Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 Review By Thao Huynh

Hi everyone tail here, so this is the Galaxy Z, flip 3. Some of the best products are the ones that aim to solve everyday problems. The main appeal of this phone is that it turns a regular size smartphone into one that fits more comfortably in your pocket. Now this isn't a problem that everyone has. You may not even think it's a problem at all, but if you do then stick around because I'm going to share my honest opinions about what it's like to use, Samsung's modern day, flip phone- I guess the most logical place to start would be just how pocket friendly. Is this thing for a lot of you guys who have big pockets? You won't understand this, but being a female.

Our clothing tends to how do I put this lack usable pockets? I swear these clothing brands are doing this on purpose, to force us to buy purses anyways, because a lot of my pockets aren't as roomy and spacious. A tall rectangular slab is way harder to carry around versus a folded square. It doesn't stick out and won't fall out as easily when I'm moving around. Even if I'm carrying a purse, this is still easier to store z, flip 3, no 20 ultra. This is especially true for my girls out there, who, like wrist lets the z, flip 3, actually fits inside my wrist let there's absolutely no chance.

My note 20 ultra will. I know what you're thinking pa tau. Isn't it way too thick then well, I'll put it this way when folded, it's actually still thinner than some of the most popular wireless earbuds, so yeah from a portability standpoint. I think they're onto something here. There are two screens the main one is 6.7 inches 120 hertz, full HD, plus AMOLED, with a slightly taller aspect, ratio that folds in half. Because of that you will have to deal with a crease two things.

Yes, you can feel it if you run your fingers over it and yes, it is visible depending on the angle. But honestly, if I'm looking at it straight on like this, it really isn't that noticeable. If you're outside the crease does become more visible, because there's just so much more light and reflections, it hasn't bothered me too much, but we're all different. This is one of those things you'll have to experience for yourself to see if you can live with it. This also has stereo speakers so for phone that you can fold into a pocket friendly square you're, still getting a pretty solid movie watching experience, especially content shot and widescreen.

Oh, I do want to bring this up when the phone is closed. You'll notice there's a slight gap in between it's, not all that bad, but that space tends to attract dust and lint from my pockets and ends up on the screen. The outer display's main function is to let you interact with widgets, check notifications and quickly, snap selfies. It lets you do the basics and nothing more, which I think is a part of its charm. Surprisingly, I think the outer display is one of my favorite parts of this phone, because I had to physically flip it open to use.

I found myself using the main display way less when I do reach for my phone I'll just check. My notifications on the outer display, then put it back in my pocket. Unless it's something urgent, I don't know if that was Samsung's intention, but for someone like me who is trying to cut back on their screen on time, I do appreciate it. On the flip side, you could argue that it's really tedious having to flip it open and close over and over, but like I said that extra step made me more intentional. With my smartphone usage, I don't aimlessly scroll on my phone as much anymore.

A lot of the marketing for this phone is around the fun ways you can use. It. Samsung calls this flex mode and basically, if you're, using an app that supports it, the content will shift around to fit the two parts of the display. It's like having a built-in adjustable stand whenever you need it. If you use Google Duo, you're, going to love this, I really feel like video chat is where flex mode shines, because you can just place it down, frame yourself perfectly and go completely hands-free inside the camera.

App it's like having a built-in tripod put it down frame your shot with the front or back cameras, then just hit record, and it's perfect for capturing time lapses too. YouTube is also supported. Now it'll display the video on the top half and let you scroll through the comments on the bottom half, there's honestly, not that many apps that have official support, but for apps that don't you can go into the labs menu and force them to work. It usually just pushes everything to the top half of the display and gives you this four button menu for notifications, screenshot, brightness and volume Netflix and other media apps do provide these extra video controls, though, which is nice in terms of phone, calls here's a breakdown of how it works. When you receive a call, you can pick up from the elder screen, and it'll automatically be on speakerphone by default.

