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2nd fold buyer here, love them. Use case is a lady in the streets but a freak in the sheets (spreadsheets). Desktop modes, RDP. It's great!
I've had my Galaxy Tab for a couple of years, and it's just fine. I mainly use it as a tablet, rather than folding it all the time, but it seems like it is holding up.
I've owned a Z Fold 5 for a little over a year. I'm a developer and often read dev articles, todos, code on a git repo and so on while traveling by buss/train. I find a regular screen size isn't wide enough for reading code, but the z fold 5 unfolded is perfect. I don't want to have to carry a tablet, and I definitely don't want to pull my laptop out just for reading. I definitely won't be going back to a non-foldable.
The inner screen definitely isn't as fragile as you make it out to be. Can't see any scratches on mine. It's way more of a fingerprint magnet than my outer screen, but I can't see that when the screens on, and the rest of the time it's closed and hidden anyway, so why would I care?
I've owned a Galaxy fold 2, 3, and currently on a five. I don't think I can ever go back to a regular phone they're just fantastic
My sweat is too aggressive. I’ve owned the Galaxy Fold 1 and within 7 months I’ve had smears from the dissolved non removable plastic screen protector.
If it wasn’t for that and the Apple Watch, I’d still be using it though.
I have a Galaxy Z Fold 2 and it's my favorite phone I've ever owned by a mile. I bought it secondhand (refurbished) in 2022, two years after it came out, and have been using it for three years myself.
There's sort of a crease down the center of the folding screen that you can see if you're looking for it specifically, but if you're looking at the phone head-on like you usually would be and aren't trying to pay attention to the crease, it fades right out of awareness.
I bought this phone with the intention of reading books on it, and playing some games that are otherwise more tablet-friendly (Slay The Spire for instance) and it's by far the best mobile reading and gaming experience I've ever had with a phone.
If I wanted to I could have the screen replaced to remove the crease but it doesn't bother me enough to pay for that. I've folded this phone open and closed probably a minimum of two dozen times per day every single day for the past 3 years and I've never had to replace a part yet. When I bought the thing I expected it to be usable for about 1-2 years and then need repair or replacement, but we're now cooking on the third year of daily use and it still looks as good as it did in year 1.
This very post was made on that phone and was folded and reopened twice in the process as I did other things.
I still have my Z Flip 3 that I got when it released. About 2 years ago the screen protector came off at the hinge, and I removed it as I couldn't stand the bubbles. Since then cracks have formed in the hinge and scratches on the lowet half of the screen. But it still works, that's the only problem I have with it. If I do ever replace it it's going to be to another flip phone, I love how small it gets when folded up.
I have a Samsung fold 3 that I've been using since launch. Never had any issues with it and don't use it with a case either. The inner screen is not cracked or missing anything but there is a visible crease, and the inner screen protector came off naturally a long time ago
My last support worker had a samsung z flip or whatever it is. the one that is a normal phone size, but it folds in half. She reported no issues with it.
I have a Galaxy Z Flip 3, which I bought late 2021. The screen is fine, the durability is fine. I don't have it in a case (I don't use cases, because phones have gotten enormous enough, thank you). I've dropped it two or three times on asphalt, both open and closed. The metal is a little banged up on two corners, but it's purely cosmetic.
When I replace this, it'll be with another foldable, because folded, they fit in any pocket and are more durable than non-flip phones. I never worry than I'm doing to sit on it and break it in half, or something. When closed, the main screen is better protected than even with a case.
This phone has a tiny, almost useless external screen: it's touch sensitive, but only runs special apps, and I mostly use it just to check the time. When I upgrade, new phones have larger, more useful screens which can run arbitrary apps; at that point, I'll worry more about the external screen, but with a protector it won't be worse than what I used before folding phones.
My younger brother's family all have Samsung Fold phones - him, his wife, his eldest son. They don't have any tablets in the house, because there Fold opens into a small tablet. It's too big for my tastes, but I see the appeal of reducing the number of devices.
Folding phones are superior in all ways to non-folding phones, IMO.
I have the same fears about them and would personally never buy them, but the people I spoke who have one all said that they had no issues and loved the screen size. Personally I wouldn't feel comfortable using it knowing that a single grain of sand in the wrong place can fuck it all up. But apparently it's not too bad, at least anecdotally.
