[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] doggydog2:
REVIEW

Just few thoughts. I kept the phone despite USB2 and it really slowed down everything massively. What a shame. I see charging is really super slow. Ultrafast fingerprint compared to optical/ultrasonic sensors. Crease kind of visible. Display very readable as usual from Samsung, bacbleeding at Gray 10% brightness uniform but the screen pulsates! I know swipes from edges work but i switched to buttons after years, i simply kept making mistakes all the time and had accidental touches (which can't happen here due to the frame). Signal strong. Battery as above. Body is light and i wish it was even lighter. Few apps support pocket mode. Display is protected by folding.

I bashed OnePlus for being actually expensive by investing almost zero to software. And this time i collected features of Samsung that are unique to it, or better cooked. The difference vs vanilla OS like ColorOS or Sony is insane:

- phone: native call recording

- phone: popup instead of full screen, also during the call

- phone: lot of gestures incl. flip open

- camera: say cheese to make a picture

- camera: automatic recommendations

- camera: automatic document scanner

- camera: automatic bixby recognition

- camera: integrated QR code scanner

- camera: HEVC / HDR tho this is becoming standard i guess

- camera: track people, change angle with more people

- camera: preview on both sides of the phone

- camera: shooting advices, Single Take

- camera: auto record mini motion picture

- camera: strong modes incl. very rich AR

- calendar: strong app with mapps, weather

- clock: strong alarm with repetition, timezones with weather

- music, video: pretty good apps that still exist

- flow: mirror activity to PC incl. screen remote broadcast (such tool was always hard to get)

- edge: legendary swipe menu with tons of helpful tools

- display: always readable compared to other brands

- display: edge effects and notification repetition

- settings: scroll with fingerprint reader and rich number of gestures

- settings: very strong accessibility options incl. 2 magnifiers (an issue if you have swipe navigation which makes the icon invisible), sound detection, live caption, live transcribe, door opening detection

- audio: dolby sound and audio correction to persons age

- audio: split speakers, split bluetooth

- navigation menu: tons of icons, incl. Device to finally see the headphone battery status and Media fantastic to integrate Home Assitant, Mi Home, cameras etc

- display: AOD phenomenal, incl. operable widgets (also on back screen)

- display: rotating wallpapers from the internet

- security: lockdown, auto factory reset, lock network, secure wifi etc

- productivity: roaming clock in clock, AOD, calendar

- notifications: several styles of alert choices incl auto popup, and text highlighting

- display: easy to split apps to screen or to a popup, also pick from Edge menu

- security: fingerprint tester, i didn't see this on other phones

- apps: Kid mode, and Pin window mode to protect desktop from kids, game launcher, measure distance or height app, health app

- productivity: continue app on other devices, quick share, helpful bixby routines, easy one handed mode, great audio and screen recorder, dual messenger, secure folder, blur video in video calls, focus mode, sleep mode

- productivity: backup to cloud but for those who avoid it there's USB backup (seen it on LG only)

- productivity: a bit from Note - pin part of window, make animation, select rectangle/oval and extract text (very very useful)

Having several nonSamsung recently I must strongly praise Samsung for the software.

CASE

used transparent foil! https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003156195327.html

keep it shiny and thin!

frame is strenhtened anyway marketing says, aaand it's got foil installed already.. should reduce the risk of scratches immensely.

i coulnd't stand a plastic case.. phone became bulky and oily, disgusting to touch.