{"id":323242,"date":"2021-08-12T14:17:41","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T11:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/samsungs-foldables-will-never-flourish-until-theyre-as-good-as-regular-phones\/"},"modified":"2021-08-12T14:17:41","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T11:17:41","slug":"samsungs-foldables-will-never-flourish-until-theyre-as-good-as-regular-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/samsungs-foldables-will-never-flourish-until-theyre-as-good-as-regular-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"#Samsung\u2019s foldables will never flourish until they\u2019re as good as regular phones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Samsung\u2019s foldables will never flourish until they\u2019re as good as regular phones<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>At yesterday\u2019s Samsung Unpacked, the tech giant announced its new foldables: the\u00a0Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3.<\/p>\n<p>You can go and read all about the update to the phones (as well as the other products the company announced) right here, but I\u2019d like to focus on the major takeaway of this event \u2014 the price drop.<\/p>\n<p>Yep, the\u00a0Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 now start at\u00a0$1,799 and $999, respectively. This is down from\u00a0$2,000 and $1,450 last time around. Effectively, the price of the Flip 3 has been reduced\u00a0<em>by a third.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s an insane discount for a piece of premium tech.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s pretty clear why Samsung is slashing the prices of its folding phones: to try and get the public to buy them.<\/p>\n<p>Now, I\u2019ve seen a lot of discussion in the tech sphere about what it\u2019d take for foldables to go mainstream.\u00a0Is it about price? Form factor? How they actually fit into your daily workflow? The list goes on and on.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s much simpler than all this hand-wringing suggests. People will use foldables when they\u2019re as good as regular phones. That\u2019s it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1363658 js-lazy\" alt=\"Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 foldable\" width=\"1640\" height=\"1224\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1640px) 100vw, 1640px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/02_01_B2_Product_03_galaxyzflip3_5g_cream_L.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/02_01_B2_Product_03_galaxyzflip3_5g_cream_L.jpg 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/02_01_B2_Product_03_galaxyzflip3_5g_cream_L-280x210.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/02_01_B2_Product_03_galaxyzflip3_5g_cream_L-362x270.jpg 362w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/02_01_B2_Product_03_galaxyzflip3_5g_cream_L-181x135.jpg 181w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/02_01_B2_Product_03_galaxyzflip3_5g_cream_L-796x594.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/02_01_B2_Product_03_galaxyzflip3_5g_cream_L-1592x1188.jpg 1592w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/02_01_B2_Product_03_galaxyzflip3_5g_cream_L-368x276.jpg 368w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fplugged%2F2021%2F08%2F12%2Fsamsung-foldables-galaxy-flip-fold-3-must-match-regular-phones%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: This is the Galaxy Z Flip 3, the cheaper of Samsung\u2019s two new foldables.\" data-title=\"Share This is the Galaxy Z Flip 3, the cheaper of Samsung\u2019s two new foldables. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share This is the Galaxy Z Flip 3, the cheaper of Samsung\u2019s two new foldables. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>This is the Galaxy Z Flip 3, the cheaper of Samsung\u2019s two new foldables.<\/figcaption><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1363658\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/02_01_B2_Product_03_galaxyzflip3_5g_cream_L.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 foldable\" width=\"1640\" height=\"1224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/02_01_B2_Product_03_galaxyzflip3_5g_cream_L.jpg 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/02_01_B2_Product_03_galaxyzflip3_5g_cream_L-280x210.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/02_01_B2_Product_03_galaxyzflip3_5g_cream_L-362x270.jpg 362w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/02_01_B2_Product_03_galaxyzflip3_5g_cream_L-181x135.jpg 181w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/02_01_B2_Product_03_galaxyzflip3_5g_cream_L-796x594.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/02_01_B2_Product_03_galaxyzflip3_5g_cream_L-1592x1188.jpg 1592w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/02_01_B2_Product_03_galaxyzflip3_5g_cream_L-368x276.jpg 368w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>On one level, this goes without saying. All the durability and water-proofing improvements are Samsung\u2018s way of trying to make these folding devices as good as a regular phone.<\/p>\n<p>Thing is\u2026 I\u2019d be absolutely gobsmacked if the foldables are even 80% as good as a standard handset. This isn\u2019t a criticism per se \u2014 making these flexible displays is a scientific marvel in itself \u2014 just a statement of where the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> currently is.<\/p>\n<p>This price drop is bound to allure some curious figures, yet when you consider you can get a baseline iPhone 12 Pro \u2014 a device that has gone through countless generations of tinkering improvement \u2014 for the same price, it\u2019s hard to justify the Flip 3.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day, a phone is the item we use the most. Minor annoyances become major ones simply by how often we\u2019re confronted by them.<\/p>\n<p>I have no doubt that, eventually, foldable phones will become the norm. But that won\u2019t be today. Or even next year. Instead, there needs to come a point where using a foldable gives you an experience that\u2019s almost indistinguishable from normal handsets. That\u2019s when the category will fly.<\/p>\n<p>Or, you know, when <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le releases one.<\/p>\n<p>Until that time, Samsung is laying an impressive foundation in the field \u2014 and I\u2019m certain the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3 will be important watermarks for foldables. 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