Comment on Why doesn’t Apple/Samsung/Google use new tech like every other phone maker?
csolisr@hub.azkware.net 1 day ago
Samsung, being the largest manufacturer of South Korea, has an incentive to keep their production as in-house as possible. Which is why they're reluctant to license technology that they can build themselves, such as cameras.
sbeak@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
That makes a lot of sense. Samsung’s displays are also quite good too.
I still find it strange that they’re not trying to develop SiC batteries though, esp. for their foldables and thin “Edge” puone
dustyData@lemmy.world 1 day ago
They probably are. But, this problem is also much larger for them than for other players. Oneplus is estimated to have sold 10 million phones over a one year. Samsung sold 4 times that number of s24 alone. If the suppliers can’t provide that level of manufacturing then they have to build the supply chain themselves, and that takes a lot of time, R&D and money.
napkin2020@sh.itjust.works 21 hours ago
They don’t want to take ANY risk with batteries. Don’t ask them why…
But honestly, Fold 7 is definitely one of the most impressive phone I’ve ever seen.
sbeak@sopuli.xyz 21 hours ago
if their phones go poofy it would be very bad