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A comment on Samsung's folding phone breaks for reviewers. Parent comment

Re:Samsung's folding phone breaks for reviewers by bluGill on Thursday April 18, 2019 @01:55PM (#19693174)
I have yet to see a bicycle with bluetooth. (electric bike is not the same thing). My car doesn't have bluetooth - it is only 13 years/250000 miles out so it has plenty of life left (most people replace their cars long before they are worn out, I drive mine into the ground). I haven't seen a leaf rake with bluetooth either, and most lawn mowers still don't have it either.

I'm well aware that the dream phone may never exist. That doesn't mean I don't want it.

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Re:Samsung's folding phone breaks for reviewers by ceejayoz on Thursday April 18, 2019 @02:30PM (#19693541)
You can get a Bluetooth speaker that'll clamp onto your bike for $20, or some earbuds. Expecting a phone to blast out high-decibel music that you can hear while mowing the lawn seems like an insane ask.
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Re:Samsung's folding phone breaks for reviewers by javagram on Thursday April 18, 2019 @03:12PM (#19693904)
My 2010 car didn’t come with Bluetooth either.

I fixed it by replacing the head unit with one that supports Bluetooth and CarPlay. An easy DIY project or you can pay a small fee to have it done for you by an installer.

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Re:Samsung's folding phone breaks for reviewers by bluGill on Thursday April 18, 2019 @03:26PM (#19694030)
Right, or I can just get a phone with a loud enough speakers in the first place. I've outlined a number of situations where I want loud noise from my phone. Having the phone solve the problem is more convenient than fixing it in each situation separately.

I don't know if it is possible for the phone to provide this, but it is on my want list.

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Re:Samsung's folding phone breaks for reviewers by dahdum on Friday April 19, 2019 @05:24PM (#19703130)
Slightly off topic, but for power tool work / lawnmowers I can heartily recommend 3M Worktunes. It's like $50 bucks and you get decent bluetooth speakers with ear protection, and the battery lasts all day.
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