Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 aces bend test

09 August 2023
Perhaps surprisingly, it didn't snap, or crack - nothing really happened.

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Akarius, 14 Aug 2023And yet here you are, wondering why Samsung ignores voices ... moreWell thats what i said.
Maybe one day they will make foldables which will have all i need but right now they are only for people who can afford them and does not care the screen is as fragile as Talc or Soapstone.
Honestly from customers experiences at our stores in Slovakia they buy foldables as a niche or hype product or to shine among family and friends but as soon as they see the major disadvantage is hight repair costs for that very fragile screen they going back to slabs everybody liked.
(Seeing on Czech or Slovak TV Smasung fold and flip in advertising every 20 minutes they really know how to atract customers).
But hinestly noone of them realise this is an unfinished product because it misses lot of accesories in the box and the talc or soapstone durability main screen is the main issue.
But its on them what they want and buy.
I just said my honest opinion.
Since we doing buy back many foldables and flipables are bought back which we trying to sell to someone else.

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    • 14 Aug 2023

    Cpt.Power, 12 Aug 2023Well just for you to answer you to make you satisfied or ha... moreAnd yet here you are, wondering why Samsung ignores voices of those who are completely uninterested in buying the phone they're so vocal about. By all means, use your right to voice your opinion, just don't be surprised Samsung goes deaf about it. If there's anyone they should listen to it's people who actually bought one and have valuable feedback resulting from months of usage. That they're not always keen on it is another matter entirely.

    Stick to you Edge 40 Pro, it's a good phone and seems to be doing exactly what you need for the exact price you're willing to pay. Use this as a lesson in accepting different perspective: there are people for which folds are exactly what this Motorola is for you - what they want, and what they are willing to pay for it. That it doesn't fall in line with your expectations doesn't make the phone bad objectively. It just makes it right for someone else than you, who has a different set of deciding factors when considering it.

      Considering he bend test for a long time already, his bending power must be insane.
      I never bend any phone/tablet, but a great durability feature is sure to help the sales.
      They need that, considering its mid range cameras.

        Vegetaholic, 11 Aug 2023Let me ask you will you buy phone for 2k when it is same sh... moreIf I can, of course. There's plenty of changes from Z fold 3 to Z fold 5.

          Vegetaholic, 11 Aug 2023Lol, most remarkable message from Zack was buy Fold 3 inste... moreYeah. Buy it. Miss out on the gapless hinge and better cameras. Miss out on the better under display camera. Miss out on Android 1(X)L which is optimised for big screens. It's surely the best deal.

            Akarius, 11 Aug 2023You still don't understand the question. I'm not ... moreWell just for you to answer you to make you satisfied or happy for me folding phones are always no.
            They are too small closed and too thick.
            When open they are too vide to use in case of fold.
            And as ong as they are very costly and comes with a plastic screen which leaves permanent damage on a first accident folding phones are definitely not for me.
            I am not and will neer buy said costly gimmick if sometthing like Moto Edge 40 Pro which now i have and cost me 789 euros does same or a lot betetr tricks comes with 100 worth of accesories and outpreforms any flip or fold.

            Folds or Flips are not for me and i only said my reasons why or opinions.
            Not forcing anyone to buy or refuse to buy.
            Just said what i wanted because i wanted to.

            When market with foldables makes phone which will come with all the neccessary accesories it wont take 2 hours to charge my Moto X40 edge pro is ready to go in 15 minutes and will come with a screen which can withstand equal or better to Victus 2 (which is not possible yet to obey laws of physic) I will reconsider.
            Right here right now i am not interested paying twice as much for a phone which screen durability is way worse than a lowest of the low Xiaomi, TCL, Lenovo, Realme Doogee etc.

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              • 12 Aug 2023

              Like the saying goes, Don't fix what isn't broken.

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                • 11 Aug 2023

                Cpt.Power, 11 Aug 2023Well i am just one drop in the ocean whole world is 8 and h... moreYou still don't understand the question. I'm not asking you why companies should listen to their customers - it's obvious they should.
                I asked you and you only - why are you so hell-bent on criticizing this phone if you don't intend to buy it? If they listened to every demand you have and released ZF6 with everything you want - would you buy it for the same price ZF5 is now?

