Are foldable phones better for multimedia? Here is how the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 stack up
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- AnonD-762416
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- 06 Sep 2021
geek-a-contra, 06 Sep 2021so a folder is good for 3/4 (outdated) and 16/9 format vide... moreOh yes, a one inch dead hinge smack down in the middle of the display is better!
I don't understand what's wrong with Microsoft's mobile device department. It's as if their only purpose is to waste a ton of R&D money on useless things no one will ever buy.
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- 06 Sep 2021
MedoBrundo, 06 Sep 2021Can anybody share experience with Samsung warranty on their... moreHow can it die with a small scratch?
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- 06 Sep 2021
Not really, because you get the same picture, just with big bezels. But you get a bigger workspace for multitasking apps.
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- Anonymous
- 7Wk
- 06 Sep 2021
You also get a pretty great experience with the Fold 3 unfolded in portrait mode and two apps open. 16:9 video up top, Web browser or something at the bottom. You get hardly any black bars that way.
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- 06 Sep 2021
so a folder is good for 3/4 (outdated) and 16/9 format videos pictures, multitasking and web browsing. the video part comes with a caveat: the crease right smack in the middle of the image. if microsoft comes with a decent new camera setup, i rather go for a surface duo. pretty much the same, if not better, price at launching and no flimsy / scratchy / dust and dirt fussy display....
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- Anonymous
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- 06 Sep 2021
sohail shafayat, 06 Sep 2021you don't even have a nameNext level roasting 💯
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- Nabil Januar
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- 06 Sep 2021
Messy resolution for Galaxy Z Fold3.
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- MedoBrundo
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- 06 Sep 2021
Can anybody share experience with Samsung warranty on their foldables? My is terrible, they refused to fix my S21 Ultra after display died. Reason was minor scratch on the phone casing…
That’s the reason I’m going to avoid their phones in the future, specially foldables.
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- Anonymous
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- 06 Sep 2021
"Are folderable phones better for multimedia"?
No. After a few weeks or months of usage.. you will see an ugly crease in the middle of your videos!
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- 06 Sep 2021
"Are foldable phones better for multimedia?"
This is the title of this article and the sole thing you concentrate on, is wide screen films, trying to push as far into anamorphic wide screen, as possible.
Multimedia is interspersed among:
1. Text/Words, meaning content meant to be read.
2. Photos, painting, modern art and other non moving Images.
3. All manner of Audio, without accompanying visuals.
4. Video in all forms and formats including animation.
5. GIFs and similar formats of moving photos.
More importantly, Foldable are meant for Multi-tasking and as productivity devices. If you solely want to watch wide screen TV, get a wide screen TV or Monitor, and watch films. But, if you want a mini computer On the Go, for posting content online, editing photos and videos, making a zoom or other format video conference call (especially without a stand), then a foldable would be perfect for the job. Also, being pocketable, meaning where a tablet or laptop may not fit into your pocket, a foldable would be just fine.
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- 06 Sep 2021
Reporting actual surface area is pointless. Why not take a 55-inch screen and crown it as the winner?! The real picture (haha) would be painted by reporting the % of blacked out areas. You obviously don’t want to go there because it would show how much money people waste on foldable phones.
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- sohail shafayat
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- 06 Sep 2021
LoLoL, 06 Sep 2021Even your name is so funny I totally agree. Samsung wenr ... moreyou don't even have a name
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- 06 Sep 2021
i think nokia 8 was the last flagship with 16:9 .
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- StormyParis
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- 06 Sep 2021
I just want a Huawei Mediapad X, or at least a Xiaomi Mi Max. Nothing fancy, just 7" and 16:10 or at worst 16:9.
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- gMB
- 06 Sep 2021
Excellent excellent excellent article ! Thanks GSMA
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- IbE
- 06 Sep 2021
Reason why I want to get a Fold 3 or Surface Duo is because Redream forces us to play Dreamcast games in landscape. Which is odd because Dreamcast games were mostly 4:3. Flip 3 is great for 8-bit and 16-bit games. Fold 3 is like a DS. Flip 3 is more Game Boy Advance SP.
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- 06 Sep 2021
sohail shafayat, 06 Sep 2021the graph is funny!!! on average most videos are 16:9, prev... moreEven your name is so funny I totally agree.
Samsung wenr from 16:9 and all followed. They should made at least 2cm wider.
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- Anonymous
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- 06 Sep 2021
even if they can make a bendable glass its still the same not good for media player and gaming the aspect ratio is too old
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- Anonymous
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- 06 Sep 2021
basically improvement is small yet the size is big as twice, for gaming you also get 4:3 ratio which leave you with narrow angle looking so the huge display is kinda meh is big but not get the job done add with the plastic screen is easier to scratch or broken for gaming that leaves you a multimedia player which kinda meh, twice as big and heavy with only 10% more surface screen area the other thing is the web browsing experience which top notch. In summary :
Video player : meh
web browsing : great
gaming : meh
multi tasking : great
this point to nokia communicator series which only useful to business people in office usage