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Samsung might release 5.3" phones in 2012

According to this German site, Samsung is developing a phone with a 5.3" Super OLED display.
Because it's not on the leaked roadmap, that would mean it won't be there before 2012.
Sounds great to me - even though I am a somewhat new Streak owner, it would be great to have a phone with new hardware. I got used to the 5 inch display so quickly, that I never want a smaller one again. But maybe 5.3" are too much, I don't know.
What do you think?
/edit: Have a look at this site, too: http://www.intomobile.com/2011/08/1...es-plans-introducing-53-inch-smartphone-fall/

way too big.. some of my pants barely accommodate a 3.7" screen phone (and no, there's nothing wrong with my pants, fyi).
but I know that there are lots of people who would buy a 5.3" screen phone just to say they have a 5.3" screen phone, so I wouldn't be surprised if this does happen. that bezel better be extremely thin.

That thing should be called phone/tablet hybrid. I guess anyone who buy it should get cargo pants if bothered to carry a bag along.

4" maximum for me, please. Heck, I think 3.7" is fine.

Skellig86 said:
4" maximum for me, please. Heck, I think 3.7" is fine.
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Agreed, 4 should be large enough for a phone (these are still phones, right?)

I would welcome a 5" screen. Bring it on Samsung! I'll be ready to upgrade from my SGSII next year.

A 5.3" Phone?
That could be interesting but I don't know if I would want to lug around a small tablet to use as a phone. Not to mention it would be hard to hold it.

5.3
it'll just about time when no border between tablet and handphones

avinyc said:
(these are still phones, right?)
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Good question! I don't think any of our devices are really phones anymore.
Oh, and count me in in the group of 4'' and no more. When I look at the 4.3'' thingies at the media store, they seem too big to me.

4" is perfect. Holding something bigger than that up to my head would be awkward. Bluetooths are reserved for car use only.
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I would definitely buy it. Wish I could buy it now actually!!

Aaand now it is officially announced:
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-news/samsung-note-53-inch-phone-with-a-stylus/4169

Zardos66 said:
4" is perfect. Holding something bigger than that up to my head would be awkward.
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That's what she said.
Gotta love an out of context quote
Lol.
But on topic, a 5" screen is way too big for a phone IMO. 3.7 to 4.0 is perfect.
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it's to big for me. i only buy a samsung with max 4,3 inch

pmcqueen said:
way too big.. some of my pants barely accommodate a 3.7" screen phone (and no, there's nothing wrong with my pants, fyi).
but I know that there are lots of people who would buy a 5.3" screen phone just to say they have a 5.3" screen phone, so I wouldn't be surprised if this does happen. that bezel better be extremely thin.
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Really? GS2 fits in both suit pants and my jeans
Even my nook color fits in my coat pocket

whatever happened to phones getting smaller??

Holy...5.3 I seriously doubt the public will buy something that big
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I will definitely buy one
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It is too big.

hsuri11 said:
whatever happened to phones getting smaller??
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Priorities changed. Now it's about providing a better internet and multimedia experience.

[Discussion] Big hands want big screens?

I've been realizing after I have used my 3.5 Inch screen of my IPod touch, then my slightly bigger desire, and finally my current Htc One X, that I am craving larger screens. Is anyone else here feeling the want for large screens who has large hands?
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I have small hands but I sorta got used to big screens. I remember when I first saw my best friends stratosphere (November or December 2011) I was bown away by its 4in screen.
Just recently a few weeks ago I saw another friend with an Atrix (same 4in screen) and I thought the phone was TINY!
My phones are small, but I'm craving for a galaxy s3 sized phone
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i won't use anything larger than 4"2

Coming from an iPhone 3gs I was afraid that the s2 was going to be too big. I love it now. But after seeing my co workers nexus 4.65 and brother in laws s3 4.8, I want to go bigger.

