Folding Phone Durability: Educating Consumers and Setting Expectations?

There’s a WORLD of difference between showing how a phone SHOULD work out in the field and actively trying to break that phone. If you try to break a phone, you will eventually succeed.

Torture tests are dramatic and fun to watch, but they don’t deliver much practical information to consumers. We should try to help inform consumers on what the expected “range of durability” might be for a product, not just show a dramatic failure clip.

Nowhere is this more precious right now than on folding phones.

Looking at the view counts on the videos and articles from top reviewers, we can be pretty sure those discussions are only reaching a tiny fraction of the overall smartphone buying population. Consumers are not turning to techies like they used to for education on current tech trends.

It seems more people are “taught” what to think about consumer electronics by the ads they consume from the marketing departments of the manufacturers making these products.

As companies work to make hinged phones more exciting, we should be concerned about how those phones are portrayed in advertisements. We need a “sweet spot” of lifestyle footage to help prime the correct expectations for customers. Showcasing the products in appropriate situations helps inform how those products should be used.

Manufacturer ads are a necessary resource for consumer education.

Almost every folding phone manufacturer is “doing this wrong”.

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Did Xiaomi LIE about the 13 Ultra’s Telephoto???

Xiaomi 13 Ultra camera CONTROVERSY!
Xiaomi advertises four different focal lengths on the 13 Ultra’s rear cameras, but ONE of those lenses might not be what Xiaomi said it was…

Catch the WHOLE 58 minute review on my Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/xiaomi-13-ultra-85422302 Continue reading “Did Xiaomi LIE about the 13 Ultra’s Telephoto???”

Xiaomi 13 Ultra VS Sony XPERIA 1 V Camera Battle!

Xiaomi vs Sony! Zeiss vs Leica! Xiaomi 13 Ultra vs Sony XPERIA 1 V!

THERE IS NO WINNER!

I love both of these camera platforms, and I can’t think of two phones that both represent “mobile professional” better, but do so in such SIGNIFICANTLY different ways. Spending this much on a camera focused phone, we REALLY want to highlight how well they can specialize on the needs of specific consumers.

It’s time for a showdown! Continue reading “Xiaomi 13 Ultra VS Sony XPERIA 1 V Camera Battle!”

Camera Overheating? Has Sony Fixed the XPERIA 1 V? Video Torture Test 2023!

Video recording test!

How long can our phones shoot 4K video? Will they overheat? Setting up a consistent test for camera performance is a little tricky. Tracking JUST 4K video recording, let’s see if phones this year are REALLY running cooler than phones sold last year!

Here are some tips and tricks to run your camera even longer out in the field!

2022 Video Recording Test https://youtu.be/yVbf3pHFzXQ
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Poco F5: Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 Performance (is REALLY Good)!

Poco F5 Review!

This phone is a SCREAMER. Poco is a “flagship killer” brand, and usually we see a Poco use an OLDER premium SOC, but this new mid-range Snapdragon is a champ! This is going to be a HUGE bang for buck option.

Let’s take a look! Continue reading “Poco F5: Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 Performance (is REALLY Good)!”

Xiaomi 13 Ultra: Why these cameras are so fresh…

Xiaomi 13 Ultra camera samples! Getting a little more familiar with this ULTRA phone, and I have some thoughts on why these cameras are so special. This phone is doing something different, and we need to pay attention to what’s working here!
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Xiaomi 13 Ultra: My First Magical Day!

Xiaomi 13 Ultra First Impressions!

Less than 20 hours into owning this monster, and it’s already one of my favorite phones of the year. Here are some REALLY early thoughts about using it, and some of the topics we’ll cover in future videos! Continue reading “Xiaomi 13 Ultra: My First Magical Day!”

Xiaomi 13 First Look! A NICE Smaller Phone!

XIAOMI 13!

Here’s a quick first look at a REALLY nice phone. The Xiaomi 13 is a little smaller, but it’s still PLENTY powerful, has decent battery life, quick charging, and a NICE premium build. Xiaomi’s launch this year feels more familiar for offering big/little options, but this phone will face TOUGH competition from the more streamlined solutions from Oppo and Vivo.

Let’s take a quick look around the Xiaomi 13! Lucky number 13! Continue reading “Xiaomi 13 First Look! A NICE Smaller Phone!”