one they have now, it's smol, it's cute and I'm just using it to check notifications or change my music, I don't want more.

     Closing the screen feels good, it's cute when it's closed, it's also a good way to use your smartphone less, since you have to open it every time.

     But ngl it's expensive for what it's worth

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     Polychrome :blabcat: (polychrome@poly.cybre.city)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Feb-2024 18:30:40 JST Polychrome :blabcat:

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     • Celestrogen ☁️
     @clewd @njion probably an unpopular opinion but I don't mind just having two separate displays instead of a single folding one.
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     Celestrogen ☁️ (clewd@girlcock.club)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Feb-2024 18:30:41 JST Celestrogen ☁️

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     • Polychrome :blabcat:

     @Polychrome @njion yeah battery life is not the greatest, I'm charging mine at least twice a day, and resistance can vary a lot, I don't see myself with this phone for more than two years, I already have some issues with it

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     Polychrome :blabcat: (polychrome@poly.cybre.city)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Feb-2024 21:04:55 JST Polychrome :blabcat:

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     • Celestrogen ☁️
     @njion @clewd for a while I was kinda obsessed about building a pocket watch PDA. It's not a compowder but it does have a similar shape aesthetic :blobcatthink:
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     Dragonjion (njion@bark.lgbt)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Feb-2024 21:04:56 JST Dragonjion

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     • Celestrogen ☁️

     @clewd @Polychrome I'm pretty sure I have seen a phone very much like that but it definitely wasn't a smartphone and only had one screen

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     Celestrogen ☁️ (clewd@girlcock.club)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Feb-2024 21:04:57 JST Celestrogen ☁️

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     • Polychrome :blabcat:

     @Polychrome @njion I'm still waiting for the totally spies compowder to be built