yes yes it's all very pretty a fancy folding phone with all the latest tech apart from the camera
but what has it really been like to own a galaxy's evol 3 in 2022 has it been all this hyped up to be
or has it been completely impractical and a colossal waste of money let me answer
that for you so the default three is a beautiful phone there is no denying that and it's actually
not as impractical as you might first think but i do have a confession to make and it's something
that i'm not particularly proud of sometimes i like to look at other phones sorry listen it's
not that i don't like it and it's not that i'm particularly bored of it it's just that the z-fold
three sits in a bit of a funny place for me on one hand is a complete productivity powerhouse
and then on the other it's a bit of a pain in the ass why you might ask well it's big and it gets
even bigger when you throw some clothes on it to the point it's too big annoyingly big then there's
also the fact that it's fragile or at least it feels fragile i've not thrown this phone on the
sofa once since getting it i treat it like a brand new phone every day which is great in some respect
but i'm just too scared to break it and yes the 7.6 inch screen has been a godsend multitasking is
easy games look fantastic and when you're really done for the day it serves as a lovely little
pocket cinema screen but then the cover screen aspect ratio really does annoy me a lot instagram
gets all squished youtube shorts get chopped up and a lot of apps do tend to get just as upset as
i do with the fold three's cover display do you see what i'm getting at here all aboard
the z-fold three seesaw and a seesaw would be a really good analogy to describe the z-fold three
and what determines what side that seesaw is going to come down on is you and i cannot stress this
enough you really do need to think about whether or not you can fit this phone into your lifestyle
because i can assure you is not going to fit into everyone's life if you travel a lot for example
go out to festivals or live near a beach then probably not if you work a lot commute or just
live a slightly less adventurous lifestyle then perhaps this is a phone for you so i'll leave you
to think about that but in the meantime how has the galaxy z43 been as a phone over the past five
or six months for me well despite all the things i've mentioned at the start it's actually been
pretty damn brilliant performance isn't something you should ever have an issue with battery life
at first to me felt pretty awful if i'm being honest but now it's getting me to the end of
the day then there's one ui 4.0 and android 12 which complement the phone really nicely it all
feels buttery smooth and the camera while the camera sucks no it doesn't suck it's actually
a pretty good camera but i think the point that reviewers have been making is that if you pay 1600
1700 for a phone you kind of expect the latest and greatest camera tag you don't get that here at all
but we'll talk more about the camera later on now ignoring the obvious size issues with the galaxy
z43 the design is actually very nice it does take some getting used to to type on the front cover
display but now i make just as many mistakes as i would with a regular candy bar phone then
there's a placement of the volume rocker and the fingerprint scanner in my opinion is very sensible
it's very easy to use and because of the slimmer design of the cover display or the z4 when it's
folded up in your hand it's very accessible very easy to use i do miss having an under display
fingerprint scanner i will admit but it's not the end of the world and i have got used to using this
physical fingerprint scanner on the side of the z-fold 3. one thing that has really upset
me with the design side of the z-fold 3 though is this this is the phantom green z-fold 3. i
don't think i really need to say anything else on that subject anyway i think you see my point now
you could argue that it's all a bit hit-and-miss when it comes to the galaxy z43s design
and actual practicality but as i said earlier you need to decide whether you can fit this phone
into your lifestyle or not so if you are thinking about taking the plunge
what else makes this phone special is it just the folding mechanism that makes this phone so fancy
and sought after or is there other things going on under the hood well let's take a look at the specs
since the z-fold 2 there have been numerous improvements that will have got those
waiting on the sidelines to take the plunge make that all-important decision the first being the
ipx8 water resistant it was a fantastic addition to the zfo3 and was a sole feature that made me
think okay now i'm ready for this phone but there is no dust resistance which is a big drawback for
some and that's why earlier i made that joke about going to the beach this is quite a big
problem considering there are some moving parts to this phone now specifically the hinge and i am
personally convinced that there is a bit of dust stuck under the display perhaps it's gone through
the cracks in the hinge i'm not sure how it got there but if you look on reddit and other forums
you'll see that a lot of other people have been reporting similar things although this is a big
shame we did get gorilla glass victus which is supposedly a more durable yet more flexible
material and we also have that nice aluminum or aluminium material for the chassis and the hinge
which does give the galaxy d43 a bit more of a premium luxury vibe it does feel really good in
