Honestly with all the modern android/samsung stuff, if you’re into a foldable display this iphone may be the best option. All foldables on the market are impossible to repair and android is quickly locking down & enshittifying. With this you at least get a few years of updates, appledontcare or whatever and presumably they will replace your screen phone for a reasonable price when it cracks.
From the manufacturer’s use guidelines and warranty periods. They tell you to keep the phone away from dust and liquids (good luck with that in your pockets) and the warranty on Z Fold series is 2 years in the EU and 1 year worldwide. I’m yet to see one make it past 4 years with no screen defects throughout, i.e. there are currently very few users of Fold4 who haven’t had the screen replaced. Then again the average phone lifespan worldwide is 3 years (which sounds crazy to me, I used my last daily phone for 6 and would keep doing it if I didn’t want to install Linux on it), so I suppose it checks out.
They tell you to keep the phone away from dust and liquids
Sounds true for all non-construction worker specific phones. Also, that’s a big leap towards “explodes”. I have a colleague who has his flip phone for quite a while now and it pretty much functions as it did in the beginning. I bought mine second-hand and so far so good. Reviews online seem to back up that these are actually built pretty solid and do not just “explode”.
I agree with you 100%. I don’t think they are “useful”, they are a waste of money, a toy and/or a status symbol (I guess). If you’re gonna buy one, might as well buy the one from “waste of money/status symbol” company.
Toestel Display/Scherm Camera achterzijde Camera voorzijde USB connector Batterij Back cover Screenprotector
Galaxy Z Flip5 €369 €89 €79 €69 €99 €69 €29
Although, the older the model the more expensive the screen replacement. E.g., at €369 for the Flip5 inner screen one could as well buy a new second hand model.
That’s surprisingly reasonable, actually. Do you know if the hinge replacement is included, and will you be charged separately for the “screen protector” (another €29)?
A friend had one of those Z Fold-somethings, naturally the screen exploded after 2.5 years of use (in a country where they don’t offer any repair services), I looked into replacing the screen myself and the procedure for it looked straight up impossible compared even to other Samsung phones.
Honestly with all the modern android/samsung stuff, if you’re into a foldable display this iphone may be the best option. All foldables on the market are impossible to repair and android is quickly locking down & enshittifying. With this you at least get a few years of updates, appledontcare or whatever and presumably they will replace your
screenphone for a reasonable price when it cracks.Bro, $2,000.
At this price range, you might as well buy a phone and a tablet.
It’s just first generation trial.
If you’re buying a foldable you don’t give a fuck about money. $2000 is about market rates for this type of device rn:
And it’s clear that all foldable screens explode in 2-3 years of regular use, so you’re pretty much setting 2 grand on fire anyways just to look cool.
At least I “trust” apple to actually replace your phone when that happens.
Where did you get this info?
From the manufacturer’s use guidelines and warranty periods. They tell you to keep the phone away from dust and liquids (good luck with that in your pockets) and the warranty on Z Fold series is 2 years in the EU and 1 year worldwide. I’m yet to see one make it past 4 years with no screen defects throughout, i.e. there are currently very few users of Fold4 who haven’t had the screen replaced. Then again the average phone lifespan worldwide is 3 years (which sounds crazy to me, I used my last daily phone for 6 and would keep doing it if I didn’t want to install Linux on it), so I suppose it checks out.
iPhone Duo is IP68 for dust and liquid, rare among foldables. As I understand it only one of the Pixel foldables is rated the same.
Sounds true for all non-construction worker specific phones. Also, that’s a big leap towards “explodes”. I have a colleague who has his flip phone for quite a while now and it pretty much functions as it did in the beginning. I bought mine second-hand and so far so good. Reviews online seem to back up that these are actually built pretty solid and do not just “explode”.
I personally don’t find foldables to be useful at their current price range. But more importantly:
I don’t trust Apple to be pro-consumer.
At all.
I agree with you 100%. I don’t think they are “useful”, they are a waste of money, a toy and/or a status symbol (I guess). If you’re gonna buy one, might as well buy the one from “waste of money/status symbol” company.
Also from the same website you’ve linked: https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Samsung
False. But, it depends on the country one’s in.
In the UK Samsung offers replacement of the inside and/or outside screen, whereas in Belgium they can replace pretty much everything:
Toestel Display/Scherm Camera achterzijde Camera voorzijde USB connector Batterij Back cover Screenprotector Galaxy Z Flip5 €369 €89 €79 €69 €99 €69 €29Although, the older the model the more expensive the screen replacement. E.g., at €369 for the Flip5 inner screen one could as well buy a new second hand model.
That’s surprisingly reasonable, actually. Do you know if the hinge replacement is included, and will you be charged separately for the “screen protector” (another €29)?
A friend had one of those Z Fold-somethings, naturally the screen exploded after 2.5 years of use (in a country where they don’t offer any repair services), I looked into replacing the screen myself and the procedure for it looked straight up impossible compared even to other Samsung phones.