{"id":595001,"date":"2023-10-20T02:30:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T23:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T02:30:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T23:30:53","slug":"did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/","title":{"rendered":"#Did the OnePlus Open Foldable Phone Come Too Late? Or Did It Launch At The Perfect Time??"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dc2bab947a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dc2bab947a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/#All_Foldables_are_the_same\" >All Foldables are the same<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/#The_OnePlus_Open_Looks_Great_But%E2%80%A6\" >The OnePlus Open Looks Great! But\u2026<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/#Consumers_arent_asking_for_foldable_phones%E2%80%A6\" >Consumers aren\u2019t asking for foldable phones\u2026<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/#The_Folding_Screen_isnt_the_solution%E2%80%A6_Its_the_problem\" >The Folding Screen isn\u2019t the solution\u2026 It\u2019s the problem<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/#How_Foldables_benefit_the_entire_Smartphone_Industry\" >How Foldables benefit the entire Smartphone Industry<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n<input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"OnePlus Open - Open for Everything\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/URbHvaJeQYU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Samsung\u2019s still stuck with the foldable format. Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi have limited themselves to an Asia-exclusive audience\u2026 and Google mentioned NOTHING about the Pixel Fold\u2019s sales, hinting at dis<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>ointment. So did the OnePlus Open arrive at the perfect time to reinvigorate foldable sales the way Apple\u2019s Vision Pro reinvigorated the metaverse? Or is the OnePlus Open a little too late to a rather lackluster party that Samsung\u2019s been trying to throw since 2019? My gut tells me it\u2019s the latter.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-458624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_1.jpeg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/10\/19\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Did the OnePlus Open Foldable Phone Come Too Late? Or Did It Launch At The Perfect Time??\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_1.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"All_Foldables_are_the_same\"><\/span>All Foldables are the same<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Speaking of 2019, I remember when Elon Musk took to the stage to reveal the Cybertruck at a Tesla event in November of the year. Just before Musk revealed the truck\u2019s unique design, he revealed an image of four pickup trucks kept side by side with the logos removed. Musk asked the audience to look at the truck and identify which one belonged to which brand. To the untrained eye, without the logo, every truck looked the exact same. Rightfully so, Musk\u2019s point was to highlight that within the pickup format, companies weren\u2019t imaginative in the least. Everyone just colored within the lines, churning out trucks that had no character and that couldn\u2019t be differentiated in a lineup. Foldable phones are seeing a similar trajectory. Apart from the fact that they bend in half, there\u2019s really no difference between a OnePlus Open, a Pixel Fold, a Galaxy Z Fold, an Oppo Find N2, or a Huawei Mate X2. Every single phone looks the same on the front and when you open the device, and the only real difference lies in their back and how many cameras they have crammed into that bump. If you REALLY want to look for innovation, it\u2019s probably in the way those hinges are designed or whether the phones leave a gap when they fold shut or have a clean closing seam\u2026 but otherwise, these foldables are exactly like their unfoldable counterparts.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_458625\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-458625\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-458625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/10\/19\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Did the OnePlus Open Foldable Phone Come Too Late? Or Did It Launch At The Perfect Time??\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_2.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-458625\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-458625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_2.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/10\/19\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Did the OnePlus Open Foldable Phone Come Too Late? Or Did It Launch At The Perfect Time??\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"6683677248\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width><\/p>\n<div overflow><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" type=\"bfa8f8bb1aceb8e1f690ea8f-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"bfa8f8bb1aceb8e1f690ea8f-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-458625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credits: MKBHD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_OnePlus_Open_Looks_Great_But%E2%80%A6\"><\/span>The OnePlus Open Looks Great! But\u2026<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Amid much fanfare, OnePlus released their highly anticipated Open phone today (although most people will argue it looks EXACTLY like the Oppo Find N3). For a first attempt, it\u2019s a stellar device that has a beautifully thin design that folds shut. The bezels are practically invisible both on the outside as well as the inside, firing major shots at Google\u2019s Pixel Fold that looks absolutely chunky and hideous in comparison, and the phone is slim when folded, but opens up to reveal a gorgeous 7.8-inch display that shows barely any crease when opened. It\u2019s got a Hasselblad-powered camera, the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, and an impressive 4805mAh battery. The software is great, with a uniquely designed interface that prioritizes power-use, allows multitasking, and has an almost laptop-style dock of apps at the bottom that you can access on demand. Heck, the alert slider is back too, making this