I haven’t shopped for a new phone for a while but I have to admit I’m eyeing the new foldables from an accessibility standpoint. I really miss the mechanical keyboards that used to be available on every phone. In the absence of that, I’d love to have the option of a full-screen keyboard on one side and still being able to view the context of what I’m typing about on the other side without everything shrinking the way it does on regular phones.
I want a flip but Samsung’s adding of Meta Services to their devices is a deal breaker.
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Idk I have an s22 as well. I disabled the services and installer and one other I can’t think of. Idk how well it blocks them but it’s all I can do cuz I don’t see an uninstall button.
I think that’s in mostly budget phones because it’s a way for Samsung to subsidize the price. I’ve had multiple flagship Samsung phones and the fold 3/4 and have never seen that installed or had Facebook just randomly pop up. Now if you just want to take a stand against Facebook in general then yeah I feel you
I didn’t know the S22 was considered budget.
Well now you do
Apparently flagship and budget mean the same thing.
If you say so
That really sucks!
I’m waiting for the Razr vs Flip reviews to see which one comes out on top, but this is a big - for the flip!
I have the Pixel Fold and the wife has a Galaxy fold 4. I think the Samsung’s folding phone is a little too narrow closed but having a large screen with you at all times is a real treat
Been rocking a Z-Fold 3 since it came out and love it, came from a Pixel 3xl. IMO the way Samsung polishes the Android OS makes it superior, and having the ability to fold out to a tablet at any time is awesome.
Will most likely upgrade to the 5 once it comes out, pretty excited to see this!
love my z fold 2, will be upgrading to the fold 5 and and grabbing the slim case with s pen. will probably upgrade again when they figure out how to put the pen inside of the phone like the note.
I have to carry two phones due to my job and have been considering a flip to shrink the overall footprint of devices in my pockets. I can’t tell if the screen protector issues on previous models is overblown or not, but it feels like a real love it or hate it device.
I was very interested in the flip until I found out that they haven’t solved the screen crease issue yet.
The crease on Oppo’s flip is almost gone. A much better job than Samsung on that. I’ll wait for the next gen.
I love seeing tech advancements like these, but, are there any real benefits in a Z flip? I find it more of a hassle to have to unfold the thing then fold it back (I’m asking this with honest curiosity!)
I’m not sure what the benefits would be there, either. The small form factor may be nice for people who have to carry it in their pocket, but I’m not sure if it would be worth it for me personally. It seems cell phones are always either trending ever larger or smaller, and this particular lineup sort of covers both angles.
Yeah, I mean, the Z fold makes much more sense to me from a practical point of view, I wouldn’t buy it, but I find it better than the z flip
I feel the same. I can see why other people would buy it, but I’m not on a contract so I need the price on the foldables to come down to a reasonable point before I would bite. The upside to that is that while I’m waiting for it to happen, they are also working out the kinks and I can make an informed decision on which model is worth the money I’ll have to pay for it.
