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Well, as promised, we are talking foldable this week. The excitement is palpable, and it looks like the rest of our mod team have already started the conversation here. Go check it out.

I honestly don't know very much about foldable phones, so I'll let the rest of our (very smart and knowledgeable) mod team handle this one this week. :)

Last thing for future reference at the end of the week, we also have a great thread discussing foldables here too, go check it out if you want more great discussions.

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[–] phx@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I felt the same but my wife got one over a year back and so far the only issue has been needing to replace the screen protector where it loses adhesion and starts to create a "bubble" towards the center of the device.

Bigger issue for me is that - unfolded - it's a bit harder to protect with bumpers, and my experience with mechanical "clamshell" anything tends towards that part going over time

[–] Aosih@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Do you really need a screen protector if the main screen is only ever exposed when you're actively using it? I'd thought the main point of screen protectors is to prevent scratching against pocket fabric or keys, or accidental drops. Foldables also seem pretty fragile that dropping it is a game over regardless of a screen protector.

[–] phx@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Well my wife did drop something on the phone once when it was open and I'm pretty sure the protector saved it :-)

[–] L3s@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

My wife and I have had the Z-Fold3's for a while now. Both of us have dropped it many times while open and folded. So far, there are no issues except for the screen protector adhesive one mentioned above.

My son(2.5) threw my wife's across the room(hard flooring), and the phone was totally fine. In my experience, they're not as fragile as most people think.

[–] thimantha@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

The screen protector is mainly there because the inner-screen is either plastic or Ultra Thin Glass™, which makes the inner-screen extremely brittle, despite it being almost always covered.