• cm0002@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    15
    ·
    1 month ago

    I agree the Flip and kiln are utterly pointless, just a big ol nostalgic rip imo.

    But book styles like Fold are pretty great, being able to go from phone to tablet whenever has been amazing! My Pixel 9 pro fold is my most used tablet ever, I’ve had a lot of tablets over the years and they all end up collecting dust in no time because they suffer from a fatal flaw. They’re never near me when I need/want a tablet the most.

    • Telorand@reddthat.com
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      1 month ago

      I would have considered a folding book-style phone if I wanted a tablet. I agree that they’re likely the only viable use case that isn’t a complete gimmick.

    • lobut@lemmy.ca
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 month ago

      I just got my pro fold, I haven’t used it that much as a tablet to be honest. It is nice to do when I need it.

      Did you get the Google insurance thing that’s quite pricey with it? I have a few days to get it.

      • cm0002@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        1 month ago

        I just got my pro fold, I haven’t used it that much as a tablet to be honest. It is nice to do when I need it.

        That’s the beauty of the “not tall as fuck” (cough Samsuck cough) ones, you don’t feel forced to use it so you’ll use it more when you actually want to lol

        Did you get the Google insurance thing that’s quite pricey with it? I have a few days to get it.

        I bought through my carrier and have their insurance, folds on my carriers thing has a deductible of $250. I’d look at your carriers offerings if they have any and go with whoever has the cheapest deductible

        But in general, I always got the phone insurance even when it wasn’t an 1800$ foldy phone lol