being a former note series user the galaxy zedfold 3 has been an eye-opener in many
ways it's built on many of the same things that made the note series so brilliant but after a
month of usage there are several things that i've learned about the zedfold 3 that might put some
of you off it so sit back relax and let's talk about the galaxy z fold 3 phantom green edition
what's up guys welcome back to tech it easy so the galaxy z fold 3 i've got one right here in phantom
green and i want to start off by saying that the phantom green color isn't actually all that green
in fact i was actually convinced that i'd been given the black version by accident but it turns
out when you get outside it is the phantom green version so if you're sat here wondering that why
does that look like the black version it doesn't sometimes show up in certain light on the camera
anyway if you do want to get your hands on a galaxy zedfold 3 it's going to set you back
around 1600 or 1700 pounds if you go for the 512 gigabyte version that's around 1800 if you're in
the us so yeah a very very expensive phone i would definitely recommend making the most of samsung's
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despite the extremely high price tag the galaxy z fold 3 does look and feel like a slice of the future
unfolded the phone feels really nice and slim and surprisingly it's very easy to hold in fact i'd go
as far as saying that it's the perfect size for a folding phone without getting too silly many
would argue that if you're making a folding phone you might as well make it a bit bigger and i for
one shared that notion at first but after using it i think it's actually the perfect size as you can
hold it in one hand both folded and unfolded that all being said folded up it's essentially a small
brick you could do some serious damage if you drop this one on your face at night then there's
a cover display beautiful in the sense that it's bright vibrant and has that 120 hertz that the
inner display also shares but the aspect ratio is just so weird you certainly get used to it with
time but one thing i can't get used to is typing the narrow screen really does cause me to make a
lot of typos yes i could fold out the display and type but that's just not convenient when you're on
the go and you don't really want to be walking down the street with your galaxy z fold 3 unfolded
trying to text while we're talking displays how has the inner display held up over a month
obviously there's all these warnings about not pressing too hard don't use fingernails don't
remove the screen protector blah blah blah blah blah actually has been fine i've almost stopped
worrying about it i certainly take more care than i would with say a normal phone but yeah
i don't find myself being too scared to use it it works great with the s pen which can't be stored
in the fold 3 by the way and yeah it's just been a delight really it's been the perfect companion for
me since i started commuting again great for media consumption and actually great for productivity
too one big issue i'm finding though is dust so the galaxy fold 3 is water resistant but not dust
resistant i've had this for over a month now and i'm convinced there's dust either in the hinge
or under the screen when i unfold the phone i hear this unpleasant sound which sounds a bit
like the something stuck underneath it although i haven't noticed any issues on the screen
yet it is worrying me a lot actually since this has happened over just a month of usage
so what's it gonna be like in three months six months or even a year watch this space
now moving on these days when we talk about phones it's very easy to forget what a phone is actually
meant for with all these big features so let's take a look at the basics and talk about how
taking calls and general practicality of having such a big phone works in the real world now
surprisingly although this thing is huge it feels okay when you're on the phone for a long time
certainly noticeably heavier than say the note 10 i was using prior to getting this phone
but fine nonetheless where i do have an issue is holding the phone whilst it has its case on
i think without the case the fold 3 is big but just small enough to not be a problem as soon
as you put the case on you sort of cross that line and being on the phone for a while can get
a little bit uncomfortable not to mention it barely fits in your pocket afterwards if you
can't forget about all that though then call quality is fine as you might expect and that's
from the feedback i've had from family and friends so samsung have got the basics covered next topic
an area for concern on the galaxy fold 3 when it was announced was the camera module now everyone
was saying that it was tiny and lackluster in comparison to current flagship phones
and they wouldn't be wrong i agree that this being samsung's most expensive consumer device
i kind of expected the latest in camera technology but as i mentioned in my unboxing video when we
compare it to the note 10 plus from a couple of years ago you can certainly see a huge difference
just in the size alone and the note 10 plus at the time was considered to have a great camera setup
i actually don't think the camera quality is a big issue here though i think it's actually using
the camera where you might struggle for example with the aspect ratio on the front screen looking
a little bit funny taking photos can be a bit awkward and it just doesn't feel right yes you can
unfold and do it that way if you please but who wants to take a picture like that that'd be like
taking a picture on a tablet additionally you can say goodbye to gimbal compatibility i'm doubtful
there will be any gimbals at the moment that can support a folding phone and work correctly
that all in mind though let's take a quick look at some of the photos i've taken and also take a look
at the video recording capabilities so these are the photos i took using various different lenses
instantly something that's standing out to me is the sharpening i think it goes way overboard
with that and can actually make photos look worse then there's the vibrance if you're
just wanting a quick photo out of it it's just fine but from a more professional point of view
it's going overboard again i personally wouldn't have minded some more war looking photos so i can
jazz them up myself despite this though there are noticeable improvements over my note 10 plus in
terms of camera quality the big ones really shine through though in the video recording capabilities
we now have 4k 60fps much like we did on the note 10 plus but this time it will allow you to use
your stabilizer something i couldn't do previously on the note 10. and personally i think it does a
fantastic job and possibly eliminates the need for a gimbal various zoom lenses also do a great job
wide-angle lens looks fantastic and i'm actually pleasantly surprised with the macro capabilities
of this phone you can get pretty close up without losing any detail and photos look
absolutely great what i'm saying is this phone does not have a terrible camera is good it's just
not what we really expected on samsung's flagship phone and i'm not sure if that's okay or not