Flipping. It opens, won't answer a call if you're like me, and want you to have to turn that feature on in the settings, while you're on a call closing the phone will hang up on them. Just like those old school flip phones, the whole experience is super nostalgic. Is it necessary, probably not, but it's still a lot of fun other than that the software experience is typical, Samsung stuff, I would have loved to see Samsung decks be included, since all their other flagships have it, but unfortunately it isn't a highlight for me, though, is the fingerprint scanner. Its side mounted and embedded into the power button instead of under the display, like other high-end, Samsung phones, it's placed a little high up for my thumb, but you can easily map another finger.

On your other hand like this, this one works really, really well, and I like that, it brings back the fingerprint gesture for pulling down the notification. Shade performance is also really, really good. My only complaint is that the top half of the phone gets pretty warm when you're doing more intense things. That brings me to the battery, which is likely the biggest trade-off. I'll put it this way.

This is a morning to night battery with mild usage. If you're doing a lot of intense things, you'll need to plug this in before the day's. Over charging speeds also aren't amazing, as it takes about an hour and 45 minutes to fully charge when plugged in and over two hours, if you're dropping it on a wireless charger. There's also reverse wireless charging for topping off earbuds. If you happen to have some battery to spare overall, the 3300 William hour battery isn't made for heavy smartphone usage for the casual smartphone consumer who isn't on their phone for more than four to five hours a day.

It should be fine, okay, durability. I can't really speak much about it because I honestly haven't had it for that long, but if you're going to be picking one up, get the insurance get the extended warranty, because I think it'll be worth your peace of mind. That's not to say this isn't well-built because it really does feel solid. The hinge has good resistance and if you look closely, the bendable areas are completely covered and protected. It also has a built-in screen protector that you're not supposed to take off like ever.

The protector feels a lot like glass, I'm just not as confident about the durability of the screen compared to real actual glass. They added an ipx8 water resistance rating this year. So that's a big step in the right direction. I mean I'm not going to be dunking this into water or swimming with it, but at least I know my phone won't get ruined. If I take a call in the rain or snow, the z, flip 3 has a total of three 12 megapixel cameras, a wide plus ultra-wide on the back and a punch hole selfie on the front, unlike Samsung's other flagships.

This doesn't have a telephoto lens at all, so any zooming you do will just be good old, digital zoom, although you aren't getting Samsung's best camera hardware here by a long shot. The pictures still look great to me and will easily get the job done. I've been completely satisfied with the pictures I've taken with the flip 3. The selfies are nice and detailed, as you can see, maybe a little over sharpened in some scenarios like pores sunspots, it's all visible, yeah being able to take pictures while the phone's closed thanks to the front cover display is a great way to take higher quality. Selfies too.

It's surprisingly, a perfect experience that cover display can also serve double duty, to show your subject what they look like, so they can plan their pose before you hit the shutter seriously, though Samsung's done a great job, elevating the design and aesthetics of the z flip 3. This thing is gorgeous it's fashion forward and I think they found a good balance making it appeal to both men and women. We can all argue about how useful a product like this really is, but the technology here is crazy and year after year, Samsung's making it more and more affordable. Maybe the novelty will wear off in a month or two, but I'm literally holding a phone that can fold in half. So should everyone go out and buy this? No, of course not.

The battery life and the lack of a telephoto are gonna, be total dealbreakers for a lot of people, but if those trade-offs don't matter to you- and you want something nostalgic, you want a conversation starter. You want a pocket-friendly device that unfolds into a full-size smartphone, then yeah, the z-flip 3 might be exactly what you're looking for don't get me wrong. It's still an expensive phone, but if Samsung can keep bringing the price point down, I can see a lot of people falling in love with this, and that includes me, honestly. I haven't been this intrigued by your phone in a long time, it's far from perfect, but it's super cute and a lot of fun as usual. Thank you so much for watching until the next one, I'm out of here.

Source : Thao Huynh