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Are you all getting that Anti Glare film for the front cover that's sold by Samsung?

Nope; Spigen EZFit screen protector - fits perfectly and zero issues, then again I'm not a massive user outside.

But so far with being in the back garden this week and it's been sunny here in the UK for a change; I've not had any issues seeing the screen(s) etc
 
Of course, the promos got better later on in the first week and I imagine we will see the return of similar discounts in the coming months. Enjoy your new Fold 7, everyone!
Lol… yeah, we sitting on the sidelines looking at everyone enjoy their new device.

I’m in no way looking to upgrade, me being into Samsung… Glad that I can finally come out and claim they are the king of foldables! Couldn’t really do that with the ZF6, but ZF7 has set a new standard for the foldable industry. Admittedly, this wouldn’t have happened without Asia OEMs giving Samsung some competition.
 
I should have ordered before the release date the price 799 after trade now 1100 ...
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It will drop back down, especially with Black Friday and holiday season coming soon. Same pattern for the Fold 6. Pricing was actually the lowest about 3-4 months after release date for the Fold 6. I remember telling myself "I should've waited", but then again the Fold 6 wasn't selling as well as Samsung would've liked. Fold 7 seems to be more popular this time.
 
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Still not seeing any specific benchmarks for the 16GB RAM model. I wonder if there will be a perceptible decrease in battery life for the 16GB model. More RAM needs more power to keep data refreshed.
 
There's no way I could ever use this phone without a case LOL I mean it feels great in the hand but it's just impossible to open hitting the fingerprint sensor on the power button can be a little tricky too..
 
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And slippery too. I'm looking forward to receiving my D Brand leather skin.
Oh yes I was trying to take a photo today that almost didn't work out too well haha. Nice hopefully you get that skin coming in soon.
 
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Are you all getting that Anti Glare film for the front cover that's sold by Samsung?
I got it. I've bought it for my Flip 6 and S25 Ultra. It gets scratched but it does reduce glare a lot imo. It's worth it. I like that Samsung includes it in all their Fold 7 cases.
 
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Beware. I just got my return label, and Samsung charged me the restock fee up front. Never heard of them doing that before.

Yes I'm returning it, lol.
 
Beware. I just got my return label, and Samsung charged me the restock fee up front. Never heard of them doing that before.

Yes I'm returning it, lol.
How much was the fee? I told Samsung they messed up my cancellations and they said they were waiving it. Was it 5%?
 
Yeah it's 5%. I've never heard of a company charging it upfront.
Yeah, that is odd. However, I did see on other forums they were able to get it waived or granted a refund when told the device will be returned.

Yes I'm returning it, lol.
Welp, that was quick! Atleast you tried it out...But hypothetically speaking, if you were to keep it wouldn't the fee be waived? Lol.
 
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Yeah, that is odd. However, I did see on other forums they were able to get it waived or granted a refund when told the device will be returned.


Welp, that was quick! Atleast you tried it out...But hypothetically speaking, if you were to keep it wouldn't the fee be waived? Lol.
Yeah I probably gave up on it a bit too quick haha, but my mindset all along was that I had to be so blown away that I didn't miss my Ultra. It just didn't sit right with me that I was paying $1,000 after trade in and missing my it. I do miss some parts of the The Fold 7 already but I'm just trying to remind myself that I'm saying $1,000 and keeping an amazing phone. Samsung did a fantastic job on the Fold 7!

And yeah LOL if I had a change of heart she kept it, I wonder how much it would feel like pulling teeth to get that fee back immediately. 🤣
 
Yeah I probably gave up on it a bit too quick haha, but my mindset all along was that I had to be so blown away that I didn't miss my Ultra. It just didn't sit right with me that I was paying $1,000 after trade in and missing my it. I do miss some parts of the The Fold 7 already but I'm just trying to remind myself that I'm saying $1,000 and keeping an amazing phone. Samsung did a fantastic job on the Fold 7!
Give a week or month... maybe you end up missing the ZF7 lol. But didn't Samsung offer you a refund or something?

And yeah LOL if I had a change of heart she kept it, I wonder how much it would feel like pulling teeth to get that fee back immediately. 🤣
I think unopened... probably had a chance of removing. But at this point... only way of getting it removed is by keeping it.
 