phone a true OnePlus icon. However, there are a few rather glaring problems. The phone is quite literally a rip-off of the Oppo Find N3, which most people would have figured out considering Oppo owns OnePlus now. So if you\u2019re looking for something absolutely refreshingly different, this really isn\u2019t it. The phone also skips wireless charging in a strange turn of events, and has a starting price of $1700, making it eye-wateringly expensive considering you could get a GOOD flagship phone for half that price. The overarching problem, however, is that if you view OnePlus\u2019 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zx0vdvvJjWc\">own teaser<\/a> from last week, it\u2019s a vague message AT BEST. The teaser talks about how life bends you, and how your phone should bend too. It vaguely rants about \u201copening to new possibilities\u201d and ties it to OnePlus\u2019 \u201cNever Settle\u201d tagline. Sure, one could argue that it\u2019s just a teaser, but what it\u2019s teasing isn\u2019t new. The OnePlus Open is great on paper, but it makes absolutely no compelling case for why you should buy it over any other foldable, or even any other regular non-folding flagship with a big screen, good battery, and a great camera.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-458627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/10\/19\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Did the OnePlus Open Foldable Phone Come Too Late? Or Did It Launch At The Perfect Time??\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_5.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-458627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_5.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/10\/19\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Did the OnePlus Open Foldable Phone Come Too Late? Or Did It Launch At The Perfect Time??\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_5.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Consumers_arent_asking_for_foldable_phones%E2%80%A6\"><\/span>Consumers aren\u2019t asking for foldable phones\u2026<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The tragedy with foldables is that consumers find them interesting, but not interesting enough to buy. We love the idea of wowing at stuff, but just a small fraction of users are actually enthusiastic enough to put the money where their mouth is. The number is so small that companies don\u2019t EVER talk about how many foldables they sold. Not to consumers, not to analysts, not even to shareholders. The reason behind this tiny number is beyond just the fact that foldable phones are more expensive than some laptops. It\u2019s that consumers literally aren\u2019t asking for foldables. People just want better cameras and batteries, more durable devices that last longer, and ease of repairability, whether it\u2019s first or third-party repairs.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-458626\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/10\/19\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Did the OnePlus Open Foldable Phone Come Too Late? Or Did It Launch At The Perfect Time??\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_3.jpeg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-458626\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_3.jpeg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/10\/19\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Did the OnePlus Open Foldable Phone Come Too Late? Or Did It Launch At The Perfect Time??\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_3.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"1017606968\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width><\/p>\n<div overflow><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" type=\"bfa8f8bb1aceb8e1f690ea8f-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"bfa8f8bb1aceb8e1f690ea8f-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Folding_Screen_isnt_the_solution%E2%80%A6_Its_the_problem\"><\/span>The Folding Screen isn\u2019t the solution\u2026 It\u2019s the problem<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Just like consumers have \u2018range anxiety\u2019 with EVs, they have \u2018bend anxiety\u2019 with foldables. We\u2019re a generation that puts cases on phones, applies tempered glass on screens. I\u2019m absolutely anal about making sure my phone doesn\u2019t see a scratch on it, so you can imagine how neurotic I\u2019d be if I had a folding phone worth twice as much as my current device. There\u2019s an inherent fear of accidentally shutting your phone with some dust or sand in it, or having your keys get wedged as you fold your phone shut, or just the fact that folding a display may end up damaging it (Marques Brownlee\u2019s OnePlus Open handset showed a few dead pixels within 3 weeks). Besides, foldables don\u2019t have one screen \u2013 they have two, so that\u2019s double the anxiety. After all, warranties don\u2019t cover cracked or damaged displays. Fixing the display on a foldable costs as much as buying a new flagship phone. All that being said\u2026 those concerns may be generational. Foldables could scare off our generations but could somehow appeal to younger generations who don\u2019t look at all these as concerns but as ridiculous hypotheticals. That puts us at an interesting turning point.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-458628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/10\/19\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Did the OnePlus Open Foldable Phone Come Too Late? Or Did It Launch At The Perfect Time??\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_9.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-458628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_9.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/10\/19\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Did the OnePlus Open Foldable Phone Come Too Late? Or Did It Launch At The Perfect Time??\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_9.