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[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You want 2-3 phones instead of a folding phone. Light pocketable phone for actual mobile purposes. Can get a data only esim phone with voip to supplement voice/text phone, and have independent enabled data. independent charging. Backup when broken/lost phone. I suggest:

1-2 lightweight phones for mobility.
1 large possibly rugged phone for video or rugged adventures. Can be steam deck on a stand that is better setup as a dashboard. email + web tickers/discord. samsung and other phones also have a "desktop multiwindow mode"
3rd phones, can help with having 2 separate phones act as bluetooth keyboard and trackpad. Keep banking/secret stuff seperate/more secure during travel. Keep one in a locked tilt/swivel stand near bed most of the time. mod to alternate os.

2 or 3 phones is much more storage/ram and audio quality than including a tablet, with better portability options in both packing and daily use. It's also much less $, and can leapfrog upgrades.

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[–] not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

I look forward to trying it whenever it gets below £1000 refurbished.

[–] timewarp@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (8 children)

For God's sake, people want a keyboard on a phone not more folds. Add a keyboard & become a hero.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I want a keyboard, but not one with little keys with small travel. Give me a real keyboard, with real (preferably buckling spring) switches, and good travel. It still needs to fit in my pocket though - which is why I suffer with a touch screen so often. Sure I have a nice 60% Bluetooth keyboard (Cherry switches are not ideal but a large step up from most keyboards) , but it doesn't fit in my pocket and so I schelp it only when I expect to type a lot.

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[–] iopq@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Well, you could actually float the keyboard when unfolded

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[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I mean, are foldable devices even something settled in the mobile market?

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[–] not_me@piefed.social -1 points 4 days ago

No thanks, will stay with my grapheneos phone ,enjoy your spyware .

[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world -3 points 4 days ago

Can't wait to laugh at the first person I see using this monstrosity.

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