Comment on YouTuber subjects the Galaxy Z Flip 5 to a week of continuous folding to see when it breaks - The Verge

housepanther@lemmy.goblackcat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• skulblaka@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I bought one about a year ago expecting the gimmick to get tiresome but honestly I love it. I bought one a couple models old so it didn't even cost me that much, I picked up a Z Fold 2 around when they were releasing the Z Fold 4, I think. So far it's been great and I absolutely love being able to fold the screen open for gaming or for reading. The single front screen is a bit skinny but you get used to it.

  I've read about 3x more books since I got it than I used to, and emulator gaming is getting new life (as well as native games like Polytopia or Slay The Spire). I honestly recommend them, which I didn't think I'd find myself doing.

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• transistor@lemdro.id ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I don’t see myself buying one either. I much prefer the current form factor.

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• Not_mikey@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  May I ask why, is it just price?

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  • housepanther@lemmy.goblackcat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Yep, I cannot justify the price. If it were available on lower end devices I wouldn’t do it even then because the build quality would be shit.

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• sxan@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Why not?

  I love mine, mainly because it’s so small when folded; it’s like in the œlden days, when small was cool and you could actually fit your phone in your pocket without cargo pants. Folded, it’s more robust than a candybar phone, and I don’t worry at all about sitting on it.

  I look forward to better use of the 45° format, and standardization of the API for the cover screen (for more apps).

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