I had the Z Fold 3 and now the 5. It's great. I'd happily move to another company's if they were just as good or better, but also cheaper. The price tag is the only issue and I managed to avoid the full price twice. First by buying a used one at half price, then trading it back to Samsung for any $800 off the 5, which was a great deal.
this post was submitted on 31 May 2024
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That's because since introducing the market, they haven't really innovated at all. Others came up with better hinge designs, orientations, and built better interfacing software.
Samsung phones are full of adware and shit. No accident they are "chosen" as top phones by reviewing websites.
Consumers don't get the best phones in those reviews. They are paid for.
Everyone here is taking a dump on foldables, but I bought a Motorola razr 2023 for myself as a kind of Christmas present and after having a phone that comfortably fits in my pocket for the first time in like 10 years there is no way I'm going back to phablets. Thanks, I love it.
Samsungs are for aces now?
Oh so that's why South Korea's birth rate is plummeting. It all makes sense now.
Laughs in Galaxy S10
Fuck the foldable market. I bought the zFold 3 and the fucking screen cracked simply because I unfolded it to write a note. Had it for 2 weeks; I take care of my things (I bought the s22 ultra to replace the fold, and I'm still using it to this day and it still runs/looks like new), so it wasn't a fucking "me issue". Screw foldable phones like the zFold.
Did it covered by warranty though? I'm probably ok with the foldable screen cracking every once in a while as long as the warranty fully covers it every time it happens.
Yeah, but there is no way I'm keeping a phone that constantly breaks whenever you simply use it. Warranty doesn't last. I doubt you'll still be OK after it breaks for the x time, this time not under warranty.
Fuck Samsung, I'm glad these companies are spanking them. That said, my boss bought me a Fold5 cause you don't say no to a free brand new phone. Its not worth the price tag buy a different foldable if you are enthusiast.
Phones are expensive and fragile. No need to add movable parts and more fragility to the mix. Especially not at those price points.
I have the galaxy fold 4 and it is still going strong. Love that phone.
Same, have an upvote
Moto flip is a thing. If I were to get one it'd probably be the moto razr
And it comes in pink!
(Magenta, but still)
Let's see why that might be...
- not waterproof (or resistant in any way to water)
- ugly crease in miffle of screen.
- uber sensitive "glass"
- fragile mechanical hinge
- stupidly expensive price tag
- inferior cameras when compared to slabs
My last Google Pixel barely touched water and that was the end of that. Meanwhile, I remember a friend literally dropping his flip phone into a glass of beer (intentionally to show off its waterproofness) nearly two decades ago and it being perfectly fine after he took it out.
I don't have a point, I'm just still bitter about the Pixel. I wish more companies would make smaller phones.
My Pixel Fold got dropped in sub zero ethenol (don't ask), and it was fine. So I think you just got unlucky.
Weird that your Pixel didn't handle water
I've dropped my 8 pro into the tub like 8 times in the 8 months ive owned it and it just disabled the port and is fine
Same with my pixel 6, 4, and 2 XL
Come to think of it I haven't lost a phone to liquid since my LG G7, which I dropped into a bucket of diesel
All I can imagine from your description is you looking for opportunities to dunk your phones.
I used to keep my phone in my breast pocket because I wasn't allowed to wear headphones at work but WAS allowed to put it there and play audio aloud
Thus my phone would flip out far more often than a normal person
That sucks.
Well, first you should really check the facts before you throw out some nonsense.
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The Z Folds are IPX8 water resistant. But it's not resistant to dust.
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Having a big dynamic island taking away content on screen is actually 10000 times worse than an invincible crease when you look at the screen in front of the screen.
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Actually, the outer screen on any smartphones are likely to get cracked a long time before the inner screen on the Z Folds gets damaged.
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The hinge on the Z Fold5 is rock solid. The Z Fold4 had a bad hinge. I know because I was unlucky to get a bad hinge on my Z Fold4.
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If you look at the price on an iPhone 15 Pro Max, specifically here in Norway, you will see that the Z Fold5 with 512 GB internal storage is about 100 dollar cheaper than the iPhone 15 Pro Max with 512 GB internal storage.
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That's true. But that doesn't means the cameras on the Z Fold5 are bad in any ways though.
I mean, saying a model is cheaper than the latest iPhone is like saying Teslas are cheaper than Mercedes-Benz.
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