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But even as I saw my vision of the future unfold, my curiosity for conventional folding phones simmered.
Maybe just maybe my cynicism had emerged from unresolved curiosity.
The OnePlus Open in Voyager Black
When given the chance to test out a folding phone long-term, I felt this curiosity reignite.
The form factor makes multitasking realistic, with two apps side-by-side and a third in a floating window.
A larger screen means its easier to experience this stuff with friends, too.
If you can’t see the crease, is it really there?
Seeing people experience the fold for the first time still hasnt gotten old.
In fact, Ive found myself inspired by the Open to think about the way I use my phone.
A couple of compromises
There are, of course, some tradeoffs to using a folding phone.
The OnePlus Open at full screen
Additionally, phone makers tend to equip folding phones with objectively worse camera specs than their slab flagship counterparts.
Do you need a foldable?
The foldable experience is not one thats built on necessity.
The OnePlus Open
Arguably, when it comes to modern ultra-premium smartphones, were past the point of thinking about necessity anyway.
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Do shutterbugs reach for theSamsung Galaxy S24 Ultras 100x zoom as often as they do the 1x wide lens?
The OnePlus Open next to an iPhone 15 Pro Max
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