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So the Galaxy Z flip three is a decent phone
with decent specs, but because it is a flip phone,
it might actually have a few design quirks that will annoy you.
Now, I bought this one for myself, and I absolutely love the thing.
But yeah, after a few weeks of actually using it,
I've realized it's definitely not going to be for everybody.
So I think it'd be worth making this video just to show people
what they're getting into if they decide to buy one of these things.
Here are five things you need to know before you buy a galaxy.
Z flip three.
One, it doesn't actually fold completely flat.
This shouldn't have surprised me too much, because if you look at past
iterations of the thing
or even just images online, you can tell there's a little bit of a gap here.
But yeah, I was surprised when I first used it.
You can see a little bit of space between the glass.
That tapers down from the hinge until it's completely closed at the base.
This means if it's in your pocket and your pockets are full of dust and lint
like mine often are, it's very likely you'll end up opening your phone
to find the crease filled with said pocket garbage.
This is just not something I never had to deal with on a flat phone.
There is a solution, though.
Just make sure to clean out your pockets more often.
Speaking of the fold, the second major thing
that really struck me is how noticeable the fold on the screen is,
the dent it makes in the screen is actually relatively deep.
So if you touch it, you will know about it.
It can also be quite visible, depending on the ambient light in the room
and what it's displaying at the time.
The bump even slightly warps the screen, which might annoy you
if you like your images or videos to look flat like they were intended.
I'm a video guy and a photographer. I love a good image.
It doesn't bother me too much.
But if you're a bit of a purist, this might actually annoy
you after a long period of viewing.
Moving around to the front now,
and you may remember the previous models had this tiny
front screen, which were really only good at showing the time and notifications.
As you can see, it's quite a bit bigger, but in reality,
it's still not particularly useful.
It will show you really basic information over a range of widgets.
But any time you even want a slight bit of context
or control, you're prompted to open the phone anyway.
Another thing I for sure thought it would be able to do
is quick settings, like the stuff that you get at the top of the phone here,
like airplane mode and torch and Bluetooth and stuff like that.
That is not available on here.
All you get is cover screen brightness and silence settings.
That's it. Access to more of these quick settings
buttons is really something that I hope Samsung catches in.
But I'm not holding my breath
I do like if you swipe right, it will show you all of your notifications
and you can review single messages .
It's a great way to tell at a glance what you've missed.
And because this is a flip phone,
you won't end up being drawn into the world of your phone as much
because you don't have to open it and see the whole screen.
That I can appreciate.
You will actually want to avoid opening this phone
too much anyway, because, well, the battery dies really quickly.
I've been stuck in lockdown down the whole time I've had this phone.
And even with access to all of my other devices and not moving around that much.
Hence not needing to use this.
I'm still noticing how quick the battery drains starting a day at full charge.
I found it will often be around 20 to 30 per cent by the end of the workday.
So long as I haven't touched it too much.
At least right now it's not a deal breaker because I try to keep off my phone
generally and just use it for maps and phone calls and messages
and obviously pictures of Rusty.
But I do worry that when I start traveling around more, it might become a problem.
If you are a heavy user and watch a lot of content on your phone,
I can already tell you will not be happy with the battery on this.
Finally, and this point is a little bit
less measurable, but probably worth talking about, getting one of these
might actually change your relationship with how you use your phone .
Like I said before, with notifications on the cover screen,
you won't get sucked into your phone as much
because you can just check out what you've missed on the front.
Additionally, opening your phone now becomes a deliberate action.
It's minor, but it is physically much harder
to open your phone to start using it.
If you check your phone a lot, having to physically open and close it all
the time will get tedious very quickly.
So you'll either quit that habit or you'll probably end up
ditching this and going for something a bit smoother to operate .
Some might say I'm pretty negative on this phone, but I do want to be clear.
I really personally love it because it is built
for people like me, people who love weird new tech,
but also don't want to use their phone that much or trying to reduce that amount.
It's it's a weird market sliver, but I definitely fit within it.
Like, don't get me wrong, I genuinely love this stupid thing.
But just as I was using it,
I can imagine how much it could annoy people who want their phones
to be super functional and fade into the background.
This this phone just does not do that.
It draws attention to itself whenever you use it,
because you're physically having to interact with it.
You feel and see the bump.
You have to physically maneuver it
and you will stress about the battery from time to time.
It doesn't fade into the background.
I love using it because it turns heads and it's genuinely, dare I say, cool.
So you have to open up your phone to use it and then close it
when you're done and pop it back in your pocket.
Not to mention it can prop itself up.
I just think that's neat.
Phones like this are fun and novel, and I love novelty in tech.
As long as I can afford it.
And yeah, I'm willing to make the trade offs that I've outlined in this video
in order to get to play with one of these.
But if you just want your phone to be a phone
and not get in the way of your life,
then a phone that does these kind of shenanigans,
the tech is not quite there yet and it's probably not worth
getting one of these just yet.