gagdude said:
I have small hands but I sorta got used to big screens. I remember when I first saw my best friends stratosphere (November or December 2011) I was bown away by its 4in screen.
Just recently a few weeks ago I saw another friend with an Atrix (same 4in screen) and I thought the phone was TINY!
My phones are small, but I'm craving for a galaxy s3 sized phone
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Haha, I can definitely relate to that feeling... There was a time when I could actually do stuff with friends HTC Magic... Now it's just tiny, I swear it's shrinking every time I touch it...
integraGSR said:
Coming from an iPhone 3gs I was afraid that the s2 was going to be too big. I love it now. But after seeing my co workers nexus 4.65 and brother in laws s3 4.8, I want to go bigger.
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5 Years later
"Introducing the Samsung Galaxy NOTE 6, featuring a 6 Inch screen...." Actually I swear that will happen some time sooner or later seeing some people somehow fitting their nexus 7 into their pockets...
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TheNightHawk223 said:
5 Years later
"Introducing the Samsung Galaxy NOTE 6, featuring a 6 Inch screen...." Actually I swear that will happen some time sooner or later seeing some people somehow fitting their nexus 7 into their pockets...
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I read an article somewhere that said people would stop using phones and only use tablets as their phones in the near future.
Not for me though, 5 inches and above is too big. 4.9 inches max
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Ever since I left the 4" screened Captivate I've hated every screen since. Bigger screens offer me nothing but reduced PPI and inability to use one-handed.
It's one of the highest reasons I'm considering getting an iPhone 5... no one else seems interested in making acceptable phone screen sizes. It's sad/frustrating/annoying.

i used a galaxy tab 7 as my phone for months :laugh:

MikeyMike01 said:
Ever since I left the 4" screened Captivate I've hated every screen since. Bigger screens offer me nothing but reduced PPI and inability to use one-handed.
It's one of the highest reasons I'm considering getting an iPhone 5... no one else seems interested in making acceptable phone screen sizes. It's sad/frustrating/annoying.
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I can understand the one handed thing, if its just fine for you, then thats fine.
but for me, the way the iphone's straight up rectangular shape is, its just weird to hold in the hand, especially because of the tiny width. Talking about the s3 specifically, the curves on the edges make it feel less gigantic and more natural to hold in the hand. And there are tons of sizes available from every OEM. They just focus on larger for their flag ships because of the added functionallity.
Also, is "reduced ppi" REALLY going to kill you?
" Ahhh! A really tiny little pixel oh god my eyes!!!!"
( oh yeah, and nice icon...a**hole )

MikeyMike01 said:
no one else seems interested in making acceptable phone screen sizes. It's sad/frustrating/annoying.
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Ehhh.. sorta selfish statement, no? T-mobile conducted a survey and 70% or so wanted bigger phones. "Acceptable" is different in your eyes than other peoples eyes.
Likewise, I don't dislike smaller screens, just because I prefer a bigger screen size. As we know, hate is a word of great emotion and it seems ridiculous to hate the screen size of a phone.
And the iPhone 5 isn't the only 4incher out there (gawd that sounded wrong)
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gagdude said:
Ehhh.. sorta selfish statement, no? T-mobile conducted a survey and 70% or so wanted bigger phones. "Acceptable" is different in your eyes than other peoples eyes.
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HTC conducted some equally worthless survey type thing and people said they preferred thinner phones to better battery life.
And the iPhone 5 isn't the only 4incher out there
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No, but it's the only one I'm aware of that isn't some mid-range, low-specced, WVGA, etc. thing.

fleurdelisxliv said:
i used a galaxy tab 7 as my phone for months :laugh:
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You must have a big pocket for this

MikeyMike01 said:
HTC conducted some equally worthless survey type thing and people said they preferred thinner phones to better battery life.
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Consumers lie; or they don't know what they want.
I remember seeing Malcolm Gladwell talking about focus groups, and he used a coffee focus groups. Most people claimed they like strong dark coffee, but the truth is, most people actually prefer weak milky coffee. My point is, people aren't just binary, there's groups. Some like thinner phones, but value battery life more, some consider visibility to be more important than resolution. Some people want 4G, and don't give a damn about battery life.
At the end of the day, they need to make phones to cater to the multitude of customers. 4" is fine for many, its relatively petite; 4.5" is the sweet spot for me, 4.8-5.5 maybe for those who like the added features (extra res).
Even apple can't resist, which is why the rumours of a smaller ipad are constantly floating about. One size fits all is madness in the world of marketing.

I've got to agree in that mfrs seem to cripple phones with smaller screens in one way or another. Take last year's Galaxy Blaze on T-Mobile... 5 mp camera, but otherwise, same specs as TMO's GS2.
I think 4.5 is just about perfect. I can handle 4.8 as long as the overall phone size isn't much larger. If whatever the latest and greatest phone out the end of next year is 5"+, I'll be very disappointed and left buying sub-standard device because the Note is too big for my liking.

