I’m super interested in folding phones. However, the biggest issue I see is that most apps still don’t support the aspect ratios needed for the big screen. At what price point do you think this will start to make a dent in the market?
A folding phone would have to be in the $600 price range for me to buy one, I’d never buy a phone that costs more than that. But I’m definitely not an average phone user. I rarely use my phone.
As a user of a folding phone, the aspect ratio problem isn’t actually as common as I expected. The only apps I’ve had issues with are pokemon go, which refuses to acknowledge that wide aspect ratios exist, and Instagram, which sometimes struggles with the 3:4 screen since most photos are squares.
Also, it can easily be worked around by split screening apps with something else. I usually just run two instances of pokemon go, which then both work fine on the tall aspect ratio of half the screen.
Also, a bit of a niche use, but the 4:3 landscape is perfect for playing gamecube games
I’m super interested in folding phones. However, the biggest issue I see is that most apps still don’t support the aspect ratios needed for the big screen. At what price point do you think this will start to make a dent in the market?
A folding phone would have to be in the $600 price range for me to buy one, I’d never buy a phone that costs more than that. But I’m definitely not an average phone user. I rarely use my phone.
As a user of a folding phone, the aspect ratio problem isn’t actually as common as I expected. The only apps I’ve had issues with are pokemon go, which refuses to acknowledge that wide aspect ratios exist, and Instagram, which sometimes struggles with the 3:4 screen since most photos are squares.
Also, it can easily be worked around by split screening apps with something else. I usually just run two instances of pokemon go, which then both work fine on the tall aspect ratio of half the screen.
Also, a bit of a niche use, but the 4:3 landscape is perfect for playing gamecube games