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MKBHD: This is what happens when Samsung settles!
New hinge, new chip. Wow!
Thai only shows that for the last 2-3yrs MKBHD is getting paid more by Google to hype them up! Before he was on the Samsung fan-boy trend. No algorithm on youtube favours him and his videos and subs count with no ads - it’s cash and device incentives.
Pay careful attention when he says “we got this/then/these into the studio” vs “we bought these/this/them” or replaces We with I. Then you’ll know.
KEY: What MKBHD FAILS to speak about and admit is the refined software that the cover screen offers and promises to update. He mentions it but he doesn’t say much in comparison to the Find N2 Flip nor Razr40+ so as a too reviewer he doesn’t do his job!
More critically doesn’t speak much about the hinge, feel of the screens nor typing in them, call quality music and video games payback indoors outdoor in sunlight etc. None of that.
I used Samsung for a while and never again. They amount of bloatware are crazy. The whole feel of it all is...cheap. It looks cheap and feels cheap.
Android are obviously a great OS, no denying that. But what Samsung does with it and with their products are not the greatest showcase for it. It baffles me that Samsung are such a big player in the phone/tablet business.
I used to repeat the same verbatim without actually knowing first hand since the S9/S10 series. Now with OneUI 4 and up, form what I’ve seen and research much of that is GONE and they’ve added great software that is missing from Googles “hallowed clean” suit (again remember we’re that clean Android skin garbage talk came from MKBHD (notice that revising phones keeps him talking THE most, keeps him busiest THE most than the car channel the childish tech talk nonsense where half the claims is false?!
Samsung Dex is great and a unique offering that Motorola miserably copied. I’m hoping pure Linux Distro support returns to Dex soon.
The Flip form factor could actually win me over to Android once the mini 13 becomes obsolete. I hope Apple will provide an alternative.
I’ve been eyeing the Fold factor in the Oppo Find N2 for months, almost bought it Va the 13 mini until I found out that native google services needed to be put on (most import retailers do this but do you really know of that all that’s out on? What about a hard reset or OS/Security patch update removes it how you get it back on?) that and the key no international warranty support killed that shine.
This was especially a nail about the Oppo Find N2 Flip a great competitor.
Now the Flip 5 delivered very well! I could switch or try out end of August! The pre-order incentives are great something Apple soon enough may be forced to get into.
Folds are still a gimmick
No they are NOT! Folds started the Smartphone craze back with the Nokia 9000i communicator and the pasiego flip style Ericsson R380 - Thai actually was based on Epoch (which spawned Symbian) while the 9000i did not allow you to install software rod your choice and no offerings.
Nokia’s last hurrah with the Fold smartphone was the E90 running S60 3rd edition built in physical keyboard and for that over the years perfected the hinge and screen calm time etc. It was a beast and a personal security tool as well!
Ericsson’s last attempt was the P90 I think with 2keys per button in QWERTY that did not cover the screen. Not a fan favourite of the evolution unfortunately.
So check again when you say it’s a gimmick.
There 6 competitors with full fold communicator AndroidOS phones in various markets with OnePlus to jump in this fall.
Samsung just aren’t really trying when it comes to fold. Flip looks good though
Ooh but they don’t need to just yet. Their offering is the yard stick all are jockibg against.
Sure Dex could’ve came to Flip 5 or stylus on the cover screen which a competitor got right along with matching the hinge slimness months earlier.
BUT NONE offer the build quality and warranty nor the OS and security updates (Oppo does this far) along with Global sales, reach and shipping and carrier partnerships for contracts. NOBODY!
Samsung can do what Apple has done for years. Sit and watch others play catch up and refine offerings while saving up for BIG innovations while as a partner and supplier make a tonne of cash at the same time.
Still treating their customers like lab rats I see. It says it all when they’re still marketing an improvement to the core feature - the folding - over meaningful additions. Is it any wonder Apple is watching and waiting?
I’d RATHER be this than played a fool which is what Apple has been doing:
iMessge in iCloud 7yrs now and still no proper sync between iMessge and sms across devices.
WatchOS says in iOS for messages “Mirror iPhone” or on iPhone but it STILL does not! Cannot select delete messages fron the list!
Advanced Security Encryption. )&(&:&;!!?: 5hrs una critical time of my life wasted with NO son device prompt for me to send request to help unlock my phone whom was a trusted security contact for this encryption. Apple support told me to power off device which led to the hour count being RESET! I had NO access to SMS/iMessage on my former Mac using same account nor email even on a PC cause iCloud and no prompt even on Mac for 2FA!
Apple pushed me away! Never thought I’d say that! NEVER!
Oh and this idiotic must have AppleTV unit to project iPhone to screen with such LINITED functionality!?
No!
