Hands-On With Samsung's New Galaxy Fold

[waquzy]

I would never carry something that thick in my pocket!

 

[torana355]

It's a first gen product and is not quite ready yet but I love how Samsung actually innovate. I remember the amount of hate towards Samsung oled displays on these forums when Samsung first started using them, they had terrible blue colour shifts and were prone to burn-in, these days Samsung oleds are the Gold standard in smartphone displays. Even Apple were forced to make the switch to oled. You have to start somewhere!

 

[Jsameds]

iPhone + iPad Mini > Galaxy Fold

 

[justperry]

$149 screen replacement cost for a screen that can be permanently damaged by your fingernail!!!

The durability is shocking, another rushed to market prototype.

Thanks for posting/sharing this.
What a piece of $2000 Junk.
That sand test was giving me the shivers.

 

[dracobdn]

What brand of keyboard is in the background of those pictures?

It looks like the new Logitech MX Keys... I would like to have a review of it

 

[Lancer]

I'd lay odd the majority of those asking 'whats the point' and 'we don't need it' will be lining up to buy the Apple version when it comes out.

 

[Jsameds]

I'd lay odd the majority of those asking 'whats the point' and 'we don't need it' will be lining up to buy the Apple version when it comes out.

Perhaps that’s because it will actually work.

 

[realtuner]

All their iPhone 11 Pros are busy encoding videos for their site 😜

At least they’re useful since you can actually get Apps for them. A $2,000 “tablet” to run Fisher Price Apps is a real waste of money.

 

[iCyprus]

This is not even close to innovation.

I don't see how can someone use this "foldable" phone efficiently.

Samsung was always about quantity, not quality..

 

[Macpro2019]

Interesting. Clearly you're entitled to your viewpoint, but I have to wonder if you'd feel the same had you bought one and it started falling apart.

No point in asking "what if" question when the poster doesn't have one. Poster was only complimenting innovation.

 

[ChrisMoBro]

I just can’t understand the supposed appeal for a device like this. Yes, I do think that foldable/rollable devices will someday be the mainstream device and our glass slabs of today will look quaint. BUT, the aspect ratios of this device are enough to make me firmly believe this ain’t it chief. Even if it was literally indestructible I have no interest in looking at this thing, it just looks like a terrible compromise that doesn’t fit ANY type of content correctly.

Compromised design? Kind of like the horrendous notch on the iPhones then. At least their trying something new.

 

[blairh]

Wow. Compromised in every possible way for some useless gimmick (IMO).

• Awkward (non-standard) screen size in every configuration.
• Hardware failure points galore
• Not a good phone form factor
• Not a good tablet/phablet form factor
• And that off-center notch tho, ugh

This is NOT pushing the envelope or innovating or evolving, it's just a bad idea poorly implemented. Move along. A "throw crap at the wall" move in true Samsung style.

This version is flawed no doubt, but folding phones are the next wave in the smartphone era. They will only get better moving forward. Apple will release their own in two years time.

 

[blairh]

I absolutely want a folding phone. They will only get better moving forward. And Apple will release their own version in two years. This is the future people. Dismiss it all you want.

 

[FreshBoy]

I absolutely want a folding phone. They will only get better moving forward. And Apple will release their own version in two years. This is the future people. Dismiss it all you want.

It’s gonna be a very brief part of the future I imagine. I’m hoping there’s better technology and innovation in the pipeline than foldable smartphones. Basically reinventing the wheel but with flip phones.

 

[Jim Lahey]

No point in asking "what if" question when the poster doesn't have one. Poster was only complimenting innovation.

Sure. My point was that I wonder if anyone would still think it’s innovative when their $2000 prototype falls apart in their hands. Which let’s be honest, is going to happen, and we all know it. Innovation isn’t designing consumer electronics that aren’t fit for purpose.

 

[blairh]

It’s gonna be a very brief part of the future I imagine. I’m hoping there’s better technology and innovation in the pipeline than foldable smartphones. Basically reinventing the wheel but with flip phones.

Nope. A portable tablet, essentially what these phones will be, will become the norm in the next 2-3 years.

 

[nihil0]

I believe Apple is already working on such device. But they don't brag about it because there is nothing to brag about yet. This Samsung thing should've never left the R&D area. It looks like v2 prototype and it is absolutely rude to ask 2000$ for it.

 

[jm001]

Wright brothers said that man will never fly, that was year before their first flight.

you should be careful about such predictions or Simone will quote you then.

Think about it, instead of carrying a phone with a large footprint like those phablets which are getting ridiculous in size, you can carry a 5" screen phone that enlarges into a 10" screen tablet and back again whenever you want. That is convenience at its best. Right now the idea/concept is there, but the execution is lacking. BTW who is Simone?

 

[Phone Junky]

No it isn’t...its a pain to use...I’ve tested one and it’s a terrible design that STILL allows dirt to enter the hinge. There already a video showing the hinge grinding from dirt.

The front screen is awful, the screen is covered in plastic, you can see the bend, the software is buggy as hell, it’s heavy, WAY too thick, and it creates more problems than it solves.

The only thing interesting is how this ugly thing is the best Samsung could do and decided to release it anyway.

Thank you for your, as you so often put it, anecdotal experience, which, according to you, doesn't mean much . I can't put much faith in the opinion of an Apple shareholder and someone that champions everything coming out of Cupertino, while at the same time, has nothing good to say about any of the competition. As for your "you can see the bend" comment, MacRumors doesn't feel the same.

The crease in the middle of the Galaxy Fold isn't really noticeable in person when it's in use, and it mostly blends right in.

 

[JetBlack7]

So the screen might get damaged without user interference, but Samsung will replace it if you pay 149 bucks?

No thanks.

 

[Jsameds]

“At least they’re trying something new”

Yeah releasing alpha prototypes lol

 

[Abazigal]

So the screen might get damaged without user interference, but Samsung will replace it if you pay 149 bucks?

No thanks.

Once.

The reviewer at Techcrunch had his display conking out after just a day.

What happens after that?

 

[The Game 161]

Wasn’t aware it was out already

 

[Heineken]

Think about it, instead of carrying a phone with a large footprint like those phablets which are getting ridiculous in size, you can carry a 5" screen phone that enlarges into a 10" screen tablet and back again whenever you want. That is convenience at its best. Right now the idea/concept is there, but the execution is lacking. BTW who is Simone?

I don’t see how folding is the future. At work or at home you don’t need small screen to be big. Someone not Simone, that’s crappy iOS correction.

 

[Cold_Beaver]

You should hang out on sites for those other products then. You’ll be much happier and less triggered.

not triggered at all. I can at least recognize there are other companies out there and some even better that Apple in some regards..guess I’m glad I’m not so close minded and arrogant