It's Time for the Truth About Foldables - Galaxy Z Fold2 1 Month Review
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Useless Fact: You can screen share on a Smart TV & than connect a Bluetooth mouse & keyboard (to the phone).
The only thing stopping me from getting phones like these are the fact that I don't need all of that space, and built my own PC for only a 5 hundred more than the cost of the phone. :/
I almost bought this phone, but changed my mind at the last minute and grabbed the Note 20 Ultra..I had the Note 10 Plus, but I accidentally crushed it with a track-hoe and the warranty people couldn't get one, so they just sent me a check, lol. I basically got a free upgrade to the Note 20..
I can find merit in all the points you mention. But I love my Galaxy Fold 2. I used to have an HTC Desire Z with a hinged screen and QWERTY keyboard. It wasn't a flagship phone by any stretch but I loved the keyboard so much I used it until it became too slow to use with modern Android apps. The Fold 2, now, has given me back that typing experience, in a phone that will actually be high end for a long time. And that makes it well worth the price, for me personally. I absolutely adore it, despite it's quirks.
Your gamebreaking cons here really have to do with software, and that has largely been fixed already. The inputs can be moved to either half of the screen, the standard keyboard will split down the middle now so your hands can reach, the more popular apps have rolled out updates (including a "laptop mode" on ROones where if you fold the phone partially, you can have the focused video at the top screen and your UI on what would be a laptop's keyboard area), and less popular apps can each individually have their behavior configured in the phone's settings. However, to add a con, do NOT try cleaning the hinge and then opening up the phone. The cleaning agent may unseat the lubricant, and it can brick parts of the phone; I lost the front screen and only got an easy replacement because it was under 2 weeks old. On a related note, opening and closing the screen has this creaky greasy sound right out of the box, though you do have to listen for it to hear it. That sound is why I tried cleaning the hinge in the first place: I thought it was from kids putting their greasy fingers on it, but it turned out it was just the (required!) hinge lubricant!
Hello, my zfold 2 1 Week ago droop into wc, i imediatly got it out ( look me like 3 second to get it out i was really fast) it also Made a very big rumore as it hit inside, i got it clean from the water and everything was fine, in the morning i woke up and the outside screen was doing some kind of flashes, i turned it of for 2 days, 1 day i left it in a cup of rise and 1 day i keep it in a worm place, i turn it on and the screen was green, i turn it off for 2 hrs and then when i turn it on the screen was not working at all, full black, then it goes full green then black again Anyone know what damage i cause to him, pls
Mine is coming tomorrow
I refuse to go past the galaxy s10 because they let go of the aux cords...
It is real thin glass
11:55 "Oh. It's just the ROG Phone" XD
Linus Drop Tips?
MS teams? Poor guy
Don' t use Whatsapp any longer, guys
This dude has serial killer eyes
Linus, can you send me the fold2 if you don't like it anyway?
Phones are for making calls. Watching TV? Gaming on a phone? Really. Idiocy
Note 9 crew, UNITE!
He put that blooper in the end just in case somebody didn't get the joke and thought that he was serious about pet murder
*dbrand's linus face appears* me: damn that's a hot case linus: this ugly picture of me me: :0
Android OS always feels sluggish compared to iPhones
Brilliant with the skins Linus
I use Teams for work as well and I have the Samsung Note 20 Ultra and I don't get notifications from it... However, you have to be clocked in, in order to receive any notifications or use MS Teams in general but even then when I'm clocked in, which is almost always, I still don't get notifications so I think it's a Samsung issue.
You've sold me, I'll be getting one once my contract is up in May!
Fucked up review, biased
biased because you don't like it? not biased.
Well apple is fucked up to the core, thank you but no thank you.
12:50 a bit of "corporate" Linus :))
Actually... there is foldable glass nowdays...
imagine this with an s-pen
Crease......Plastic screen = not good enough to consider.
I've had every note phone that came out except for the 20. And I bought the thief hoe 2 when it first came out I love this phone I'm definitely going to get the z43 when it comes out I don't have any of the issues that he's talking about. And I use my front screen more than that open the screen up itself. Also I thought I wouldn't like the small screen it seems like it's easier to use even when I'm driving or trying to use a one-hand use
nothing u said was a bug tbh it think u just need to stick to ur crappy phone- match made in heaven
the note 9 is far from a "crappy" phone. sheesh.
I will upgrade from a note 9 to the z fold 3. I think that's a major leap
Apple has a super powerful new chip sitting in the same phone from the year before 🤷♂️
Patiently waiting for the Z fold 3
this phone cost over $3000 in nz.... that's like 4 months of rent.
why would I type on a phone when I have voice to text I almost never touch keyboards anymore except for Corrections
lmao the pic of you on all 3 was fantastic
I don't have pets
From dollars per square inch screen stand point, my decade old CRT TV was the best
Gosh his voice is more annoying. Then that other annoying Vanilla Bean. Chris Pirollo 😩🤬
then go away. problem solved.
Someone please make a compilation of Linus dropping things xDDDD
Samsung just made it to FLEX that they can build this...if it's a good product they do not care (obviously)
Americans don't realise how lucky they are. I'm from Africa and the iPhone X was $2000. So when yall complain I'm like this is nothing.
Whoa, Linus thirst trap at 10:45. Hubba hubba.
11:54 linus drop tips
Tries but not funny...just annoying.
I don't understand who buys this phone. I personally would not be able to deal with the bump right down the middle. Furthermore, the aspect ratio on the unfolded phone doesn't match any media type. None of it makes any sense, and it looks like a terrible user experience. I just got a note 20 ultra, and I love it.