Yeah I have the flip 6. I upgraded from the flip 3 for a larger cover screen. No issues with either of them.
I like that it takes up less pocket space and most tasks can be done on the cover without opening the phone. The flipping is neat but honestly I'd rather have a modern 4-4.5 inch android slab. Too bad all the major phone manufacturers have switched to only making giant pocket tablets.
a friend has one of the massive samsung(?) phones that folds out to a huge screen
he loves having that much screen to use and not reported any particular problems
I have a Motorola razr 2023. It's absolutely great.
The use case is that it fits in your pocket.
i have actually never seen one in the wild.
My teamlead had a Galaxy fold (the big one, not the flip-style) second-hand so it was cheap-ish. She liked it, unfortunately she broke it (though not in a fold-specific way iirc). She now uses a regular slab phone due to the price difference.
I've seen her phone and a display model in the store, the crease really doesn't look that bothersome to me. I'd buy one if I could (somewhat) easily install another OS on it, if my current phone breaks or loses support for my apps. Assuming that they stick around and the price won't be as exorbitant in a year or two, that is...
I have a Samsung Flip3. I love how it fits neatly into my pocket and how I can easily place it at a good angle to read something while I'm at a table eating.
If you are clumsy with phones it's probably not a good idea, but if you are and the crease doesn't bother you, it's a fun phone.
Do beware that you pay a premium and you'll have worse battery life and camera for it.
Another Pixel 9 Pro Fold here. I love it.
Inner screen is great for reading, which I do a lot of on my phone. Videos are nice, especially older videos with more square aspect ratios; I can even zoom in on widescreen videos where all the action is in the center for roughly the same effect.
If I didn't use my phone for documents so much it probably wouldn't be worth it, but I don't think I could go back now.
I was thinking about getting one like the Nokia flip but they cost a bit and the hinge seems like a weak point. Got a CatB40 instead which wasn't much more and far more durable. Though showing signs of age at this point with multiple chips to the back of it from around the screws holding on the back.
Yeah, and they are actually a lot more resistant than you think. The technology came a long way.
I'm dying for a pixel flip so that I can finally have the ultimate phone:
A YouTuber I follow used a Galaxy fold for years, after the second year he said you could see the fold in the screen, considering people switch phones every 3 years on average, I don't think it's that big of a deal.
I would like to get one as soon as they get cheaper, since I don't buy flagships.
The wow factor of a screen that bends still hasn't worn off for me. That's so cool. No way I could justify the extra cost though. (Since you've gotten actual answers I won't feel too bad about chiming in with that)
I would agree on the first 2-3 generations, but after 6-7, the tech is mature enough that it doesn't get destroyed just like that. Didn't we hade the same discussions when phones started using glass instead of plastic screens?`You do remember, screens used to be made of transparent plastic, not glass?
You do remember, screens used to be made of transparent plastic, not glass
I'm not sure if bendable glass is scientifically possible. Glass is supposed to be rigid...
Samsung makes it, no it's not solid but it is glass
My coworkers do. A woman uses a flipable, because it could fit in her pants' pocket.
Another use a foldable as a tablet, but he mostly use it folded, unless he need to read a book or taking a note.
I have a friend who's had a foldable one for a couple months. She likes the big screen, it's probably too soon for durability issues.
Durability is definitely the down side. I had the 2019 Razr and it was perfect because it folded down into a pocketable size but the interior screen stopped responding to touch after about 6 months
I have the 2020 razor and still use it to this day I love this phone.
I really loved my Razr as well. It was the best compromise between usability and pocketability. I plan on using this mini until the wheels fall off so when the next time I get a new phone it ought to be much more durable than the first gen.
I have a Galaxy Fold 2, had it for 5 years, and just this month, something happened to the hinge and it no longer opens flat. I have no idea what caused it, nothing visibly wrong with it, it just stopped opening all the way. Now the inner screen protector is bubbling at the center because it won't open properly. I'm debating getting a new one, I really like it, it's like having a tablet in your pocket. But they are expensive as hell and I'm gonna be unemployed here pretty soon, so I'm not sure if I'll get another.
New guy at work has one. I saw him pull it out and flip to check then closed it and i immediately said what the fuck you got a flip phone, thinking an old one. Nope its a newer one, with a very noticeable line in the middle of the screen. Seems so dumb.
