The closed display halves almost touch, and that can smash debris into the screen.

The closed display halves almost touch, and that can smash debris into the screen.

    •  yasuocidal   ( @yasuocidal@kbin.social ) 
      2•1 year ago

      I have the pixel 6 and my SO has the 6a. We have 0 problems so far, i have had mine for nearly 2 years the 6a for about 4 months. I mean yeah pixel 3 and 4 had huge problems at first but imo they have improved a lot as a smartphone company.

        •  yasuocidal   ( @yasuocidal@kbin.social ) 
          2•1 year ago

          Sadly i am in Greece where “Google” is not yet, meaning that since i have to buy the phone from ( let’s say ) Germany (or France or any other European country ) i do not have 5G support so i cant relate to the problem.

          I have 2 ( or sometimes 3 ) days of battery life since i really dont use my phone much except calls, messages and sometimes using it as a debugger for the projects i develop ( android debugging and testing ).

          Overall im VERY happy with the phone, 100% recommended.

  •  ryan   ( @ryan@the.coolest.zone ) 
    0•1 year ago

    This plastic layer is critical to the OLED’s survival, but it doesn’t stretch to the edges. Every company that builds these screens leaves a margin around the perimeter of the display where there is no plastic layer, just a raw, exposed OLED panel peeking out into the world.

    Question: why?? If the OLED panel is that fragile, and it is known that dust will be collecting in those little grooves where there is no plastic layer, and smashed in when the phone folds shut… Why not make the plastic layer go to the edge? Is there some sort of technical reason? Could the plastic layer not like go under a top bezel which reinforces it? Would that hamper our quest for “the thinnest phone imaginable” (I literally do not care if my phone is a few millimeters thicker)?

    I want a foldable phone. I want a durable foldable phone that has enough battery life to get me through the day. That’s all I ask.

      •  ryan   ( @ryan@the.coolest.zone ) 
        0•1 year ago

        I forgot my other criteria - I want a phone which folds out to phone size and folds in to half size. Looking at the new RAZR right now for that reason and I’ll have to check on this OLED panel thing.

        Frankly, there are so few phones out there for tiny little hands like mine or that fit in short people pockets without falling out. I can barely one-hand my Pixel 4a - when I’m holding it securely I can basically only tap the bottom right quadrant of the screen. I was considering switching to iPhone for this very reason but then I’d end up in the Apple ecosystem.