I have fairly large hands, but I prefer my screen to be a bit smaller because I want to be able to have more control over the phone. i feel that larger screen like the note for example are too big

large screens are fun, although i really like to be able to use my phone with only one hand..

MikeyMike01 said:
HTC conducted some equally worthless survey type thing and people said they preferred thinner phones to better battery life.
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As consumers, the survey is a reflection of what we want. Thus, no survey is worthless.
Also, you missed a spot. They wanted thinner phones as opposed to battery life, but that doesn't really counter the "large screen" preference most people want.
You live in 2012 like its 2010.
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When I got my Captivate after having an iPhone for 2 years it was a welcome change. I thought the 4.3" phones would be too big for one handed use. Then I got a Galaxy S II with a 4.3" screen and it was fine. But I told myself the infuse with a 4.5" screen was too big. Now I'm using a One X with a 4.7" screen, just fine. Still one handed all the time comfortably. My hands are average size. The One X footprint isn't that much bigger than the Galaxy S II. Much smaller bezel. I think as they continue to decrease bezel screens can get a little bigger. 5" seems to be the biggest they could probably go without making the footprint much bigger. A 5" screen device with next to no bezel and on screen buttons would probably be about the same size as most of the 4.3-4.5" devices today. But I may feel different in a year.
I think phones are plenty thin today. The RAZR MAXX is a good example of packing a huge battery into a phone that still feels thin enough. Anything really under 9mm or so is thin enough, and there ate tricks to make phones feel thinner. Like what HTC did with the 8X.
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fleurdelisxliv said:
i used a galaxy tab 7 as my phone for months :laugh:
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walking around like you had a giant brick held up to your face.....first time i met you, you had that thing held up talking on it

TANIS8585 said:
walking around like you had a giant brick held up to your face.....first time i met you, you had that thing held up talking on it
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haha sure did

Apples new IPhone 6 will have a 4 inch display! It's common sense!

Watch "Apple - iPhone 5 - TV Ad - Thumb" on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY4c2mh15Yk&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Classic video! It truly is common sense people!

stu5797 said:
Watch "Apple - iPhone 5 - TV Ad - Thumb" on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY4c2mh15Yk&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Classic video! It truly is common sense people!
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I'm not sure if this post is made in satire or not. I'm gonna go with satire, since EVERYTHING rumored about the next iPhones say they'll have a 4.7" and 5.5" screen. What that video fails to address is the fact that most people have two hands. And that even on my Galaxy Light (with a 4" screen, same as the iPhone 5), I prefer to use it two-handed rather than one-handed.
Steve Jobs is dead. He had his vision, and right or wrong, there's no denying his influence. But public opinion doesn't seem to agree with his vision, and that's why Androids with bigass screens are popular, and iPhones are getting Android sized. Small phones are great. Big phones are great. Let the customer decide, not some dead over-romanticized douchebag.

I don't think bigger is better,but 4.0 inch is too small for me.
And what is the sales point of upcoming iPhone?
Health care? Deeper integration to the OS X(Yosemite)? lol.

packyy said:
I don't think bigger is better,but 4.0 inch is too small for me.
And what is the sales point of upcoming iPhone?
Health care? Deeper integration to the OS X(Yosemite)? lol.
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How can you say that. According to the ad it's common sense

I'm ok with the new Apple iPhone 6 to come out but my opinion is yes bigger is nice maybe even better but is it really what you want holding up to your face if you are not a headphone or blue tooth kind of person ? Also isn't bigger why we have Tablets / Epads for ? I think the new size of the iPhone 6 is as big as anyone should want to hold to their head but like OP (Planterz) says let the people choose what they want.
Just my 2 cents..

ios/iPhone ewwww. so ugly :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I have a Nexus 5 right now and it honestly feels small. My next device will have to be 6". I always wanted to give the iPhone a go someday, but man if they keep making dem tiny phones with crappy battery life that day will never come I suppose.

I think it will still be 4-inch, I still use an iPod Touch 4 with a 3.5 inch screen as my main portable device. A larger screen would make it even more expensive and harder to support by developers since they'll need to support many screen sizes.

Daniel120201 said:
I think it will still be 4-inch, I still use an iPod Touch 4 with a 3.5 inch screen as my main portable device. A larger screen would make it even more expensive and harder to support by developers since they'll need to support many screen sizes.
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yeah, apple said it's common sense. there is no way they can go against their own word.

