Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G review

24 August 2021


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  • 25 Aug 2021

Personally speaking its not worth it Flip is fine but fold is horrible but even flip is not worth 800 dollars

    Fold3 is the better phone than the Flip3 but the Flip3 is more for masses with its price tag. It's the phone more people want. Fold3 is still niche and not many want to carry a phone that big or have no interest in tablets. But it's a better device that's better with productivity and better all-around. Just not worth $800 better.

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      • Anonymous
      • kDw
      • 25 Aug 2021

      IpsDisplay, 24 Aug 2021Ahh just as expected the so called new battery saving OLED... moreYou do realize that the screens are 30% brighter overall right? So much of that savings is likely negated by the screen brightness. I would bet that if you set the screen of the Fold2 and Fold3 to the same brightness and do a battery drain test, the Fold 3 will likely have better battery life.

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        • Anonymous
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        • 25 Aug 2021

        with this battery life the device belongs in the trash, a big disappointment.

          pralea, 24 Aug 2021This is way too overhyped and overpriced. Honestly gsmarena... moreDude its only 3rd gen, they are still investing in R&D to find ways to address the current issues, its obv that it is going to take some time for it to be completely refined

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            • GBh
            • 24 Aug 2021

            Honestly, these foldable tablets are nonsense. Z flip is where is at if you really want to take advantage of foldable tech.

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              • pralea
              • Ssd
              • 24 Aug 2021

              This is way too overhyped and overpriced. Honestly gsmarena, I dont know how you came up with that rating. It may be the best foldable right now, but let's face, it's on its third generation and price is still too high. And important features are missing, battery life is still horrible and it;s still fragile.

                I bought the Fold 2 is because I was curious and i am tired of the normal phone from factor but to my surprise, even with the average camera, i found it to be by far, the most useful portable device ive ever had in a long time. Almost everything i wanted on a phone was there, and it even survived my 3-week trip to Phuket. It was more durable than i expected.

                Now, with the added features and durability, id say, if you can afford it, then go get it! Swap your older phone and get those freebies, and that will cut the price down to almost your normal slab. Here in Dubai, the S21ultra and note 20 ultra can be swapped for about 500 to 550 dollars and theyre giving about 425 dollars worth of freebies - so if you do the math, the new fold 3 is about $900. (I can further cut the price if i resell my tabS7 cause i dont need the note-taking tablet anymore).

                To the GSMA team, this is by far one of the most hardest to read articles you've posted, there were so many redundant points.

                  Ahh just as expected the so called new battery saving OLED screen technology

                  Has virtually no impact on battery life

                  Same like the overhyped LTPO people were gushing over previously


                  Gone are they days when the display was the power eating champ.. the chipset is now king of absorption...


                  Savings compared to a previous screen technology might just be 1% for the OVERALL battery consumption pie chart

                  But it sure looks good in marketing when they say something like 20% more efficient.. COMPARED to another screen alone..

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                    • Anonymous
                    • LkB
                    • 24 Aug 2021

                    Cameras do not work if bootloader is unlocked according to xda

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                      • Anonymous
                      • LkB
                      • 24 Aug 2021

                      www.xda-developers.com/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-3-unlock-bootloader-broken-camera/

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