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I find the phone not comfortable to use without a case. Just my feeling maybe it's me. Adding the carbon fiber thin case which feels closest to nothing adds to comfort for opening closing and daily usage .
I do like the look of the rear carbon fibre case. Maybe I’d opt for that and be semi-caseless.

My friend works in wholesale and can get me a brand new 256 Blue fold 7 for £1150. Thoughts? Ideally, I’d want the Samsung device protection. Can this be purchased after the fact?
 
I do like the look of the rear carbon fibre case. Maybe I’d opt for that and be semi-caseless.

My friend works in wholesale and can get me a brand new 256 Blue fold 7 for £1150. Thoughts? Ideally, I’d want the Samsung device protection. Can this be purchased after the fact?
That's a nice pickup which keeps you at good range if you decide to sell down the line. I was able to add Samsung Care after purchase although I bought the phone from Samsung directly
 
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That's interesting haha. I love using this phone case less because it's so thin.
My carbon case keeps it real thin so at least I have some grip the problem with no case the phone is a little bit slippery especially if you're in a colder environment let's say AC or now when the cold weather comes in. Also the case helps with the opening and closing along with the feel for fingerprint sensor
 
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My carbon case keeps it real thin so at least I have some grip the problem with no case the phone is a little bit slippery especially if you're in a colder environment let's say AC or now when the cold weather comes in. Also the case helps with the opening and closing along with the feel for fingerprint sensor
Which brand are you using again?
 
What is the battery life like on the F7?
Got mine from Swisscom and using it to play Genshin daily for 2-3 hours, take lots of photos during hiking, generate dozens of videos with Sora 2 and Veo 3, watch YouTube, talk to Gemini about life, edit photos in Lightroom, post daily dose of social media items, answer Emails etc.

We have the best 100% 5G+ countrywide coverage in the world, so the phone doesn't need to reconnect when walking in forests, climbing peaks and glaciers or sitting in train, moving through the tunnels etc. In the evening I still have around 20% battery when returning to my penthouse at the apine lake.

The difference between Switzerland and Germany, Austria, Italy etc. is huge though, the Fold 7 dies within ~6 hours outside of my country, just like my iPhones 4S-16, because after 25 years, the GPRS, 3G, 4G, 5G or even the basic cellular connection (!) is still either terrible or not even existing there, not even in bigger towns which is absolutely crazy and one of top 5 reasons, why I moved to Switzerland many many years ago. You cannot even call emergency or ambulance if something happens (root cause of a death during our team hiking in 2014) and you are not at some main station with network coverage. The phone is constantly searching for network and reconnects, which drains the battery extremely fast, faster than playing AAA Games, editing RAW Photos in Lightroom and Photoshop or generating Video Flows with AI.
 
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Got mine from Swisscom and using it to play Genshin daily for 2-3 hours, take lots of photos during hiking, generate dozens of videos with Sora 2 and Veo 3, watch YouTube, talk to Gemini about life, edit photos in Lightroom, post daily dose of social media items, answer Emails etc.

We have the best 100% 5G+ countrywide coverage in the world, so the phone doesn't need to reconnect when walking in forests, climbing peaks and glaciers or sitting in train, moving through the tunnels etc. In the evening I still have around 20% battery when returning to my penthouse at the apine lake.

The difference between Switzerland and Germany, Austria, Italy etc. is huge though, the Fold 7 dies within ~6 hours outside of my country, just like my iPhones 4S-16, because after 25 years, the GPRS, 3G, 4G, 5G or even the basic cellular connection (!) is still either terrible or not even existing there, not even in bigger towns which is absolutely crazy and one of top 5 reasons, why I moved to Switzerland many many years ago. You cannot even call emergency or ambulance if something happens (root cause of a death during our team hiking in 2014) and you are not at some main station with network coverage. The phone is constantly searching for network and reconnects, which drains the battery extremely fast, faster than playing AAA Games, editing RAW Photos in Lightroom and Photoshop or generating Video Flows with AI.
Maybe your off the beaten path than most 🙂 but I have done recently 3 weeks in Tuscany several months in UK and now 2 weeks in southern Spain and back to my usual winter months in Thailand shortly and never noticed any considerable drop in battery endurance on my travels, perhaps I am a less adventurous tourist for this to be any concern 😀
 
Kinda jealous of the Pixel's battery life, 12 hours is pretty amazing for a foldable especially when its less than a mm thicker.
 
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