the hand build quality aside we've got things like the silky smooth 120 hertz refresh rate
on both the cover display and the inner display this is something that i said in my initial review
or first videos before the z43 came out that i didn't think i was gonna be too bothered about but
since moving to 120 hertz and then picking up my note 10 which is at 60hz i kind of get why 120hz
is so important to some people on the subject of displays i must tip my hat to the beauty
of the inner dynamic amoled display that along with the very impressive dual firing speakers
make the galaxy z43 a perfect media consumption device i suppose you could even compare it to an
ipad mini of sorts except with better resolution and that is the beauty about the z-fold 3 or any
other folding phone yes it is expensive but if you think about it you're essentially getting
two-in-one you're getting a phone and a tablet that fits in your pocket bearing all this in
mind i do really want to highlight the impressive specifications of this phone we won't go through
all of them but the main things to note are 12 gigabytes of ram and that snapdragon 888 chip
which has been an absolute beast to be honest i can honestly say this is the first phone that i've
never had an issue with any stuttering any pauses nothing has indicated that it's been struggling
with performance also on the performance point it's been the first phone where multitasking
has really made sense to me with previous smaller phones there's always been the option for pop out
windows and split screen modes yet they haven't really appealed to me because they've been
virtually pointless because the phone screens are so small now though i can really make the
most of these features and further to this i have to commend samsung on the excellent execution of
their multitasking options i regularly use all of these features most noticeably when i'm scripting
and doing research at the same time it means i can have my document on one side and then my browser
open on the other side this paired with apps such as trello for example make the galaxy z fold 3
the perfect phone for entrepreneurs and busy bees who need to stay productive all the time now one
thing i do have an issue with with the galaxy z fold 3 is the s pen it's great that the support is
there and it is quite special using it on that inner display especially if you're an artist
call me picasso but for one you have to buy it separately and do bear in mind that the galaxy z43
is costing you almost 2 000 for a phone or nearly 2 000 pounds if you're in the uk
and now you've got to add this extra accessory on top which to me is quite an important feature then
secondly there's nowhere to store it and then lastly you can't use it on the front display
all of these things have had me eyeing up the galaxy s22 ultra recently and has made me miss my
note 10 plus so question of the day if money was no object would you pick right now a galaxy z43
or a galaxy s22 ultra let me know down in the comment section and slap that subscribe button
while you're at it now we've joked and made a reference to the z43s camera setup several times
in this review and the general consensus of the z43s camera setup is that it's bad it's not
think s21 not s21 ultra just s21 so the cameras are good as i mentioned earlier they're not what
you would expect for paying such a hefty price tag for a phone and yet the photos aren't half
bad at all they're definitely samsung they've got that beautiful strong color and contrast
with sensible sharpening and good dynamic range you've also got a nice selection of focal lengths
to choose from and you can even record at 60fps 4k with the stabilization features turned on
i'd argue that that's more than enough for a phone especially since most media is shared and consumed
on phones nowadays and you are lucky to find a phone that has a 4k capable screen one of my
biggest concerns with the galaxy z4 was actually the under display camera on the inner display
now it is quite low resolution in comparison to other phones and this was what personally
put me off but actually when you get it out you really can't see a difference and it's just
fine for doing video calls or anything like that and because the z fold 3 is a folding phone you
can always just flip out your front screen and use your actual main camera as your selfie camera
and that is the beauty about it you really don't actually need that under display camera and when
you do use it you're just using it to chat your mates on facebook or whatever and quality really
isn't that important anyway the full three has been a delight for me there's no denying that and
although i've got a perfectly good note 10 plus really wanting me back i don't think that i could
go back to a candy bar phone now yes i do look at other phones i've of course had my eye on the
latest s22 ultra that looks like a fantastic phone but there's something about having a foldable
phone for someone who is a content creator a bit of a workaholic and a gamer that just
really fits into my lifestyle and does me some justice the only thing that would make me change
from a folding phone now is if samsung or another reputable company comes out with a moldable phone
i think moldable phones will take over foldable phones eventually because they're going to be
more practical you can look to the oppo x4 an example of what that might look like anyway as
always let me know in the comments what you think of the galaxy z43 and if you did enjoy the video
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