It would have been nice if you could at least use these to scroll through the feed given they’re much more in reach for your thumbs. 16:9 mode does mean adding some dead space to the sides of the screen, and they really are dead.
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On the plus side, all apps can be adjusted in the ‘Labs’ settings and you can choose 4:3 (narrower, but still not quite right for video cropping issues) or a much more traditional 16:9 which does fix these awkward fits. Tapping videos will open them up at a viewable ratio, but it’s an extra interaction you might not want to make if you’re only lightly browsing videos on your feed as you scroll. If you can see the top of a video you can forget seeing the subtitles at the other end. While all seems well initially on Facebook, I soon started to notice that long vertical images and videos (think anything shot with a phone) wouldn't quite fit.
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On default settings, you’ll find Facebook and many other feed-based apps try to use the full width of the screen. (Image credit: Future/Brendan Griffiths) The internal tablet displayĭespite being the third in the series, it’s taking a while for Samsung, and indeed app developers, to really get on board with the square screen ratio offered by the internal displays on phones like the Galaxy Z Fold 3. And for all but the quickest tasks, you’ll want to open up the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 because this is where the magic happens. Thankfully, in instances where I’d decide the front display wasn’t working for me, opening up the phone automatically opens the same app on the internal one for a smooth transition. The front screen here is much narrower than Sony’s phone too.
It’s a tough balance as we’ve seen text automatically shrunken down to accommodate narrow screens on phones like the Sony Xperia 1 III but in these cases, it’s often too small. Swipe typing did fare a bit better though, so I’d advise switching to that. The compressed keyboard results in too many typos and placing the cursor first-time to edit them is too difficult. I found the cramped page layouts added way too much scroll to the experience. The sizes of both screens haven't changed over the previous model, but the cover screen has been upgraded to match the 120Hz display seen on the main display, so it gets that lovely smooth feeling when scrolling through feeds.Īs a functional display though, the cover screen is a tad too narrow to use that much - outside of quickly checking your messages, brief articles, or maybe Google Maps if you’re walking and want to hold the device one-handed. You also get a large 6.2-inch cover screen on one half of the front side of the device too for quicker access. Instead, the Z Fold 3 opens up horizontally to reveal an almost-square 7.6-inch tablet-esque screen at an 11.2:9 ratio. Samsung has released one of those at the same time in the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 (stay tuned for our upcoming review of that one). This device isn’t to be confused with other foldable phones that are going for a clamshell design, opening up into a regular phone-sized device.
Sure, there are some minor elements that we hope to see worked on in future iterations, but for now, this is quite simply, one of the best phones ever made. It’s still very expensive (prices start at $1799/£1599), but it’s the first device that’s really nailed that wow factor of having a mobile phone that folds out into a tablet. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 is foldable phones done right for the first time. Whenever a new form of technology comes along, it’s usually expensive and it takes a few versions before it’s done right and can justify the cost.
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