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Huawei’s Tri-Foldable Phone Hits Global Markets in a Show of Defiance Amid U.S. Curbs (time.com)

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[–] chesmotorcycle@lemmygrad.ml 26 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

They had to go with a picture that makes the screen look cracked. And of course the article itself is mostly just copium.

A couple lowlights:

But challenges over pricing, longevity, supply and app constraints may limit its success...

Although dubbed a trifold, the phone has three mini-panels and folds only twice.

LMAO. I guess those "trifold" wallets I've seen for decades were false advertising. They only fold twice!

[–] maodun@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"this trifold only folds twice! false advertising" really kills me lmfao

[–] LeniX@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 2 weeks ago

So it's not just geography yanks are stereotypically bad at, its geometry as well

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Haha yeah they're coping hard there. Like they're still under this delusion that China will not be able to compete with US offerings on the global market. I always wonder if people writing this genuinely believe it or they're just cynically spinning a narrative for the US public.

[–] chesmotorcycle@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yup, and I love their ultimate fallback cope when all else fails. "They're only outcompeting us because they use evil commie subsidies! We would totally win in a Free Market^TM^ fight!" As if the West hadn't been heavily subsidizing its industry and agriculture for at least the last century.

ETA: not to mention the constant accumulation by dispossession since capitalism's founding. Nope, nothing to see there...

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago

Exactly, the whole argument for capitalism is that it's supposed to be more efficient than state driven planning. Yet, here we see how central planning is clearly outperforming market driven allocation. All of a sudden it's cheating!

[–] Abnorc@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It is a bit more of a statement product than something that most people will want to use. It's incredibly thin, and the tri-fold design means that the screen is exposed on one of the edges when folded up. They do alleviate this with an included case though.

I'm cautiously optimistic. It could be seriously cool, but it could end up being more of a collectible than something that actually can weather the rigors of everyday use.

[–] chesmotorcycle@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, at ~$3600, I certainly won't be rushing to buy it. But it's definitely neat as a first of its kind, and something that can be iterated from.