Where is the evidence it is removable "with ease"? I'm looking for it but I can't find a video showing it being removed.
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The Verge: Samsung galaxy fold screens breaking after a day of use for users
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Where is the evidence it is removable "with ease"? I'm looking for it but I can't find a video showing it being removed.
Literally half of those reporting broken screens didn't pull the sheet off.
Ah didn't realise. How many we talking now though - 1 or 2? At that point it could be part of 'sometime shit breaks' - but combined with the sheet pullers it starts to look worse?
Ok like it's just two phones so whatever and I don't care about Samsung but
Who the fuck is defending the plastic screen protector? "We don't know how hard they pried it off"
Reviewer gets phone
Pulls out crowbar and pliers "time to remove this plastic"
Seriously if it is really a plastic thing that isn't meant to come off it's just shitty design. I've never accidentally ripped off a smartphone screen in my life, smdh at the Samsung stans defending this
Who the fuck is defending the plastic screen protector? "We don't know how hard they pried it off"
Reviewer gets phone
Pulls out crowbar and pliers "time to remove this plastic"
Seriously if it is really a plastic thing that isn't meant to come off it's just shitty design. I've never accidentally ripped off a smartphone screen in my life, smdh at the Samsung stans defending this
Forget the peeling and breaking. Plastic screens suck. They scratch in no time and you can't put a screen protector on it according to Samsung.
It's a bad design regardless of this breaking issue. If foldable phones require plastic then we aren't ready for foldable phones. The end.
It's a bad design regardless of this breaking issue. If foldable phones require plastic then we aren't ready for foldable phones. The end.
Not right now. Maybe they can make a new material that is strong as glass but folds. Until then, glass is the best option for screens and that means the screen shouldn't fold.
I feel like if we ever get glass to bend that way, it will change society in such a major way that foldable glass phones is a minor detail lol.
We will probably never have a flexible, seamless, transparent plastic that is scratch proof and that can fold over on itself thousands of times without causing wear and tear.
This product is a concession. It's for people who are purposefully careful and wiling to take the risk. It's a cool technology, but it clearly isn't a casual mainstream product and shouldn't be sold as such. I think it would be good for businesses or events, like interactive presentations or maybe use on sidelines for sporting event strategy. But everyday consumers? No. It's not durable enough for everyday use.
This product is a concession. It's for people who are purposefully careful and wiling to take the risk. It's a cool technology, but it clearly isn't a casual mainstream product and shouldn't be sold as such. I think it would be good for businesses or events, like interactive presentations or maybe use on sidelines for sporting event strategy. But everyday consumers? No. It's not durable enough for everyday use.
I was really excited for this phone. I'm glad I decided that waiting until at least the second generation would be the right move. It's incredible that Samsung seemingly did absolutely no stress testing or getting it in the hands of regular consumers to test failure rate by typical usage. How can so many fail in just a day?
I mean, people can keep repeating this as many times as they want.
It's just the pretty much all the people who arent arguing on the Internet about or are making click bait videos/articles I.E almost every tech person who are currently using the phones right now, after using it, have no problem with the concept of a plastic folding screen.
So I will personally wait to hear more from people actually using the product, rather than those who are simply responding to sensationalised news on the Internet.
Opens this thread: FOLDING PHONES DOOOOOOOMED, SUCH SHITTY PRODUCT SO BAAAAAD. SCREEN SO SHIT.
Watches any tech youtuber: *enjoying the phone and extremely excited, not complaining about the screen at all*
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We need that stuff Scotty talked about in Star Trek 4 - transparent aluminum!
That's probably the secret to flexible and durable screen tech!
Too bad it doesn't exist in real life.
That's probably the secret to flexible and durable screen tech!
Too bad it doesn't exist in real life.
Nintendo learned this lesson years ago which is why this exists for kids:
Except for the ones ripping shit off their phone and then telling Verge their phone broke.
I know you guys are desperate to spin this as well as you can, but this is what very prominent tech bloggers were having issues with and the whole thing was very unclear. It's incredibly dishonest to pretend anyone other than those very same people that got those review units would know more. Sorry to bust your 'gotcha' bubble, but I'm sure Samsung appreciates your hopes.
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It it was apple it would be 400 and most would be saying there is no issue
You know that's bullshit, there would be quite the uproar of hate and criticism. And it would be deserved because this is a shoddy product.
I agree that it would be much longer if it was an Apple thread but you're insane if you think it would be mostly people dismissing it. Have you seen Apple threads here?
A sizeable proportion would just be the word 'courage'.
Creating a foldable phone took courage (TM), but I wonder if the issues were known ahead of production or if this has caught Samsung off-guard.
Every Apple Keynote thread is a cavalcade of "This is stupid / Prices are too high / Steve Jobs is rolling in his grave".
Yes, apple have never released a shoddy product this is true.
Those who pulled it off stated they peeled it off like a screen protector.
You'd think if it were difficult to remove, they wouldn't compare it to the ease of removing a screen protector.
It's not really a product though. IMO its a beta prototype available for purchase. It's comparable to Honda fuel cell cars and Google Gaggle. Not defending Samsung on this one, but it's not as same as Note battery malfunction.
It's a product. If it's something that is marketed and sold in stores for money, it's a product.
There are literally no tech youbers doing this.
One of them who did in the OP is Bloombergs "Apple and Devices News" guy who tried to make out his screen randomly broke and the other is Mkbhd who admitted that he broke.
And Mkbhd despite breaking his is also just on out of every tech youtuber enjoying the shit out of their time with the fold.
So like I said, I'll take the actual views of actual users of the product over a thousand hot takes and click bait videos/articles.
They said they pulled it off because they thought it was one, not that they pulled it off like one.
Nobody compared it to the ease of pulling off a screen protector.
Nobody has commented on exactly how they did and how difficult it was.
This is like people who complain about wanting their video game reviews to be objective. As if a reviewer isn't a user of a product.
And I love the scare quotes about the "Apple and devices guy". I know they put Apple in there, but Samsung do make devices.
It made me wince like mad when he picked up tools and things with one
The problem is if a layer looks like screen protector, you can't tell if it's temporary or permanent until you peel off a corner of it.
This happened to me with a Sony NEX camera. It has a protection screen that's incredible hard to pull off. But it developed bubble underneath it over time and I had to pull it. I also had to put an aftermarket glass screen protector on it afterward. It's a bad design.
Yeah definitely curious how these screens look in a month. Or a year.
I'd think the plastic screen being inside would at least help prevent some scratches.
So for TLDR of the situation.
-There is a protective plastic layer on the screen that if removed can lead to the screen malfunctioning.
-This layer resembles a pre-installed screen protector and was not clearly marked as not to be removed in reviewer kits. It was thereby removed by multiple reviewers
-In addition some reviews that didn't remove the film are also having screen issues after days of use.
Is that an accurate breakdown?
-There is a protective plastic layer on the screen that if removed can lead to the screen malfunctioning.
-This layer resembles a pre-installed screen protector and was not clearly marked as not to be removed in reviewer kits. It was thereby removed by multiple reviewers
-In addition some reviews that didn't remove the film are also having screen issues after days of use.
Is that an accurate breakdown?
I thought only 2 reviews were broken and caused by the removal of the plastic layer
I have no idea what you're talking about. I do know that plastic screens suck, full stop.
The entire market moved to glass for a reason. For multiple reasons.
Do you have a legitimate reason for why Samsung didn't put the edges of that plastic underneath the bezels?
Seems like a logical decision.