Is the outer screen that bad to use? How is it bad? I'm trying to wrap my head around this. The impression I got was what spinedoc77 mentioned below, It's close to the size of many non plus sized phones.
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Well, I also favor the inner display, but do to the size of the Fold when unfolded its not always possible. When unfolded, its definitely a 2 hand device. I have big hands, I can manage my S21 Ultra one handed in just about every situation. So, if you have you're doing any activity that requires you to have a hand free, then you have to use the outer display. That was my point. That I couldnt use the inner display as much as I would have liked. It just naturally didnt make sense.
Is it terrible? No not at all.
Is it worse than using a regular slab phone? Yes, easily due to how narrow it is. But the whole point of the outer screen is to be passable in times when you cant unfold. It accomplishes that IMO.
Exactly.
The only reason I used iPhones as my main phone all these years was privacy.I used few Galaxy Notes as well.
In terms of tech iPhone’s were always behind.
Now we will get least amount of privacy with iOS 15 and most aggressive intrusive form of privacy breach.
the Z Fold 3 is cutting edge technology and very exciting.
That being said I REALLY wish it had built-in S-Pen and cameras on par with S-21 Ultra.
Depending on how you use it. One handed, still my personal opinion, it's actually easier to use than a typical *larger* slab phone. I still opine it has about the same difficulty as any other phone of similar width for 2 hand use.
Possibly. However, generally speaking, charging to 100% and using the device as normal is a solid indicator for me whether the battery will be good or not. 3 hours of usage is terrible. I don't have that problem with my Pixel or any previous iPhones. Just browsing here and YouTube seems to suggest the same. I believe it could get better–not 3 to 4 more hours of usage better though.
Also, usage patterns just kicked in this morning. It used to say learning habits. Now it provides figures. Popped my sim in this morning and would say I'm getting maybe another 30mins to an hour out of it. Still not satisfied. In the end, the phone just may not be for me. I'm ok with that.
Several times bad cameras have been mentioned here. according this vid are cameras pretty good
That's fine, but when you're the outlier it's worth looking if there's a rogue app. Your SOT is not normal from what I've read and experienced. If the phone just isn't for you then that's fine. But if battery life is the only reason, it's probably worth looking into.
Those are my 2 areas of main concern. Non flagship cameras and no silo for s pen. Maybe next year.
Just trying to help. For reference, I have 2 hrs SOT today and I'm at 74% battery. Nothing turned off or anything special set. I have been around the house mostly today so radio drain has been minimal.
Why no esim support on fold phones like there are on some other Samsung phones and other phones?
Only if you never buy any accessories etc otherwise in true ownership costs for many it's a wash between Apple and Samsung
Once again apps look terrible, blown up mobile apps, not showing much information.
Google will never get this right, shows developers don’t care about android tablets, don’t blame him for returning it, better off using your mobile phone. 🤦♂️
Google will never get this right, shows developers don’t care about android tablets, don’t blame him for returning it, better off using your mobile phone. 🤦♂️
Stay in your iOS 15 forum and continue to complain about the green tint issues you’re having. Hopefully Apple gets it right for you.
Was fixed ages ago, maybe one day developers in the android world will take tablets seriously. ?♂️
Maybe one day you’ll be confident enough in your own choice to stay with Apple to where you won’t feel the need to come here and knock Android.
I don't have any issues with how 98% of my apps are displayed on the folding display. Sure, certain apps like Facebook, Instagram, and a few others might be the odd ball out. But I don't use Facebook at all, and Instagram is more than good enough after I set it to full display. 98% of my apps do not look stretched out of distorted in anyway. Many 3rd party apps look even better, to the point I can't tell if they are optimized of not.
The pros of the Fold 3 highly outweigh the cons.
You have to realize, thats his identity. Without it, he has nothing.
Great video, in particular I found him spot on with his complaints of a lack of a pen silo. I never found much issue with the apps I was using on my Fold 2, maybe I just got lucky. But I don't disagree, Google continues to show a complete lack of direction with tablet use. I find it interesting there are rumors of a Google Fold device, I wonder if Samsung is going to save them (like they did with Wear OS) and maybe OneUI will become stock Google. Yeah it's far fetched, but I would not be surprised if there won't be some sort of partnership with Google and Samsung when they release their foldable.
The outer screen is fine. At first, the only downside was typing on it due to it being slightly narrow. But over time, and with the help of SwiftKey, it is no problem at all. The front screen is totally fine for emails, texts, WhatsApp, and web browsing too. YouTube videos on portrait aren't very good but that's what the big screen is for. I've adjusted completely to the outer screen and am still mightily impressed by the device overall.
I really don't get the app issue, you can view Instagram full screen easily. You can change it to full screen for any app.
You can also change dpi settings under Developer options. Plus Instagram is a really a bad example that too many reviewers use, cause there is simply no tablet app for it on any platform. And it looks worse on iPad, with no ability to make it full screen or change dpi.