cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/46649349

I’m saving up for a new phone and I’m thinking of getting a foldable one.
Are they really as good/bad as people say they are?

The one I had in mind was the Pixel Fold.

  • aesthelete@lemmy.world
    4·
    2 days ago

    Phablet style phones don’t fit comfortably in any pants I’ve ever worn. I think phones almost, mostly fit up to 5" or so, but most phones are much larger.

    The razr when folded is probably less thick than a normal bifold wallet and is half the size of a candy bar phone. It fits closed in every pair of pants i own including pajama pants.

    • IronKrill@lemmy.ca
      1·
      17 hours ago

      Sounds like it might be a women’s clothing fit thing. I’ve tried those jeans and the pockets always are 4" deep. All my men’s pants fit my 6" phone with a case on it except for one that’s a bit tight if you bend your leg.

      • aesthelete@lemmy.world
        2·
        17 hours ago

        Nope, I’m a dude. It also wasn’t that it didn’t fit at all. It just didn’t fit comfortably (in jeans). In PJ pants they stuck out the top of the pocket loosely and I had more than one phone flop out onto the ground while I was walking my dog.

    • moonlight@fedia.io
      2·
      2 days ago

      I think it depends a lot on the style and size of pants, and it’s just a personal preference.

      While I prefer smaller phones for how they feel in the hand, all of my pants could easily fit a phone 7" or larger. But if normal phones don’t fit in your pockets, then a folding phone makes sense.

      Also personally I’m the sort of person who dislikes how bulky traditional wallets are, and I’m bothered by my earbuds case. But point taken that a folding phone still isn’t very thick generally.

      • aesthelete@lemmy.world
        2·
        2 days ago

        I have a slim wallet myself. It’s not just bulky phones I hate carrying around. I have a keychain that allows me to drop portions of my keys when I don’t need something. I like traveling light.

        Phablets being in style at the same time as slim fit jeans felt like some kind of special curse from hell.

        Another thing I like about the model year razr i bought is that it has only a small display on the outside. I can close the clamshell and disconnect from online junk for a while.