is that the new Z fold 5? oh my God that looks nice but the iPhone 15 is coming out
soon and you know the iPhone feels like home and I like home it's safe it's also very dull
true I already have a foldable though how's that going to be different the Samsung Galaxy
z Fold 5 is finally here and if you're in that same situation that I just showed you let me
take you for a journey here that I've been myself using foldables for the first time exploring what
the Fold 5 brings to the table and the best way to do that is by using the damn thing let's take
your first pin I'm Alex and I do Down to Earth Tech videos to me the Fold 5 has a really tough
act to follow Not only was the Fold 4 already incredible in my opinion but the competition is
holding up too right there's so many good phones out there that fold well the iPhone doesn't
anyway one of the things I just noticed straight away Outdoors is how bright this display is oh
my gosh when you open it it's amazing and if you know the channel you know how I like to do
these videos there'll be no benchmarks here today I just prefer using the phone in the
same way that you would as well and this is the selfie camera quality as you can see it's
pretty decent from what I can tell on the screen I wonder what the microphone is going to be like
as well but if it's anything like the Fold 4 was this is going to be a good selfie camera as well
snapping photos felt nice and quick too and the quality from what I can tell so far is excellent
selfies are particularly good on Samsung they've always been great and in my case anyway it makes
me look a little bit younger but still keeping my skin tone nice and natural so I'm really pleased
with that I just did a slow-mo of my dog running you know it's one of those things that you do
when you've got kids and pets I kind of take you for granted now because I've had so many Android
phones and it just reminds me of how fun it is to use the camera there's so many modes and so
many cool features in there sure the quality has not always been there but now with the s23 ultra
and this quality here is on the unfold five you know it's been superb brilliant so much fun to
use photos and videos is something that you come to expect on any smartphone these days right and
it's really hard to pick a really bad one today if I'm honest with you but the fold for me really
comes to life when you do multitasking and for that let's go back to this studio oh my God
you know on this drive back here I kept thinking is he really much better than the fold four hold
that thought because I've got something for you at the end of the video when it comes to
multitasking and I know it's a bit of an overused word on YouTube but I really mean this what we
can do on this device is fantastic for people who are really busy during the day you know
running multiple things you know perhaps multiple businesses and you know trying to tackle things
at the same time this device really comes to life when it comes to that right it could be a simple
thing of browsing the web and kind of taking notes at the same time right which is a case that I do a
lot I want to do a bit of research and I want to take notes at the same time and it really saves
a lot of time one multitasking case that not many people talk about and I use it pretty much every
other day is music and Maps when I'm driving I like to use the fold as my kind of you know my
driving guide and I'm terrible with directions so I use Google Maps sometimes ways and I use
YouTube music or apple music or whatever to to listen to music sometimes even YouTube itself
and it's just awesome to have enough space to have the maps still nice and big on the screen
screen as well as enjoying my music and having the controls in there without distracting me
for my driving in my nine to five job one of the things that I really do a lot every single day
several times a day is attend meetings some of them are via teams or Zoom some of them might
be just a phone call even in a great use case for multitasking is email like Gmail or Outlook
and the phone so you're still able to reply to emails or you're not missing an important
email because you're on a long call and another great one when you're on the phone with somebody
and you're trying to kind of book something like you know take notes and book some time
with them is to use the calendar the notes and the phone itself so three apps in one and you've
got plenty of space to do that I had a sponsor lined up for this video and they pulled out last
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it's not sponsored your support really helps me push the video to other people and therefore you
know will enable me in future to make more videos with you there are plenty more use cases that I
can share with you I've been using the fold for so long now right this is my second foldable now
so there's plenty of little tips and tricks that I'll share in my future videos so make sure you
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now I can't talk about multitasking and not talk about the S Pen right I've Loved using the S Pen
on the s23 ultra on the tab S8 Ultra and my first impressions on the fold is no different it's been
fantastic one of the biggest regrets when I got the fall for was actually not getting the S Pen
that came with it and I think it was because it was too bulky and made it look too big and I just
didn't fancy it and I had the tab I say Ultra at the time but now with this case and the pen being
a little bit Slimmer as well more akin to the s23 ultra in the previous ones but now with an
S Pen that you know fits in the case it's a lot thinner it's not really going to get in the way
he made a lot more sense to get it now there's a little bit of an issue with this case which is
when you're trying to unlock the phone it feels a little bit weird it feels like he's in the way
when you're trying to unlock the phone you don't want something in the way right it feels in the
way even though it's not I found it a little bit less grippy than the s23 ultra and I think it's
to do with the screen on the phone right I think they're not glass right so it's a little bit more
slippery but nothing as bad as for example the apple pencil on the iPad if I was to rank them in
Slippery Factor the apple pencil will be the most slippery the s23 ultra will be the least slippery
and the Fold 5 sits in between for me at the moment but the S Pen is really comfortable to use
the Palm rejection has been really good as well just using Samsung Notes for example and one of
my favorite use cases is editing photos it sounds silly because you can do that with your finger but
trust me you know I've got sausage fingers using the S Pen and editing photos I keep saying this in
every video is a fantastic experience it's been an awesome day I really enjoy using the phone
outside as well it's not something that I do a lot I have to be honest you know the Fold 4 I've been
so careful with it because I don't have really a case for it and I've been kind of avoiding taking
Outdoors but I really really enjoyed my experience taking photos taking videos making and receiving
phone calls unfortunately I didn't record that for this video but I'll do that in the next one but
it's been Flawless so far in that aspect as well now to go back to that dilemma of the beginning of
the video as I've been using the phone and I've been thinking this a lot throughout the day and
I think I came up with three scenarios and I can provide a recommendation for each of those
the first one is a scenario where you already have the fold for and I have to be responsible as well
right these things are not cheap I would say if you've got a Fold 4 already avoid you know wait a
few more weeks you know wait for more reviews and only get the full five if if there's something on
there that you really need that you've noticed today or in other reviews or if you're able to
get a really good deal with your provider right because you know if you get this an upgrading
Samsung are doing some really good deals right now especially in America if you can get that
upgrade without breaking the bank then absolutely gray phone the second scenario is probably my
favorite because it's an easy recommendation right this is your first affordable you've been on the
fence you probably have an iPhone or a different phone if you have a slab phone and you want to
see what you know all the first is all about you know when it comes to foldables I was there last
year you know trust me getting the phone for has been the best thing I've done last year
now again being responsible there are Brands out there bringing foldables as well the competition
is hotting app and that's only good for us right so price eventually should start coming down on
this phone one of the options for example is the Google pixel I personally don't like the Google
pixel aspect ratio I think there's a lot to be said about the ergonomics on this phone I mean
it's it's just so comfortable to use I love the fold 4 and I love that nothing changed in that
aspect it's actually even more comfortable now because it's slightly lighter feels like thinner
in the hand for me it's just perfect and I'm in love with it already and the third scenario is
maybe you have already a fold but not the fold four maybe you have a full three or even older
than that and you're kind of not sure whether to get the fold four or four five and in that
case I'd always go for longevity right go for the Fold 5 because that will give you a couple more
years at least you know to obvious but again being responsible with your money if you can get four to
five that is in as good condition as mine here I mean mine's got some micro scratches nothing else
is in pristine condition and it's a shame that I'm probably gonna sell this one because that's
still class days is brand new for me well this is exciting I guess time will tell really that s23
Ultra though still looks amazing I wonder how it compares well that's gonna be the next video while
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