I didn't see the video but it doesn't make sense to make the display bigger.

with the rumors goin around and the fact that they have increased their screen size before.....i think they will do it again.....

subinsg said:
with the rumors goin around and the fact that they have increased their screen size before.....i think they will do it again.....
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There's LOTS of evidence to show that 4.7" is a definite reality, but NONE to show that the (imaginary) 5.5" will come to pass.
Let me re-iterate that for those who are not so good at piecing together a general likelihood of something being a reality, due to there being NO LEAKS of ANYTHING 5.5", no part image no nothing...
There IS NOT going to be a 5.5" iPhone 6, not this year at least. Come back here and quote me when the 6 is released, and your hindsight will give you the 50/50 vision you will need to see how blindingly obvious that was, had you snapped out of your idealistic daydreams, and woken up to how to do a little (basic) detective work and generally use some common sense.

My old s3 already feels too tiny. And that's 4.8"....
I am never going below 5.7" again. I love the screen on the S5 but it's too bloody tiny. Reminds me of the old gameboys you needed a magnifying lens to use properly...
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but is it really what you want holding up to your face if you are not a headphone or blue tooth kind of person ?
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I'm perfectly comfortable holding 5.7" to my ear whilst calling, cheers. (and I'm a woman, so there goes the 'hands too small' argument.)
(5.7" and a bit, the otterbox commuter isnt the tiniest of cases)
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Why are there no small smartphones anymore?

And when I say SMALL I really mean that because anything above 11.5 cm to 12 cm seems medium to me and anything above that seems plain big or giant like 14 or 15 cm phone. Don't they have the technology to build a great small 4 inch screen smartphone with decent front and rear cameras and a smooth android version? They do! Then why not give us such phones because there are enough people who would like decent sized screens and small and great smartphones! -- So, WHY are there no small smartphones anymore?

I don't know, it look like these days, small is associated with cheap and under-performing. I know, it's a false assumption but, it seem that people associate a smaller phone with the small device they had 3-4 years ago. I know, I have been guilty of this too. When I see a small phone, it's hard for me to avoid associating it with my first phone (Samsung Galaxy Ace), it was small and it was crappy. Hardware was simply not up to the task and Gingerbread was ugly. Now, in 2015 it would be possible to install high performing hardware on a small screen because technology has advanced, I know.

PlayHunter said:
And when I say SMALL I really mean that because anything above 11.5 cm to 12 cm seems medium to me and anything above that seems plain big or giant like 14 or 15 cm phone. Don't they have the technology to build a great small 4 inch screen smartphone with decent front and rear cameras and a smooth android version? They do! Then why not give us such phones because there are enough people who would like decent sized screens and small and great smartphones! -- So, WHY are there no small smartphones anymore?
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my guess, not enough demand. im guessing the average desired size is around 5-5 1/4" right now. manufacturers will always move in the direction of the majority of their customers wants, or they will loose customers.

bweN diorD said:
my guess, not enough demand. im guessing the average desired size is around 5-5 1/4" right now. manufacturers will always move in the direction of the majority of their customers wants, or they will loose customers.
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I agree with the trend, but I think there would be enough demand for 4 inch screens packed in a less than 12 cm phone with great specs. Make it with gorilla glass, IP65 and IP68 resistant, at least 5MP front and 16MP rear cameras with all available enhancements, removable 2500+ mAh battery (so the talk time or using apps for many hours through the day won't be an issue), put in a smooth android to work on a quad core platform (& +dual sim).
Then make it a limited edition (say 100,000 devices) that sells internationally. And DON'T MAKE IT CHEAP!
Say sell it for £500 a piece. See if it sells, and HOW FAST it sells. I bet the batch would be sold pretty fast!!!
If a success, then add something in the specs and make a very similar variant to continue and feed the demand.
I am the only one who would LOVE such a phone? If there are others too, then post, let's make our voices heard!