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Give a week or month... maybe you end up missing the ZF7 lol. But didn't Samsung offer you a refund or something?


I think unopened... probably had a chance of removing. But at this point... only way of getting it removed is by keeping it.
Yeah they were going to give me $100 refund and a $50 gift card.

I think I will miss it for sure, but honestly, the biggest issue for me aside from missing the Ultra camera and battery was that I really going using it a bit cumbersome. I don't like the outer screen but was already getting sick of opening the screen every time. And I think I prefer the FPS on the screen compared to the side button. I had a lot of errors and trouble finding it.
 
I think I will miss it for sure, but honestly, the biggest issue for me aside from missing the Ultra camera and battery was that I really going using it a bit cumbersome. I don't like the outer screen but was already getting sick of opening the screen every time. And I think I prefer the FPS on the screen compared to the side button. I had a lot of errors and trouble finding it.
And i may be wrong here... but I really think losing the S-Pen took away something special that could of been a selling point for you. Yeah, I'm aware that you have the S-Pen on the S25U... but having the option to use it on a larger screen could of been so much better.

I'm over using my S-Pen Pro... navigating through One UI, even opened up the PENUP to see all the creative things users were doing on it since the app recently received an update. But on the topic of the side finger print, I think more time to get accumulated to it because I don't have any issues with it. But on the flip side, it being thinner... could possibly cause some errors.

But haven't seen anybody mention that the side finger print was an issue... mostly just the opening up. And yeah, the whole gap issue.
 
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And i may be wrong here... but I really think losing the S-Pen took away something special that could of been a selling point for you. Yeah, I'm aware that you have the S-Pen on the S25U... but having the option to use it on a larger screen could of been so much better.

I'm over using my S-Pen Pro... navigating through One UI, even opened up the PENUP to see all the creative things users were doing on it since the app recently received an update. But on the topic of the side finger print, I think more time to get more accumulated to it because I don't have any issues with it. But on the flip side, it being thinner... could possibly cause some errors.

But haven't seen anybody mention that the side finger print was an issue... mostly just the opening up. And yeah, the whole gap issue.
The side power button without a case most certainly is creating issues for me with its thinness and getting a feel for hitting it so far. I'm sure muscle memory will kick in but like I said previously need case ASAP lol which I think will help with the feel. And hopefully the same for the opening phone.
 
And i may be wrong here... but I really think losing the S-Pen took away something special that could of been a selling point for you. Yeah, I'm aware that you have the S-Pen on the S25U... but having the option to use it on a larger screen could of been so much better.

I'm over using my S-Pen Pro... navigating through One UI, even opened up the PENUP to see all the creative things users were doing on it since the app recently received an update. But on the topic of the side finger print, I think more time to get more accumulated to it because I don't have any issues with it. But on the flip side, it being thinner... could possibly cause some errors.

But haven't seen anybody mention that the side finger print was an issue... mostly just the opening up. And yeah, the whole gap issue.
An S-Pen would be nice, but I think it is more of after using for 24 hours, the thought "do I really need this"? It just felt overboard, clunky, annoying to use. With that said, also exciting haha.
 
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An S-Pen would be nice, but I think it is more of after using for 24 hours, the thought "so I really need this"? It just felt overboard, clunky, annoying to use. With that said, also exciting haha.
I had the Note 10 when I switched… the Fold 2 gave me the ‘wow’ factor! It was as you mentioned.. overboard, clunky, annoying to use. But it brought a “is this real?” kind of a feeling ever time I opened… been a believer of it since then.

But the “do you really need this?” Doesn’t make much sense… of course we don’t need it lol. But it’s as you stated “exciting.” Slab phones just don’t do it for me anymore…
 
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I had the Note 10 when I switched… the Fold 2 gave me the ‘wow’ factor! It was as you mentioned.. overboard, clunky, annoying to use. But it brought a “is this real?” kind of a feeling ever time I opened… been a believer of it since then.

But the “do you really need this?” Doesn’t make much sense… of course we don’t need it lol. But it’s as you stated “exciting.” Slab phones just don’t do it for me anymore…
Haha I meant that more from a "I spent 1k on this" when I'm missing my awesome S25 Ultra.
 
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I'm kinda wondering if I should refuse shipment now with the 5% restocking fee. I've never seen a company besides a suit company to do this.
 
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