1.
What’s the killer app
for a folding phone?
Concepts for folding devices
September 2018
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2.
Folding phones are expected to come to
market within less than a year …
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3.
Horizontal fold
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4.
Vertical fold
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5.
Software concepts
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6.
Concept 1:
“My folding phone upped
my cooking game”
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7.
Cooking from a recipe on
my phone was a challenge.
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8.
I’d have to lay the phone
on my kitchen counter
and look straight down
at the recipe.
My hands would always
get too dirty to scroll.
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9.
My new folding phone changed that.
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10.
When I want to cook
something new, I
google it on my
smartphone.
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11.
I just find the recipe I want, stand my
phone up on the counter, and get to work.
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12.
The ingredients and steps
are checked off while I work.
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13.
Sometimes I stand up my phone like this.
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14.
Sometimes I stand it like this.
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15.
Sometimes I even hang it up.
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16.
I can swipe the “fold” to move through steps
while I cook …
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17.
I make new recipes faster than ever!
And when I’m not following a new recipe
in my kitchen, I can stand up my folding
phone to watch, read, and video chat.
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18.
… and now I can’t even imagine
going back to a flat phone.
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19.
Summary: Working with your hands
Features like standing or hanging the phone
anywhere, plus the ability to use the hinge area as a
swipeable region that doesn’t require fingertips,
could make the folding phone better for anyone
who uses a smartphone while working with their
hands:
Cooks, crafters, laborers, nurses, doctors, and
more.
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20.
Concept 2:
“I can finally take
photos of my kids”
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21.
I take better pictures of my kids
with my new folding phone.
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22.
I can show them
something that makes
them smile on one screen
and get a perfect shot on
the other.
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23.
Editing the photo on my phone is
easy with a big screen.
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24.
And sharing them in
person is more relaxing
than ever.
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25.
Summary: Using your
folding phone with
other people
After folding phones,
you might wonder:
How could you ever get
anyone to look at a
camera … before it had
a screen on each side?
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26.
With a screen on each
side of the phone, you
can show anything to
get someone’s
attention.
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27.
Spontaneous reaction
videos of other people
could become a thing.
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28.
Bigger screens will enable
better photo editing software.
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29.
Sharing visuals in person
will be less awkward when
you don’t have to crowd
around a phone.
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30.
Anyone who takes and shares a lot of photos could
find they prefer the folding phone format:
Parents, pet owners, media, creators and more.
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31.
Will folding phones catch on?
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32.
[Your app here]
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