*** Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G Thread***

[Matson]

Not at all. I'm very carefull with mine. I didnt drop my note 4 in 6 years. The fold is a lot more slippy though but im not going out with it so no worries here. Just always hold onto it like your holding onto a wedge of £1800 bills in your hand and its a very windy day and you'll be fine.

 

[Earth[Tera].bin]

Likewise, just handle it like any other new phone.

Been playing Stadia on the Flip, not a bad experience bar the black borders.

 

[ntemples1]

Not at all. I'm very carefull with mine. I didnt drop my note 4 in 6 years. The fold is a lot more slippy though but im not going out with it so no worries here. Just always hold onto it like your holding onto a wedge of £1800 bills in your hand and its a very windy day and you'll be fine.

haha yes

 

[Spit]

Well I've been on holiday with mine for a week now. Been on the beach sun bathing plus got caught in a torrential rain storm. I've really hammered it for all tasks including lots of photography which is one of my passions. I can't fault it so far, a thoroughly amazing phone and a great battery as well.

 

[Squink]

I can't fault it so far, a thoroughly amazing phone

What sort of device user were you before the Fold 2? Were you phone plus tablet or just phone?

And how would you say your Fold 2 use is split between closed and open?

 

[Spit]

I was an iPhone user since the 3GS and left an 11 Pro Max, I then tried a OnePlus 8 Pro and a Note 20 Ultra. Both great phones but the battery on the Note Exynos was starting to annoy me. Got the Fold when I saw the discounts and so pleased with it so far. I use the outside screen for all those quick things you do on your phone but when you get chance to sit for a while I use the big screen. I do feel like I'm gaining more confidence in getting the big screen out more over the last day or so. I edited the photos on the go with the big screen. You have to get used to a different experience completely.

 

[Squink]

Cheers - can you use the open screen one handed at all? I tend to rely on back gestures to navigate.

 

[Spit]

Not dared tried one handed yet lol.

 

[Earth[Tera].bin]

Cheers - can you use the open screen one handed at all? I tend to rely on back gestures to navigate.

You can set 'swipe down' to activate one handed mode on the main screen with screen gestures to navigate. Still personally struggle with thumb range to hit the other side of the keyboard but I'm guessing you can try some keyboard tweaks to get around this.


Ed:Or you could adjust the dimensions of the reduced window

 

[Spit]

I've found GBoard on extra short setting excellent to type on with the inside screen.

 

[Earth[Tera].bin]

They missed a trick not giving this S-Pen support in my opinion, although from their point of view it might detract potential buyers from the Note series.

 

[smokedog]

Cheers - can you use the open screen one handed at all? I tend to rely on back gestures to navigate.

It possible to use one hand for some tasks like browsing this forum but not much else.

 

[ntemples1]

I was an iPhone user since the 3GS and left an 11 Pro Max, I then tried a OnePlus 8 Pro and a Note 20 Ultra. Both great phones but the battery on the Note Exynos was starting to annoy me. Got the Fold when I saw the discounts and so pleased with it so far. I use the outside screen for all those quick things you do on your phone but when you get chance to sit for a while I use the big screen. I do feel like I'm gaining more confidence in getting the big screen out more over the last day or so. I edited the photos on the go with the big screen. You have to get used to a different experience completely.

I have had more or less the same route as you from IPhone 11 pro max now to note 20 ultra, I absolutely love this phone it's just the battery is not great but invested in a quick charge battery pack for emergencies but I still feel drawn to the fold 2, but not sure as it miss some aspects of the note 20, also it's a lot more money than the note 20

Plus the resale value of the fold would be a third or less than its RRP, as someone who upgrades yearly that's quite a depreciation.

 

[sandys]

They missed a trick not giving this S-Pen support in my opinion, although from their point of view it might detract potential buyers from the Note series.

I think it would have had a pen but the risk of damage to the screen is the issue in this iteration, the interior glass is soft.

 

[Earth[Tera].bin]

I think it would have had a pen but the risk of damage to the screen is the issue in this iteration, the interior glass is soft.

Good point .

 

[Matson]

Yeah I'd imagine once they workout how to make the inside screen stronger we'll get an spen. I'm still loving mine.. Its so premium feeling and the inside screen is just the perfect size so it doesn't feel awkward to hold but still gives you a big screen experience.

 

[smokedog]

Find most tips and tricks videos usually rubbish but this video did have some useful information

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csXuOPM3rTY

Here is the video content
00:17 Better Screen Usage
01:25 Continue Apps on Cover Screen
02:07 Easy Triple Apps
04:16 Quick Pop-Up Windows
06:07 Faster App Switching
06:51 Even Faster App Switching
07:48 The Google Swipe
08:04 Left Handed Mode
08:21 Fill The Whole Screen
08:58 AR Device Tracker
09:48 Samsung's Best Kept Secret (Good Lock)
10:23 Quick Panel Beast Mode (Good Lock)
10:30 Cooler Task Changing (Good Lock)
11:00 Multi Window On Steroids (Good Lock)
11:13 No More Reloads! (Good Lock)
12:38 Odd Aspect Ratios (Good Lock)
14:10 Extremely Fast Multi Window Mode (Good Lock)
14:39 Extremely Fast Pop-Up Window (Good Lock)
14:47 Open Netflix In Multi Window! (Good Lock)
15:23 Make Multi Window Fit Better (Good Lock)
15:55 Simultaneous App Focus (Good Lock)
16:29 Pop-Up Gesture (Good Lock)
16:56 Pop-Up Memory (Good Lock)
17:32 Persistent Pop-Ups (Good Lock)
17:51 Custom Navigation Bar Buttons (Good Lock)
18:16 Better Home Screen Customization (Good Lock)
18:28 Notifications on Steroids (Good Lock)
18:46 Customize Literally Everything (Good Lock)
19:12 Proof That You're NOT Crazy (Good Lock)
19:32 Better One Handed Use (Good Lock)
19:41 Individual App Volume (Good Lock)
19:59 Simultaneous Sound From Multiple Apps (Good Lock)
20:11 Volume Key Track Skipper (Good Lock)
20:43 Ultra Wide Band Sharing
21:20 Faster Unlocking
21:55 Fingerprint Sensor Gestures
22:31 Faster Text Dictation
23:05 THIS is why Bixby is Awesome!
27:22 The One Handed Helper
28:08 Easier Selfies With The Floater
28:50 Safer Wifi Sharing
29:42 Bluetooth Earbuddies!
31:41 The Overlooked Lock Screen Widgets
32:18 Keeps Apps Open... Forever
33:00 The Fold 2 Doubles as an Xbox... No, seriously
33:54 The TV Remote Trick
34:22 Wireless Dex On Any Monitor or TV
34:38 Control Your Entire Phone With Windows 10, Wirelessly!
35:39 Artificial Intellignece Videographer

 

[Earth[Tera].bin]

Cheers for those, 'better screen usage ' is the one I was looking for.

 

[Spit]

Does good lock work ok? Thought I heard there were issues with it on the Fold.

 

[smokedog]

Does good lock work ok? Thought I heard there were issues with it on the Fold.

They recently released a new version that fixed the issue.