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  Homer

  5 out of 5 stars

  The best fold to date. A nice upgrade

  Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2023

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  You either like a fold phone or don’t get it. There are hundreds of people who give the fold phones a negative review because of the price and they don't see the benefit. However, if you are in the camp that sees a large near tablet size screen incorporated into a easily compacted device, then a fold phone has a purpose.

  I have owned the Fold 2, 3 and 4. Each year I get the next iteration as I love new cell phone technology. And, without hesitation, this is the best Samsung fold to date. There are plenty of reviews stating that the improvements are only incremental. But, incremental improvements are still improvements.

  I did consider the Pixel Fold. I was hesitant because Samsung has struggled to get the Fold phones to this level of quality. Even the Fold 4, a vast improvement to the Fold 3, was showing its age after only one year. The inner screen cover had separated and the somewhat wonky hinge design was becoming more irritating as other manufacturers had figured out how to make a hinge without a bump.

  I got my phone from Samsung, unlocked, 512GB. One thing Samsung does is give its loyal customers a huge discount. Between the buyback of the Fold 4, the early order discount, and other perks, the phone was in the $700 dollar range. They also sold a new slim case with an S pen for a large discount.

  The new phone is slimmer, lighter, and that annoying hinge bump is gone. It opens and closes with a satisfying motion. And, when closed, even with the S pen case, the new phone is slimmer than the old phone with a slim case.

  There are numerous reviews giving the specs and quality of the phone. From my point of view, the new benefits are:

  1.) It is slimmer, lighter and seems to have a more solid hinge.

  2.) The inner screen protector has supposedly been improved with a new glue. Time will tell.

  3.) The screen is bright. It is so bright that I routinely turn it down, even when outside.

  4.) A major problem with the old Fold phones is that there was no easy way to store the S pen. The new slim S Pen case is awesome. It is thin and the S Pen stay in a slot that does not make the back thicker or clunky. What Samsung did was to utilize the design that makes photo optics prominent in the back. They revised case, minimized the thickness of the S Pen, and made it fit in the space that is created by protruding thicker lenses.

  5.) Samsung does make it easy to switch phones. The Smart Switch moved all of my apps and settings. The only thing that is annoying is that all of the bluetooth settings need to be re-installed.

  6.) I like the narrow front screen. I agree with others that the narrow screen makes it difficult to type and it's not as big as a standard phone screen, like the Pixel Fold. However, the narrowness makes it easy to use one hand to check who's calling, review a message, and get a quick update on any app. If I need more detail, I open the phone and use the full size screen. Also, the Samsung screen, when opened, immediately resizes the app a full screen display. There is no need to rotate the phone as appears to be an issue with the Pixel Fold.

  If you are thinking of a Fold phone, this is the one to get. It took Samsung five tries, but this is the best one to date. It is refined to near perfection.

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