Samsung Galaxy Z Flip in for review: a closer look at its unique features
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- GeorgeBoricean
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- 17 Feb 2020
potato4k, 17 Feb 2020Considering it's more durable than the more expensive RAZR,... moreMore durable than the Razr? Nope. Screen is exactly the same but with a more pronounced crease. The fingerprint scanner stops working if you scratch it, the screen burns when overheating and never recovers. Razr doesn't have these last 2 problems. The Snapdragon 855+ in it with such a small body will overheat the phone a lot in time. Jerry's tool cut right through this fake glass and destroyed the pixels inside the screen. The phone didn't break while bending because it has that bumper thing that looks ugly as f*ck anyway and is nowhere near as slim as the Razr.
Also here's the cherry on top. Pure Android devices age waaayyy better than phones with custom skins, specs really don't matter. A 2015 low end Moto E2 is actually faster than a Galaxy S4 in a lot of day to day stuff. The internal memory seems to slow down at a much faster rate because it has to process extra custom skins and apps ALL THE TIME. Heating is also an issue as top of the line processors overheat a lot more causing more depletion to the chip itself. If it were something that happens after 2 years there shouldn't be any problem, but the thing is, we use our smartphones a lot more than before and you can start seeing the effect of this after just 6 months and a couple of updates.
The Fold is a Ferrari with a Elephant on top and the Razr is a empty Volskwagen Golf.
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- NotAnOpinion
- 4dt
- 17 Feb 2020
Anonymous, 17 Feb 2020It's more durable than Fold and Razr.Reviewers claims it "feels" better in the hand compared to the Razr and the Fold but this garbage GLASTIC still scratches at the exact same level as plastic at level 2 and deeper groves at level 3.
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- Anonymous
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- 17 Feb 2020
I had always flip nokia at the time i liked it somehow.
- Whackcar
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- 17 Feb 2020
After seeing this whole debate. I've learnt one thing. People can be really biased about their opinions & conclusions regarding their favorite brands. The same people who are defending Samsung with scientific reasons, would not have done the same for a brand they dislike (e.g. Apple, Huawei). In such a case, they would've looked at it in a very practical way, and never even brought up science.
The So called UTG scratches with fingernails, the same as plastic does. Calling it "Ultra Thin GLASS" gives the wrong impression to uninformed buyers regarding it's durability & scratch resistance. It's false advertising, plain and simple.
But I'm sure they would have scientific reasons for calling it glass, so they can't be sued & that's all that we should care about... or so I'm told.
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- 17 Feb 2020
Can you make video calls when closed?
Can you open it with one hand easily or is it better with two?
How does it feel in the pocket? Because it is bumpy.
What about getting it in/outside the pocket? Probe to miss and drop it in the process?
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- Anonymous
- vV5
- 17 Feb 2020
NotAnOpinion, 17 Feb 2020It does has some type of glass deposits, as in this link sh... moreIt's more durable than Fold and Razr.
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- KebabSLO
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- 17 Feb 2020
HoldEm, 17 Feb 2020Jerry likes to satisfy people like you. Samsung did adverti... moreThe problem is that they didnt say the glass is under the surface. Most of people think the touchscreen is more durable because of that.
More duravle then fold when it comes to scratches.
They already made missleading advertisment years ago with "waterproof" phones.
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- Anonymous
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- 17 Feb 2020
It appears that a fresh out of the kitchen table birthday cake has a tougher surface than Z's display. I like the idea of a small footprint foldable phone but apparently Z flip's screen has very serious flaws.
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- Anonymous
- 8mp
- 17 Feb 2020
potato4k, 17 Feb 2020Considering it's more durable than the more expensive RAZR,... moreOh come on seriously you can scratch it with a fingernail
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- Sean
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- 17 Feb 2020
And it doesn't have a glass inner screen according to Jerry Rig Everything durability test
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- AnonD-558092
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- 17 Feb 2020
GIF, 17 Feb 2020Ultra thin glass - it is something new in the market. I'm p... moreNo need to wait for an answer. Some people removed the plastic film and... cracked their Z Flip. UTG is actually glass, don't remove the plastic film though.
https://www.sammobile.com/news/galaxy-z-flip-ultra-thin-glass-fails-durability-test-scratched-easily/
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- GIF
- xI7
- 17 Feb 2020
AnonD-558092, 17 Feb 2020Anyone analyzed the screen here in the comments? Or did you... moreUltra thin glass - it is something new in the market. I'm pretty sure Samsung could name it ultra thin plastic as well and it wouldn't be wrong. Since for this type of product glass sounds something very durable, Samsung named it glass. It is so thin that it would be almost impossible to prove that it is marketing trick.
Let's see, a lot of people will have questions now and hopefully we will get also some answers. But one thing is clear - technology is still developing and this product is still far from perfect.
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- HoldEm
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- 17 Feb 2020
KebabSLO, 17 Feb 2020The phone is fragile and it is not using actual flexible gl... moreJerry likes to satisfy people like you. Samsung did advertised in the past week that the UTG is cover with plastic. Nobody is going to use a sharp object against the screen.
Watch "Samsung Galaxy Z Flip Screen Plastic Glass Teardown Hinge Review. Glass Confirmed!" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/201CCXTNyeY
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- 17 Feb 2020
Anyone analyzed the screen here in the comments? Or did you just see an average guy on YouTube who did nothing more than scratch a flexible display?
Basic physics: anything flexible is soft. But not everything soft is plastic. So unless you analyzed the composition of the display with actual tools and actual measurements, you don't know if it's ultra thin glass or plastic. None of us do.
Besides, that would be a lie too big for them. If they were found to be lying, they'd be fined in an instant
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- Anonymous
- j4g
- 17 Feb 2020
KebabSLO, 17 Feb 2020The phone is fragile and it is not using actual flexible gl... moreAs with every phone nowadays.
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- NotAnOpinion
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- 17 Feb 2020
KebabSLO, 17 Feb 2020The phone is fragile and it is not using actual flexible gl... moreIt does has some type of glass deposits, as in this link shows, but it still goes againt Sammy's claim that its utg is durable.
https://youtu.be/201CCXTNyeY
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- Just opinion
- xI7
- 17 Feb 2020
potato4k, 17 Feb 2020Considering it's more durable than the more expensive RAZR,... moreIt is basicaly same as one on RAZR. Samsung made better phone but both moto and Samsung's screens are very fragile. Samsung just made marketing trick for buyers. Theres no glass just tiny bit harder plastic.
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- 17 Feb 2020
potato4k, 17 Feb 2020Considering it's more durable than the more expensive RAZR,... moreHow it's more durable? Screen is all for a smartphone and screen is as fragile plastic as Razr has. False advertising to take advance on Razr. I hope someone will sue Samsung.
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- 17 Feb 2020
KebabSLO, 17 Feb 2020The phone is fragile and it is not using actual flexible gl... moreConsidering it's more durable than the more expensive RAZR, I say Samsung actually did a great job. Remember, physics still exists in this world. If you want a foldable phone, something has to be foldable, and once there's a point of moving parts, that's a point of failure.
Want a more durable phone? Stop wanting to beat the laws of physics.
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- KebabSLO
- SrQ
- 17 Feb 2020
The phone is fragile and it is not using actual flexible glass like Samsung is advertising.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbAkY-Www40
Anyone that owns the phones needs to be really careful with it.