aka @theMrMobile; co-founder @clickskeyboard. YouTubing since 2011 about all the tech that Star Trek has conditioned me to love. Biz: [email protected]
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Always love getting on-mic with Cherlynn to talk my favorite subject. Tune in to the rebooted pod!
I haven't been this excited about smartphone apps since 2008.
The iPhone Duo seems to have galvanized the developer community, leading to an explosion of novel concepts and new designs. Feels like the iPhone 3G all over again, and I'm *very much* here for it
Also I know it's just a planner or whatever, but ... Finalist did NOT need to go this hard. Absolutely sick
Naturally, there is another edge to this sword: apps that *haven’t* been optimized for the Duo run inefficiently on the cover … and downright poorly on the inner screen.
This is already being addressed by developers, who are much faster in general to update apps on iOS … but it’s ironic that right now, Android foldables are actually better at scaling apps than the Duo is.
A week with the first folding iPhone made me excited for apps again – but it has more in common with the first iPad than you might expect.
My iPhone Duo Review is live at MrMobile! Come join the live chat: youtu.be/P5_GBTMAbFI
Michael Fisher retweeted
For those claiming that the iPhone Duo simply uses a Samsung display and puts Apple’s branding on it, here’s the reality. 👀
Apple has stated that the display did not exist in Samsung’s portfolio in the form Apple required. The two companies had to work together, with Apple providing its own specifications, engineering requirements, and design criteria to develop a display that met its standards. Not even Samsung’s existing OLED solutions met Apple’s exact requirements.
The same goes for the hinge, which Apple has stated was fully engineered by Apple.
Samsung may be the manufacturing partner, but that doesn’t mean it designed the entire technology. There’s a huge difference between supplying components and engineering a product around highly specific requirements.
Just because Samsung manufactures the display doesn’t mean Apple simply took an off-the-shelf panel and put it into the iPhone Duo. 🗿
Video Credit :@Captain2Phones
I got 20 minutes with 3 Apple executives behind the iPhone Duo, so I asked 'em the questions that mattered to me:
🇰🇷 How much say did Samsung have in the design of its folding screen?
📸 Did Apple buy out the world's entire supply of under-display cameras?
📲 What's coming next: an iPhone Flip or iPhone TriFold?
As you might expect, some answers were easier to get than others 😄
The iPhone Duo Display Deep Dive premieres at 8:15p ET on MrMobile. Join the live chat! youtu.be/0RS0Qr8P92M
I spent a week with the alternate-universe version of the iPhone Duo!
Too bad the software is ... the way it is, because I'd absolutely leave my Fold8 for this otherwise.
The Xiaomi 18 Fold Review is live now on MrMobile!
youtu.be/xxCqvOV-qdU
Finally getting around to configuring my Communicator!
I so miss this level of customization (props to Motorola and Samsung for blazing the trail!) and I'm so glad we're bringing it back at @clickskeyboard
Of course we're all waiting for the Duo, but the iPhone 18 Pro does have its own intrigue. You just gotta know where to look.
... or, uh, have an Android nerd review it 😄 youtu.be/9hf6QDQ8Zcc
Michael Fisher retweeted
Big day for @clickskeyboard... final Clicks Communicator phone specs released and customers can now turn their reservations into configured orders!
Just published a @crackberry article on it because old habits die hard. Worth a read!
crackberry.com/clicks-commun…
Thanks for your patience, everyone! My Pixel 11 Pro Fold review is finally going live on the MrMobile YouTube Channel. Join the premiere for the live chat at 3:30p ET today!
Link here, and inside baseball in the reply below: youtu.be/MD6_U_hMLt4
The promised ⚾️:
The sponsor that originally had placement on this video took much longer to approve its integration than scheduled, which is what caused the hold. Eventually I got tired of waiting and swapped the integrations with another sponsor.
Sponsors sometimes disrupt the schedule like this, but without them, the channel wouldn't be able to operate at the scale/frequency it does. Thanks for your understanding! 🙏
Even the retro phone beat can get a little stale sometimes, so it's nice to see someone take a different approach!
This phone collector decided to focus his efforts on unreleased prototypes. I was stunned to discover how many "phones there never were." Cool stuff!
phonesthatneverwere.com/coll…
Michael Fisher retweeted
Yes, we know Sony invented the Discman before Apple invented the iPod. Microsoft the Tablet PC before Apple did the iPad. Same with smartphones. Seriously, NOBODY CARES who did what first if they still lost 🤷🏻♂️.. Being first doesn’t mean being better. 😉
Michael Fisher retweeted
How it started vs how it’s going.
The top photo was taken in Hong Kong with a 3D print of an early Communicator form factor study. We were carrying it around to judge the size and get a feel for how it might fit into our lives. The small white paper strip was a makeshift concept for an LED light that wrapped around the top edge of the phone so you could see it from all angles (before we came up with the Signal Light).
The bottom photo was taken this week, in the exact same spot but with a working Communicator. Amazing to see it come to life from idea to reality. 🤩
The most promising first-generation foldable ever.
First impressions from my hands-on with the iPhone Duo are live on the MrMobile YouTube channel: youtu.be/9Eme-c6nqCs
