Yeah, but no matter how bezel-less they are, the space between one display and the other would still be higher than the separation between pixels, specially at the dpi we are used to, right?

Well there was the Microsoft Courier back in the day.

https://gizmodo.com/courier-first-details-of-microsofts-secr...

Like their attempt at tablets with XP, they seem to have been a little too early.

These foldable phones are $2k plus. I hope they are aiming for multiple times the old life span.

The current flagships are over 1k. I’m not upgrading for the next 4years minimum.

It seems that these devices are targeting tablet users me than phone users, so one would expect that the lifecycle will be much longer.

If you don't have a need for a tablet device, why not go with one of the much stronger phones? Samsung's and Apple's flagship phones are much better when you consider everything a phone should and should not do.

I can see a device like this potentially being popular with someone who needs to carry a tablet with them everywhere for their job (healthcare and architecture are two fields where this can be true).

Do you have a cite for this? All devices (including one Android) in my household and my parents / siblings households last 4y give or take.

We still have an iPad mini 1 in service.

These prices seem to be in Verblen goods territory.

I think with the price of today's phones people are keeping them longer. My launch date iPhone 6 was bought by a colleague and with iOS 12 he's very happy with it. My iPhone 7 is going strong since launch and with a cheap battery replacement and continued support from Apple I expect it'll last another couple more before I give it to a family member, most likely my mother, where it'll do whatever she needs for a couple more.