On top of that, there’s the looming arrival of Apple’s first foldable. While Android devices will benefit from the legitimacy that an “iPhone Fold” will bring to the foldable market, it’s also going to bury anyone who didn’t get a head start. Motorola not only needs to convince prospective foldable buyers that it has a better option than Samsung and Google – which I feel it does – but also not to wait for Apple’s release, a conversation we wouldn’t have had if Motorola had launched this device a year ago, or even back in January when it was first unveiled.
Key point here, and one I agree with. As soon as Apple releases a foldable, the others are cooked.
Except their partnership with GrapheneOS. Obviously still a tiny minority, but let’s hope it will keep growing. This Pixel hardware is sad, compared to what Apple has to offer. I hope the future Moto flagships will be better.
Being the 2nd best selling foldable after Apple would still be pretty good for Motorola.
I don’t really associate the privacy/security crowd with foldable phones, though. They still seem to be a very niche product that only interests the “tech enthusiast” crowd and people looking for a status symbol. I feel like most GrapheneOS users would be more than happy with a standard Pixel or Motorola without any of the flashy/gimmicky stuff.
Agreed, I’m still not sure myself if I will go for the flip-phone style foldable or a regular brick. I like the idea of a small phone, but am probably a niche within a niche group
Key point here, and one I agree with. As soon as Apple releases a foldable, the others are cooked.
Except their partnership with GrapheneOS. Obviously still a tiny minority, but let’s hope it will keep growing. This Pixel hardware is sad, compared to what Apple has to offer. I hope the future Moto flagships will be better.
Being the 2nd best selling foldable after Apple would still be pretty good for Motorola.
I don’t really associate the privacy/security crowd with foldable phones, though. They still seem to be a very niche product that only interests the “tech enthusiast” crowd and people looking for a status symbol. I feel like most GrapheneOS users would be more than happy with a standard Pixel or Motorola without any of the flashy/gimmicky stuff.
Agreed, I’m still not sure myself if I will go for the flip-phone style foldable or a regular brick. I like the idea of a small phone, but am probably a niche within a niche group