now let's move away from the cameras and talk about software we're currently running one ui 3.1
3.1.1 over the top of android 11 and honestly it's been probably the best mobile experience i've had
in a while everything is super smooth absolutely no performance issues i've never experienced any
overheating and the way the software has been designed to work with the galaxy z43
makes productivity just that little bit more fun and this is where having a folding phone really
does feel special of course we have had split screen modes on the note 20 and the note 10 and
some other phones but they were features i really found myself using now though i use them daily
i can watch youtube and have enough space to do some scripting at the same time i can check my
calendar and send an email at the same time i can open two banking apps you name it it's honestly
been amazing for me the way you can organize rearrange and pop out apps into their own windows
feels much like a mini pc in your hand all of which can be made better with samsung decks which
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help a little tech youtube out please do go ahead and do just that i'm sure you won't regret it now
my biggest upset with this phone is the battery life admittedly i am using the 120 hertz on both
the inner and outer displays but even with that in mind i find it difficult to praise a fold
3's battery life in any sort of way my initial thoughts were well of course it's going to go
through more battery life than your average phone this thing is huge but for that very same reason
i asked myself why can't they fit more battery life into this phone considering its size it's
something i find myself worrying about every day usually on a working day the battery is at around
30 by the end of my lunch break which is super annoying i will reiterate that switching back to
60 hertz would help my situation here giving up to eight hours of battery life but i just can't do it
going back to 60 hertz just makes the phone feel horrible let me know your thoughts on the matter
does the screen refresh rate make a difference to your experience and is it something you could
do without if it meant saving a bit more battery life so i could talk for an absolute age about the
galaxy z43 but i really don't want to bore you so i'm going to start to sum it up nice and quickly
for you i really do think foldable phones are the future the only thing that i can think of that
will possibly overtake them is rollable phones purely for practicality and durability reasons
that being said foldable phones are unique in the sense that you're probably never gonna get as big
as a foldable phone i feel like vulnerable phones are gonna have their limitations with all that in
mind here are five things that i think could be improved on the next version of the fold and five
things that i absolutely love about the galaxy Z fold 3. first up the crease it needs to go samsung
are behind on this one other manufacturers have already managed to get rid of it so i
would hope on the fold four it can be completely removed second point of call is dust resistance
at the moment it is water resistant as i mentioned but no dust and i really want to be able to take
this phone absolutely everywhere without having to worry about it so this is something that i hope
on the next version will be fixed third point the cover display needs to be slightly larger
yes we would be at risk of making the phone too big but it's already a pretty
big phone anyone buying this phone would most likely be prepared to go a little bit bigger
number four is find a way to incorporate the s pen into the full design yes we have cases that
can hold the s pen but they're just adding more bulk and making an already big phone
even bigger i do have the s pen for the fold three but found that i don't really use it
anywhere near as much as i did on my note 10 plus so just some food for thought for you there
finally my fifth and final critique the battery life needs some serious work as mentioned because
of the larger design i kind of hoped i would have got more battery life out of the fold three but
obviously that's not the case here upping the battery life would really make this phone the
perfect phone it's not all bad with the galaxy fold 3 though here's 5 things that i love about
the zed fold 3. first off the inner display it might seem obvious but it really is gorgeous
it's been amazing for games movies typing up documents and it's super bright and punchy it
just feels right amazing for media consumption and probably my all-time favorite thing about the fold
3. second is the design of the phone i think without the case it actually feels quite slim
still much larger than your normal phone but a lot slimmer than i was expecting
whilst on the design i can also appreciate the material used here it looks really smart and
quite a premium device number three going hand in hand with the impressive display samsung have
opted for some dual speakers in the fold three they get really loud and punchy and i have to
agree with what shane simmons said in his fold three review and that's that they are
probably better than your average samsung laptop number four performance this phone
can pretty much handle anything you throw at it as mentioned previously it's a beast for productivity
handling multiple apps at the same time has been no issue the ui and os is really fluid
and responsive all made possible by the snapdragon 888 chip and the impressive 12 gigabytes of ram
number five although i have made some complaints about the overall durability of the z-fold 3
in comparison to the previous fold models i really can't appreciate the water resistance on this one
i think if it didn't have that it would be a game changer and i probably wouldn't be making
this review right now so those were five quick things that i loved and think needed improving on
the galaxy zed fold three but should you buy one well i'm going to try a new scoring system here
that is buy it shortlist it consider it or ignore it it goes without saying that the fold 3 is very
much for a certain type of person it's not for beach goers it's not for people who'll be going
to festivals clubbing etc etc at least not in my opinion this is a phone for workaholics commuters
business owners people who are on the go 24 7 who can really take advantage of the use cases of the
fold three i'm absolutely not saying that if you don't fall into one of those categories don't buy
it i'm just saying that with it being such an expensive and still arguably fragile phone you
really do need to consider whether it'll fit into your lifestyle or not so with all that in mind i'm
gonna go ahead and say shortlist this one i can't go ahead and say buy it as there's a lot of flaws
compared to your regular phone that samsung haven't quite worked out with the fold three
but in comparison to other foldable phones on the market and their previous versions i think it's
made leaps and bounds since its last version as always let me know down below your thoughts on the
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