I find it interesting you mention Teams specifically. Since they do have an option on by default which is if teams is open on your computer it won't send notifications to the mobile app. I think for most that stay at their desk its a nice feature that prevents duplicate notifications. The problem is if you step away a lot for long periods things will get missed. Also it can be buggy. Like Linus said notifications in Teams is a hot mess.
nearly every single one of these have now been fixed @Linus Tech Tips no issues with any of these on my Z Fold 2
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Every time I watch a Linus video I always come away feeling, so this is what it's like to not take my adderall and make youtube videos, kind of way.
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Apple SE ten times better. Sorry for the Samsung users! Good luck!
Microsoft Teams is pretty bad at notifications, I get notification but no sound I have to use by fitness band to get notified about Teams.
Must have teeny, tiny little hands. No issues with the screen fully open. No idea why Apple Fangirls review other phones. It's akin to the MSM. An absolute bias.
Needs pen🖊
awesome review, linus
3:29 That actually reads 714 nits not 741 nits Do I detect a touch of aixelsyd ?
My friend had the galaxy fold and that device was in beta not sure why they charged over a grand for a product that went brick after a month lmdao don't buy the first one it's trash the fold 2 and 3 helpfully will be completely finished devices cause the original fold was a fuck up don't let this guy tell its a good phone its not
pet murder then 🤣
stop crying dude
stop whining
he’s just complaining too much on an awesome and revolutionary design
boo hoo.
Hopefully he's discovered by now that you can put the keyboard into floating mode, allowing it to be placed anywhere. I get all of my Teams notifications.
Some people are not stupid to take selfies.
There actually is a thin layer of glass underneath the layer of plastic so yes glass does fold but it's just super thin so it's not as brittle or fragile as you might think
Wait some of these issues don't make sense, I have a fold 1 and I get all notifications, and I used teams everyday for school. Also I have full functionality on ROones with community posts etc ... so I'm assuming they'll fix these features on the fold 2 as well
Every person watching is interested in the phone.... lets start off by saying who would pay 2k for a phone well not me. Way to have me lose interest in what you are saying from minute one.
then leave
I'm pretty happy at the price as I want a tablet and a phone in one
I'm still laughing at this phone.
11:11 Wait, how many google engineers coordinate with the iphone 12 manufacturers? wtf?
I find it funny how Linus thinks that making a post or uploading a 20 second clip to youtube is somehow a quintessential part of his career.
@Clinton McCool on his youtube stories. Those short clips that are basically a rip off of Instagram's stories feature
exactly where do you see that? stupid comment....
2:47 u do realize that u could just use the selfie camera in the outer display with the fold closed lol
If you are interested in a carbon fiber case for Z Fold 2 www.amazon.com/dp/B08PC785ZN?ref=myi_title_dp
Idk man, that face skin looks really cool.
In 10 years from now Apple will come with ''their'' ''revolutionary'' design of foldable iPhone for only $9999 :-D :-D :-D
*Front screen sold separately
@zemetras fold sold separately
😃💰👽💖
@zemetras you mean hinge sold separately,with no ports and wireless charger sold separately (costs $1000 for charger,$3000 for hinge)
With a proprietary charger
i wanna get it so bad but im to nervous to tell my parents to buy it because they will think i am greedy for a phome
Why can't it in closed mode just be the size of a normal smartphone? So when it opens it becomes 16:9. I don't like the aspect ratio of this Z fold 2 (or its name), but the concept is there.
People are acting like foldable devices are new when Nintendo did it in 2004
My daily driver is the note 9 and I was hoping to keep it for a few more years - thoughts on the recent screen issues and bugs with discoloration?
So Samsung is making a fancy DS
Taller unit would render the unit useless for the purposes of a smartphone/tablet. It'd just be a tablet being that you wouldn't have a useable outside screen. Can't have your cake and eat it to. Lol
The truth is easy not ready for prime time we don't have the materials available to make foldable truly viable
That moment you realize the software improvements are never coming to the $2k phone from last year, you realize this phone isn't worth more than about $500
Linus, you're a nutcase.
Pair this phone with your NextDock
That's actually quite a flattering picture of you, Linus.
;ose tehe beard is hilllllarioussssss
10:45 ewwww why is linus taking photos like that to send to girls? Omg.... Looks anorexic
The phone is smarter than you because anyone who pays $2k for a silly device, is an idiot.
I have an iPhone, and I have no clue what any of you here in these comments are talking about. Apparently some sort of Android private joke I assume?
Save that title for the OPPO 2021 Foldable. That's the best form factor.
more accurately, robots will come murder your chances of getting a new graphics card or console for christmas
"oh its just the ROG phone" -LinusDropTips 2020
i dont care what anyone else says its just a more modern ds to me
My ROG Phone II, slippery as hell...it'll fall off the flattest of surfaces
I love using Galaxy phone's. Is one of the best phone in the world....the only issue there is.. can u afford it💰💰💰💰
@Crypto Jebb I have done that too🙏🙏🙏
I just messaged him now on WhatsApp, hope he replies me.
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He's tradeing last week was massive boom 💥💥💥
When someone is straight forward and good at what they do, people will always speak for them.for me I would say give Mr Adam Walter of financial education a try and you I'll be happy you did.
My biggest issue with these as a possible future standard is that you can't put a tanky ass otterbox defender case on it. I'm rough and clumsy so I don't like to have anything less than those cases. I know this is basically irrelevant because they always make design decisions based on what a majority of people do and most people don't use bulky cases. It's my biggest complaint about modern electronics: only really catering to the mass market and ignoring any concern that's even slightly niche. It was fine in past years when things were always an upgrade but with bs like moving to Bluetooth for everything it's becoming a downgrade in some cases.
@3:10 is the editor trying to justify why they needed cameras that shot in 16K resolution: "So we can zoom in weirdly without dropping below 4k resolution! Thats totes useful!"
You oversold it by 27 nits dammit.
I love my fold