                  Akarius, 11 Aug 2023"My self like many else people would like to see somet... moreWell i am just one drop in the ocean whole world is 8 and half billions of people.
                  Do you really think the rest of 8,49 999 999 999 would like to see same this genuinely same looking device apart the inside specs which improved only CPU and GPU which have no difference since previous model preformed really well and now is way cheaper because new model is way more costly but apart a bit faster performance it brought absolutely nothing new???
                  of course not. As i said i am just one drop in the ocean just like anyone else.
                  if you or your friends will go and ask 1 000 000 people if they are happy to see exactly same device every single year they will tell you no they arent happy.
                  But if you or your friends ask those 1 muillion of people what did they expect or how should look the new device company could hear their oppinions but will refuse to improve because its costly.
                  As long as they can sell genuinely same thing like previous year but milk more mioney from it to save as much costs as possible they will stick for as long as pople buy enough.
                  Only when not enough is bought they will make and come with something new.

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                    Vegetaholic, 11 Aug 2023Let me ask you will you buy phone for 2k when it is same sh... moreNo, which is why I don't cry ZF5 is not that different from ZF4, and I know I'll most likely change phones some time the end ZF6 life cycle, so probably will wait for ZF7.

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                      • 11 Aug 2023

                      Cpt.Power, 11 Aug 2023Answer is pretty simple even i dont like to see every singl... more"My self like many else people would like to see something new and better not a same thing like they sacked whole design team or send them on some super long vacation."
                      But why would you like to see it when you're not interested in buying it? Help me understand why it is so important for you to see meaningful improvements on a phone you don't want to buy.

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                        n998x, 10 Aug 2023... I asked for a headphone jack and a non-curved screen in... morethey gave non-curved flagship with non-ultra.if you want headphone jack.it is in the past.removed hw never comes back.only flagship you will buy is sony.

                          Akarius, 11 Aug 2023It has absolutely everything to do with it. If you're... moreAnswer is pretty simple even i dont like to see every single year same looking thing with no improvements after all just price hike.
                          Price increase is not improvement and bit better CPU or GPU is also not improvement because even something old like SD865 for example would run most apps and games equally fast than newest SD 8 gen 2 or upcomming SD 8 gen 3.
                          The difference will be maybe in loading time which will be maybe 0,02 seconds faster but thats it.

                          My self like many else people would like to see something new and better not a same thing like they sacked whole design team or send them on some super long vacation.

                            Akarius, 10 Aug 2023Let me ask you - are you changing $2k phone every year?Let me ask you will you buy phone for 2k when it is same shit as phone it replaced 2 years ago, and more than twice expensive?

                              Lol, most remarkable message from Zack was buy Fold 3 instead of Fold 5, well because for 2 years you get same shit 🤣

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                                • 11 Aug 2023

                                Cpt.Power, 10 Aug 2023What it have to do with a fact Samsung improved absolutely ... moreIt has absolutely everything to do with it.
                                If you're changing phones every two years (or more) then why does it matter iterative improvements are observed from one generation to another? In your case, it would matter how much has Fold or Flip improved across two generations, so why is it that you complain about it so much when it doesn't even concern you?
                                If you were to change phones every year then this would concern you directly, but you both don't change phones as often and didn't even decide to buy Fold, so what is it that you complain about and why?

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                                  Kingchin33, 10 Aug 2023Huawei Kunlun Glass is more impact drop resistant than Gori... moreKunlun glass? The name itself sounds stupid. Also, the type of glass is only one of many secondary deciding factors of which phone people buy.

                                  In the end, most people buy Samsung or Apple.

                                    Anonymous, 10 Aug 2023Dont trust this YouTuber named JerryRigEverything Jerry... ... moreThanks for the info. I stopped taking him seriously since 2020. But this is even worse.

                                      Then people wonder why most buy this one over the pixel or moto's. They focused soo much on durability! 👍

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                                        • 10 Aug 2023

                                        ... I asked for a headphone jack and a non-curved screen in a flagship phone and they gave me a foldable screen phone... thank you :-(

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