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The newest folding phones from Samsung and Motorola are already breaking and attracting scratches
CNBC ^ | Published Tue, Feb 18 20209:20 AM EST Updated Wed, Feb 19 202010:09 AM EST | Todd Haselton

Posted on 02/20/2020 10:25:16 AM PST by Red Badger

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To: Buttons12

A quarter million isn’t a lot if you think about it.....................


21 posted on 02/20/2020 1:04:48 PM PST by Red Badger (If people were to God like dogs are to people, the world would be a really great place..............)
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So you’re saying if we buy one get the service plan eh?


22 posted on 02/20/2020 1:07:50 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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LOL!...It would be wiser not but one in the first place!................


23 posted on 02/20/2020 1:09:54 PM PST by Red Badger (If people were to God like dogs are to people, the world would be a really great place..............)
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Jerry did another video for the Samsung Z flip, in response to Samsung’s response to his first video. He discovered that there is an ultra thin layer of glass, under the top plastic layer. He concluded that the feature was still poorly named, and not very useful, since even though that layer was glass, it doesn’t deliver the “glass experience” that people expect.


24 posted on 02/20/2020 1:20:55 PM PST by catbertz
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My ancient 2014 Samsung Rugby 4 (AT&T) Flip Phone, folds just fine.


25 posted on 02/20/2020 1:52:12 PM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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Jerry...concluded that the feature was still poorly named, and not very useful, since even though that layer was glass, it doesn’t deliver the “glass experience” that people expect.

Well in my "glass experience," glass breaks when bent. This stuff didn't break, and on the hardness scale it was scratchable at a 3, if I recall. Glass scratches up around 5.

In any case, I'm going to wait for the "next generation." My first computer was over $2k, and the subsequent purchases were mostly around $300, yet far more powerful. If these folding phones get better and drop to $100 or so, deal me in!

26 posted on 02/20/2020 2:08:16 PM PST by Buttons12
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PS: Kudos to Jerry and all the other angels out there who review products and freely share their experience with the rest of us!


27 posted on 02/20/2020 2:11:32 PM PST by Buttons12
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Crazy that 2014 is considered ancient. I think you will be part of the cool group now with the flip phone.


28 posted on 02/20/2020 2:15:46 PM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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I have it set to MAKE & TAKE calls, ONLY; nothing more. I have an uber-powerful commercial/industrial-grade 2009 HP Desktop at home, and when I leave, I want to unplug. CALL ME if you need to reach me; no texting or messaging or email etc. It’s case is rubberized so if I drop it, it doesn’t break. My condo is NOT smart or connected with it; I don’t need Google/NSA monitoring my every move and action.


29 posted on 02/20/2020 3:40:17 PM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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I understand that big time. It’s too late for most of us. Scary too.


30 posted on 02/22/2020 6:36:27 AM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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