Sorry to dig out an old thread, but the situation hasn't changed yet
I've been searching for a while now for a more or less up-to-date (max 2-3 years old) compact phone. I totally agree with [MENTION=64403564 [user=7152785]@PlayHunter[/user][/MENTION], I know that the trend is to go 5 inch +, but I really like to have a small phone in my pocket and I've already been wondering if I'm the only one
Even with my old Sony Xperia Mini (yes the very old one ),
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Hardware was simply not up to the task and Gingerbread was ugly
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but I really liked it for being Jeans-friendly And 3 of my friends bought it just because of the same reason after seeing it.
Sure, there are the Sony Z5/X/XZ Compact, but those are already bigger than my 5" Nexus 5.
I liked the size of the Z1 Compact and the iPhone 4. I think a phone in this size, with small bezels, a 720p screen and mid-to-high range hardware would attract many people.
The problem is obvious:
bweN diorD said:
im guessing the average desired size is around 5-5 1/4" right now. manufacturers will always move in the direction of the majority of their customers wants, or they will loose customers.
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I was thinking the same as @PlayHunter:
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Then make it a limited edition (say 100,000 devices) that sells internationally.
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A friend of mine once found a Chinese manufacturer, where you could configurate a phone as you wish (he got a 6" with TV Receiver, extra Battery and CyanogenOS) for ~€200, they were also making small ones. At the time he told me, the company has been bought by Lenovo and shut down... So here I was, thinking what to do if my (already too big ) Nexus 5 goes dark one day.
I ended up being in contact with a custom Android device manufacturer, who could produce our dream phone, for a reasonable price, with a minimum quantity of 5000 devices. If we could find enough people interested in this, we could make it happen ourselves

Question Will you give up your Pixel 7 Pro for Pixel Fold if all the Specs are same?

The Title says it all. Now that we are within couple days of knowing more about the Pixel Fold, Would you Trade your Pixel 7 Pro for a Pixel Fold if the specs are exactly the same? Considering the Price is Double and the Trade-In value is pretty good?

Nope. Too expensive, and it is a "first generation" fold from Google. Not to mention, it will probably have the crease down the middle. Maybe a Gen2 or 3 but not a gen 1

The price is outrageous for something that looks like a functioning prototype.
Prediction: Pixel Fold will be an epic failure.

Absolutely not....simply because I'm not a fan of the foldable design. I'll prob end up going for the p8 though if the trade in value is as good as if was for last gen.

No, not interested in foldable devices. The bend on the screen is unacceptable for me.
And the display will be probably prone to scratches.

No way. The money is not worth any device, much less one with old hardware

gpvecchi said:
No, not interested in foldable devices. The bend on the screen is unacceptable for me.
And the display will be probably prone to scratches.
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Yep. That creased screen... I don't know how there is anyone who isn't bothered about buying an $1800 device with a screen that would be considered defective on any other device out of the box

EtherealRemnant said:
Yep. That creased screen... I don't know how there is anyone who isn't bothered about buying an $1800 device with a screen that would be considered defective on any other device out of the box
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Have you actually used a folding phone? Yes the crease is there and yes you can feel it. But you only see it when the screen is off, when using it you can't see it at all. I agree folding phones are extremely expensive and if they are to become mainstream then the price needs to come down

andy242 said:
Have you actually used a folding phone? Yes the crease is there and yes you can feel it. But you only see it when the screen is off, when using it you can't see it at all. I agree folding phones are extremely expensive and if they are to become mainstream then the price needs to come down
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I'll always know that it's there though. It's one of those things that once you see it, you can't unsee it.

No point in buying outdated specs when Tensor G3 should be a sizable improvement.

LLStarks said:
No point in buying outdated specs when Tensor G3 should be a sizable improvement.
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I agree.
I'm waiting for the P8 series to release so that we can see how much of an overall performance difference (heat generation/output, battery life, etc) there is. Plus, if the overall performance difference is miniscule, then the Fold should still be available at a much better price since the next generation of Pixel phones will be available. And, of course, if the price of the Fold doesn't change right away once the P8 series is released, it almost certainly will after a few more weeks pass and it's Black Friday, haha.

No. Maybe the pixel 8 Pro for the flat screen

Another simple: No!!

I do not even want a folding phone crap !!
invent flexible glass first and than maybe I will think about it.

Edit.....

No never! But i am considering trading my fold 4. But I'm gonna wait and see if it turns out to be really good. (doesn't even have to be great)

Definitely not! looks way to wide when closed to hold comfortably horrid bezels on the large screen and still noticable crease line ,Gen 1 foldable for me and for that price , definitely be waiting for P8P

Nope, I never liked folding phones and probably won't.

I look at the foldables....choke on the price...see a screen that can be damaged by my fingernail...and walk away. I see no way for them to ever have a tougher screen. The materials do not exist - yet. So I highly doubt that I will ever buy any foldable cell phone.