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Huawei Mate X vs. Samsung Galaxy Fold: Ask the Press
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(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday February 27 2019, @08:31PM (9 children)
I watched a YouTube video just yesterday evening of Samsung unveiling its folding phone.
Bottom line, price is over: $1900.
(I think it was $1950, but I could be mistaken.)
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 2) by BsAtHome on Wednesday February 27 2019, @08:42PM (1 child)
A perfect example of: how to extract lots of money from people for something they do not need.
At some stage, you will have <fill in absurd feature> for <fill in absurd overprice>. It is a natural marked development.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday February 27 2019, @09:42PM
Or maybe extract money from developers who will customize their applications to the device in hopes of a big payday.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 27 2019, @09:15PM (5 children)
It's an early adopter price.
Maybe Samsung can't make millions of units right now. So they launch it at an absurd price to sell to early adopters who will beta test the product. People are paying $1k for other phones, so it works out.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday February 27 2019, @09:41PM (4 children)
I recently paid just over $1K for a Pixel 3 XL. But I'm not sold on a folding phone. Maybe I'll give it a look one day when it's time to upgrade phones.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Wednesday February 27 2019, @11:42PM (2 children)
It'll be really good in 4, 5 or 6 years. I will get one then and it can replace both my phone and tablet.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 28 2019, @01:02AM (1 child)
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Thursday February 28 2019, @03:08PM
A cloth bag. Better than a basket. Cloth bag offers the same well known kind of protection as a scrotum.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 28 2019, @02:31AM
I really wish I could justify spending the $$$ on a CAT S61 phone. It's about AU$1200.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 28 2019, @02:13AM
I expected what is basically two screens with a hinge reinforced to prevent cracking.
How many times can that plastic hinge flex?