Foldable smartphones have reached their fifth major generation, as heralded by Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Fold 5, and...

Foldable smartphones have reached their fifth major generation, as heralded by Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Fold 5…

For me it’s definitely the durability concerns. I’ve valued my phone’s water and dust resistance since getting an ip67 phone years and years ago. My brother had a flip and a grain of sand in his pocket got under the display; when he closed the phone the display died. And they expect me to pay more for the privilege.

  • unce@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’ve had my Galaxy zflip 3 for about 2 years now. Lots of comments here are saying they are too fragile or poorly made but that has not been my experience:

    • the battery is fine
    • the screen hasn’t scratched
    • it flips open fine with a one handed flick of the wrist
    • I’ve dropped it several times without damage
    • it has been used in the rain and snow
    • I’ve replaced the screen protector once myself due to it peeling at the fold. Having to change screen protectors happens on every phone I’ve owned due to peeling somewhere
    • I can drop it in my pocket folded without worrying about keys, coins, or whatever else scratching up the screen
    • being able to use the phone as it’s own tripod is nice for photos
    • flipping it shut to end phonecalls is satisfying
    • price is about the same as any other new Samsung phone (I got mine close to free trading in a Galaxy s10e)

    The new flip 5 looks really nice with the bigger cover screen but I don’t plan to upgrade anytime soon since this phone is working well for me.