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-8\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad layout=\"fluid\" height=\"fluid\" type=\"doubleclick\" data-slot=\"\/3847355\/yd-select-amp\"><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Foldables_benefit_the_entire_Smartphone_Industry\"><\/span>How Foldables benefit the entire Smartphone Industry<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The minute you stop thinking of foldables as actual consumer gadgets and start thinking of them as R&amp;D devices, you begin to appreciate them. First-generation foldables had horrible designs. Their bezels were unappealingly thick, the phones themselves felt incredibly chunky, the hinges made all sorts of noises, and the battery life was abysmal. Cut to nearly half a decade later and you really begin to see how far we\u2019ve come. Newer foldables have thinner profiles, practically invisible bezels, highly engineered hinges, and split batteries that go up to 5000mAh in capacity, giving you all-day usage just like a regular phone. This innovation helps consumers in two ways \u2013 First, it carries over onto regular phones, which can now house better batteries, and which can be engineered to be more durable thanks to the material <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> that goes into foldables. Secondly, the ONLY way to make foldables more affordable is to make more of them. There was a time when OLED displays were terrifyingly expensive, but now even a $500 mid-range phone has an OLED display, showing how effective the economies of scale are at bringing down the cost of cutting-edge tech. If we\u2019re on this trajectory, it wouldn\u2019t be inconceivable to imagine a $799 foldable, which would appeal to a vast variety of users. That future, however, remains largely unknown\u2026 which is why it isn\u2019t really easy to predict whether the OnePlus Open came too early or too late. My gut as an avid tech-lover tells me that foldables won\u2019t die, but they\u2019ll remain a niche. Before foldables become mainstream, we\u2019ll move on to the next thing, which could possibly be spatial computing. In that eventuality, there won\u2019t be much demand for a folding phone, however, folding <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> will carry forward into other sectors like tablets and laptops. My gut tells me the OnePlus Open might just be a bit of a bust, but it\u2019ll play a key role (along with other foldables) in helping spur innovation in multiple different directions.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-458629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"961\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/10\/19\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Did the OnePlus Open Foldable Phone Come Too Late? Or Did It Launch At The Perfect Time??\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_4.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-458629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_4.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"961\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/10\/19\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Did the OnePlus Open Foldable Phone Come Too Late? Or Did It Launch At The Perfect Time??\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_4.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-458630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_6.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/10\/19\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Did the OnePlus Open Foldable Phone Come Too Late? Or Did It Launch At The Perfect Time??\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_6.jpeg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-458630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_6.jpeg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/10\/19\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Did the OnePlus Open Foldable Phone Come Too Late? Or Did It Launch At The Perfect Time??\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_6.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-458631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/10\/19\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Did the OnePlus Open Foldable Phone Come Too Late? Or Did It Launch At The Perfect Time??\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_7.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-458631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_7.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/10\/19\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Did the OnePlus Open Foldable Phone Come Too Late? Or Did It Launch At The Perfect Time??\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_7.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-458632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/10\/19\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Did the OnePlus Open Foldable Phone Come Too Late? Or Did It Launch At The Perfect Time??\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_8.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-458632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_8.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/10\/19\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Did the OnePlus Open Foldable Phone Come Too Late? Or Did It Launch At The Perfect Time??\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/oneplus_open_editorial_8.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"swp-hidden-panel-wrap\" style=\"display: none; visibility: collapse; opacity: 0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"swp-content-locator\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"9466393889\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width><\/p>\n<div overflow><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"vcard author\"><br \/>\n<span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sarang Sheth<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMLG0nwswvr63Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technology<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/10\/19\/did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=did-the-oneplus-open-foldable-phone-come-too-late-or-did-it-launch-at-the-perfect-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung\u2019s still stuck with the foldable format. Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi have limited themselves to an Asia-exclusive audience\u2026 and Google mentioned NOTHING about the Pixel Fold\u2019s sales, hinting at disappointment. So did the OnePlus Open arrive at the perfect time to reinvigorate foldable sales the way Apple\u2019s Vision Pro reinvigorated the metaverse? 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