Samsungfoldable smartphoneLast featured Aug 2020
Samsung Galaxy Fold
Worth it if…Worth it, with caveats.
Brilliant at multitasking and gaming, but expensive, bulky and awkward, so only for the most adventurous user.
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- Price when I covered it
- $2,000
- Featured in
- 14 videos · 2019–2020
- Category
- Phones · Foldables
What I liked
- Fold brand name had real power with non-techies
- Real tablet-size inner screen
- Looks good
- Fast
- Large tablet display
- massive inside screen
What I didn't
- Tiny front screen with odd aspect ratio
- Durability issues and recall
- Over 15mm thick
- Smaller battery despite being thicker
- Tiny front screen when folded
- Almost square inside display not suited to apps
In my words
Straight from the video. Tap a timestamp to hear me say it.
“the front screen on the first fold was a bit of a joke this tiny panel with a weird aspect ratio”
“the fold had durability issues and even had to be recalled”
“yeah I completely agree”
“compared to say Samsung's Galaxy fold where when you're not actively using the main insight display you kind of inhibited”
“this is 100% a samsung galaxy fold and it looks good”
“okay it's a galaxy fold but that makes it more bizarre”
Every time I covered it
Most recent first, so you can see if my view has changed.
0:00Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 - The Big Problem.He used the original Fold long-term; it had a poor front screen, durability problems and a thick body, though its brand had real power.
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2:56Top Smartphones of 2020? ft. MKBHDMKBHD's favourite folding style is the regular Galaxy Fold with its real tablet-sized screen, and Arun agrees.
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0:43Huawei Mate XS - Ultimate Foldable Smartphone?Mentioned as a contrast: the small front screen leaves you stuck when the phone is folded.
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4:27Unboxing the $399 Foldable Phone.The phone the Escobar Fold 2 turns out to be underneath, which he says looks good and runs fast.
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0:38Samsung Galaxy Z Flip Unboxing - The Confusing Truth.The original Fold, which he has used for four months, has an almost square inner display that suits apps poorly, and the Flip is an improvement on it in most respects.
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3:42Samsung S10 Lite & Note 10 Lite – The Confusing Truth.Used as a comparison point: the S10 Lite's video beats the £2,000 Fold's camera in low light.
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6:30I used a $2,500 SuperPhone - This is what happened.Used briefly as a side-by-side video comparison against the Mate 30 RS, with no opinion given.
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7:14What you didn't know about Samsung.Mentioned as Samsung's current foldable, which is more of a tablet when unfolded, with no judgement given.
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0:06Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 - THIS is why you should be excited!He has used the original Fold for a month and found the crease tolerable, but the plastic screen, inefficient cameras and $2,000 price hold it back.
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2:10What you didn't know about Mrwhosetheboss.He both loves and hates it: the huge inner screen is glorious, but many apps do not take advantage of it and battery life is questionable.
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0:56Top 20 BEST Smartphones of 2019.Brilliant at multitasking and gaming, but expensive, bulky and awkward, so only for the most adventurous user.
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3:4825 Questions with MKBHDMarques thinks foldables are here to stay and will look like the Galaxy Fold, just better.
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0:0810 Epic smartphone fails we'll never forget.Rated a 3/10 fail because review units broke before launch, though it was caught before reaching consumers.
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2:14Samsung Galaxy Note Edge UnboxingNot perfect, but he expects it to be the turning point that leads to the foldable people eventually adopt.
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