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Comment by Pfhortune | Hacker News Reader

GrapheneOS on a flip is my dream. I tried with the ZFlips a couple of times but Samsung's kitchen-sink approach is just not for me.

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We should be able to support the next generation of the Razr Ultra. It will take longer for the lower end devices to meet our requirements for updates and hardware-based security features.

We think folding devices are a lot more useful and likely to get more users but we already have those via Pixels so flip devices are compelling as a new form factor. We're also interested in having support for new tablets.

New tablet support is very compelling! The Pixel tablet hardware is... passable... but Graphene on something more refined would be amazing! Especially something with a keyboard cover available (no idea if Motorola does this).

How is the crease on the flip? On some of the foldables like the samsung's, the crease is pretty noticeable and for me it bothers my OCD a little bit. I love the idea of a foldable though

I've got one of the Samsung flips and had thought it'd bother me as well, but it's not very noticeable unless you're dragging your finger across the screen, and I've eventually stopped noticing it at all, and notice screen smudges much more readily. Earlier flips were worse with that though. Unfortunately I haven't played with the Razr so don't know it compares. Definitely play around with one in person at Costco/Best Buy/Target/Walmart/wherever before committing though.

I hope flipping devices sell well enough to continue being released because I think they are the best solution for the small phone people.

I've never really tried a flip but it does sound cool.

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