Opinion: Foldable phones are unpopular. Why is Apple selling one?

With folding phones, Apple and its competitors are following a path that television makers took about a decade ago to increase profits through new designs. — The New York Times

Apple this week unveiled an iPhone that unfolds like a book to expand its screen size and closes up to fit in your pocket. It’s the biggest physical change to the iPhone’s design in nearly two decades.

But even though they’ve been around for years, foldable phones aren’t particularly popular. They’re expensive, awkward and not as durable as regular smartphones. So why did Apple build one?

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凭借折叠屏手机，苹果及其竞争对手正在重蹈十年前电视制造商的覆辙，通过新的设计来提高利润。——《纽约时报》

苹果本周发布了一款可像书本一样展开的iPhone，展开后屏幕尺寸更大，折叠后则可轻松放入口袋。这是近二十年来iPhone外观设计上最大的变革。

尽管折叠屏手机已经问世多年，但它们并不特别受欢迎。它们价格昂贵、笨重，而且不如普通智能手机耐用。那么，苹果为什么要制造折叠屏手机呢？

可折叠 iPhone Duo 售价 9,499 马币起，10 月 23 日起发售

苹果推出具备始终监听功能的智能手表，进军人工智能可穿戴设备领域。

科技小贴士：新款iPhone上市了，但好好保养旧手机，就能延长它的使用寿命。

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