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My only disappointment with modern cell phones is the lack of a headphone Jack.

I'm definitely getting one

Samsung discontinued all the Galaxy Note Series in 2021.

Preordered, very excited for it to arrive. I've watched just about all the reviews there are to watch. As an early adopter, happy with the criticisms shared – all reasonable. Poor form not supplying a wall plug – 22w or 25w. Any word on 'saving the environment' is completely false.

So no S-pen that comes with it, like the Note line?? At that price to?!?!?

Too costly

As someone who is using the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G i still feel they missed a crucial issue with the fold itself. You see the front screen is too narrow and this is all my personal opinion after using my Z fold 2 for 6 months now. The front screen is too narrow causing apps to have aspect ratio problems. When unfolded not every app is set up for a smooth continuous experience thus causing apps to now be enlarged too much as again it is not for that screen ratio. This all can be fixed with software updates no doubt. My biggest complaint is Instagram amongst other apps for example. The experience is seamless from front cover to when unfolded but when you take a photo for your story for example whilst unfolded, anyone viewing what you uploaded comes out too zoomed. If the same photo is taken and uploaded whilst the z fold 2 is closed with the front screen its in the correct aspect ratio. I do have the samsung goodlock app which gives greater flexibility to tweak the software but again the hardware is still not there. For the Z fold 4, the front primary screen needs enlarging to the width of a regular candy bar design phone. I switched from my note 10 plus 5G to the Z Fold2 5G and have not looked back. Sure the fold design is an absolute game changer but the software has not caught up yet. If the Z fold series is to continue the mantle of the Note series, this issue needs rectifying for the next unveil including an integrated S pen slot how the note series has. Then can you have the fold series as a complete power house which can multi task unlike anything. Credit to Samsung for integrating water resistance. This has been my fear ever since switching from my Note 10 Plus but again I've had to be extra cautious. I do wish Samsung releases the personalisation experience they gave with the Z fold 2 where you could customise the colour of your hinge. I personally opted for the Gold colour hinge with the black colour and it turns heads and rightly so considering its almost a £2000 device. I do wish the experience for the Z fold owner would be exclusive how it was when the original Galaxy fold was launched. Samsung was very generous providing wireless buds and this should continue considering customers are forking out upto £1799. The upgrade programme is very good from Samsung however the game changer for me would be if Samsung made the hinge illuminate or even the Samsung letters illuminate somehow when folded obviously to allow users to know when a notification has come through. We saw this introduced from the game changing Galaxy S6 Edge but slowly faded out over time.

If anyone else is a Z fold 2 user, please share your thoughts on your experience so far. This is something i will share on my YouTube channel as well. If you read this far, I hope you get to experience how revolutionary the fold design is. Be sure to subscribe. Peace ✌

That crease is nauseating.

Does anyone else want to see what happens if he scratches that screen with his knife?

I still see the fold in the mid of the screen I thought they were getting rid of that.

They screw you out of charger just like apple!

That 45% battery is bothering me 😤😖

1080p 3ds pog!

Dude Ron Jeremy reviews

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Why does the Z Fold 3's screen look more washed out than the Z Fold 2's?

This is dope. Im thinking of getting a Pixel Fold when that comes out, but if it's missing the telephoto lens, i might just get a Pixel 6 Pro. Really depends on the quality and price of the Fold. I think it's safe to assume the pixel fold will somewhat reflect the Galaxy Fold's level of quality but with a hopefully more accessible price.
I'm most interested to see Google's rolling phone and see if it will be like a Google version of that oppo sliding phone. That form factor is the future of smartphones imo and will easily outcompete folding phones barring any unsolvable reliability issues

It's a MacBook Pro

If I wanted to carry an iPad as my phone I would ask

Okay since you want to hear from me I'm not stupid enough to give $1,800 for a phone so enjoy some folks got more money than brains

I feel like this is the year foldables are going mainstream especially with the zflip with the new pricing, water proof and stronger feel like these will blow up.

I’m tempted by a zfold myself

Why not 16:9 ratio? 4:4 resolution makes no sense.

The box thinness and grams of weight difference and camera bump size and so forth are the absolute least interesting aspects of this phone. I don't understand the value of these first impressions.

Wish you could put a sd card but no Samsung , I have the first one and 2 but I like the first one