Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G review

24 August 2021


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  • rKa
  • 26 Aug 2021

Its a good phone. If they had to add a higher capacity battery phone would have been even more thicker.

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    • StU
    • 26 Aug 2021

    Epic fail
    No 18gb ram
    No s21 ultra camera
    No 6000mah
    No 5x optical loseless zoom
    No ceramic glass
    No xenon flash
    No 4k screen
    No 700ppi
    No sharp edges, like Note series but ugly curve design
    No S888+

    And asking £1500

    Lmfao

    Go away Samsung

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      • Anonymous
      • 39r
      • 25 Aug 2021

      Anonymous, 25 Aug 2021Most people buying this won't be bothering with bootlo... moreMost people complaining here don't even have the cash to buy something like the Z Fold 3.
      It's just another case of sour grapes

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        • Anonymous
        • Dpc
        • 25 Aug 2021

        IpsDisplay, 25 Aug 2021Still a bad test.. they don't have same processors ... moreBattery consumption is higher during web browsing because of non black background.
        Afcourse this can be fixed with dark mode inside browsers

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          • Q5T
          • 25 Aug 2021

          Software > siftware

            Aspros, 25 Aug 2021Coming from Z fold 2, i call this a huge disappointment! M... moreHow can you see 1B colors?

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              • Anonymous
              • 8Kf
              • 25 Aug 2021

              Anonymous, 25 Aug 2021Snapdragon 888 is a curse just like 810 was. It would be... more
              People want mobile cpu with power of desktop, 120/144Hz, screen brighter than the sun.
              But with battery endurance of feature phones.

              You can have power or larger battery endurance. This is why midranges and low ends last way more despite using chips of weaker litography like 7, 8 or 10nm.

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                • Anonymous
                • 8Kf
                • 25 Aug 2021

                Anonymous, 25 Aug 2021Samsung yet again cheapening out on cooling on their flagships It is almost as big as ipad mini.
                Cooling should not be necessary considering larger body loses heat much easier.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 8Kf
                  • 25 Aug 2021

                  Anonymous, 25 Aug 2021Most people buying this won't be bothering with bootlo... moreYou do not know if samsung has done on purpose or if it is a bug.

                    Anonymous, 25 Aug 2021You do realize that the screens are 30% brighter overall ri... moreStill a bad test.. they don't have same processors

                    Battery savings on these OLED screens are negligible

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                      • Alternatives
                      • JAq
                      • 25 Aug 2021

                      No information about mi mix fold as an alternative. The only other foldable on 888.
                      And no, mate x2 was not a paper device, you can still buy it on the official site for the announced price. There are tens of thousands reviews there, people are actively buying it.
                      Very poor comparison

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                        • Anonymous
                        • Yc0
                        • 25 Aug 2021

                        Josh V, 25 Aug 2021That large black bar when watching videos is a big No for me. Agreed, the square aspect ratio makes NO sense

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                          • Anonymous
                          • gq3
                          • 25 Aug 2021

                          Anonymous, 25 Aug 2021But that tiny front display...how do you live with it?It's for Facebook, Twitter, notifications, etc.
                          Main big tasks are done on the inner screen

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                            • Anonymous
                            • Mkm
                            • 25 Aug 2021

                            YUKI93, 25 Aug 2021Yikes, 75 hours of battery endurance rating? That is six ho... moreIt's great when you take into consideration two 120hz displays especially inner screen.
                            Bigger the screen size, bigger the battery consumption.
                            Snapdragon 888 is also power hungry.
                            Overall battery endurance rating is good, only let down in numbers due to poor standby time

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                              • Anonymous
                              • p%S
                              • 25 Aug 2021

                              Anonymous, 24 Aug 2021www.xda-developers.com/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-3-unlock-bootl... moreMost people buying this won't be bothering with bootloader unlock.
                              Besides the phone has just launched, issues like these will be fixed by xda membership soon

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                                • Anonymous
                                • p%S
                                • 25 Aug 2021

                                Samsung yet again cheapening out on cooling on their flagships

                                  FarFan, 25 Aug 2021Only 5 cameras this time, first fold had 6! Still form f... moreOne of the first Fold's six cameras is a useless depth sensor. So it's still the same five cameras in my book. I'd rather see Samsung utilizing a much more useful front ultrawide camera instead of a much more useless front depth sensor.

                                    Anonymous, 25 Aug 2021Snapdragon 888 is a curse just like 810 was. It would be... moreCouple that to two 120Hz screens, and you have a deadly combination as a battery killer.

                                      Yikes, 75 hours of battery endurance rating? That is six hours less than last year's Z Fold2.

                                        Coming from Z fold 2, i call this a huge disappointment!
                                        My secondary phone is Poco F3 which costs just 25% of its price tag, also has 120hz and tops it with MEMC
                                        I expected at least a 1B color panel from Sammy, but they sacrifice it and touch sample+sensitivity for the pen support.
                                        So they srapped us and prefered Note users.
                                        If Fold 2 only had one problem that was battery performance. Since it has the same screen i was hoping the 5nm chip would help it achieve better results, but it didn't and what's worse is that folded the endurance dropped from 115hours to 85h, which is a massive downgrade. Also they force us to pay more for a charger. speaking abour chargers, i have the 50w samsung and the phone charges way faster, i am sure that fold 3 with the smaller battery will do marginally better!
                                        And the last nail to its coffin, the camera, i am not a photographer or Instagram model, but since they ask from us 2000euros, they ought at least to use their best cameras, at least the hardware, they used the same Fold 2 had.
                                        Paying 2000 for the underscreen selfie is way too much!