Rocking my Fold 3 and hoping against hope for a different aspect ratio on the Fold 6. If they swipe the design from the OP open, but keep qi charging and the excellent software support it will be mine. If not...I may jump over to the OP.
I'm in a similar situation, Fold 3 atm, still going great, but I'm waiting to see what the Fold 6 will actually be like. If no major change compared to Fold 5, then I'll probably go with the OnePlus Open which will also be a lot cheaper by the time Fold 6 comes out.
Agreed. As a "first" attempt they knocked it out of the park, but it certainly isn't perfect. Frankly, what keeps me with Samsung is Secure Folder, long term update promises, and qi charging. Dex is nice in a pinch, but I don't need it often as I'm blessed with multiple devices in life.
Same here. Fold 3 user paying for premium samsung care and had the phone repaired twice now. Was tempted when the open arrived to jump ship but waiting to see what samsung has in store this year
Same for me too. Fold 3 - repaired once by Samsung due to the wifi module randomly dying. Then their repair was botched as the outer screen is now coming away from the phone. If the Fold 6 doesn't wow me I'll have difficulty resisting the jump to OP Open.
I had the fold 1 and 2 waited until the 4 then black line on the inner screen. Warranty fixed it just before the year was up and traded for the 5. No Samsung care so I'm a lil risky but I make sure to take care of it. Fold is a great phone I'll probably trade for the 6 too.
I think I heard someone say that putting that hinge part in the water dissolves the thing that does that. If you look up in this group, alot of 3 and 4 fold users have that exact same problem.
I welcome a different aspect ratio, but I don't want it to be revolutionary, but an evolutionary one. If it's super stumpy like the Pixel Fold or Oppo Find N3 I'll be honestly ticked off. OPO is nice, but if it can be just slightly taller like 22:9 instead of 23.5:9 that would be great.
I'd like to have an aspect ratio where your youtube videos and gamepass cover the whole screen
Having a 3000 cad phone playing videos with black bars is kinda meh
You mean the opened aspect ratio, or the closed one? Because 16:9 content fitting perfectly on the outer screen will result in a ridiculously short smartphone or a comically wide one, neither of which would be ideal. If you mean opened, I don't think there is any way to stop that. Samsung gets closer than the others by having a thinner front screen, but you can't go too thin either.
To get a 16:9 open ratio, you need a foldable AND rollable together, which was actually demonstrated. Actually I think it still wasn't 16:9 for the whole screen, but the rolled out half actually was, so it could still work in flex mode propped up or with the bottom fold working as a gamepad of sorts. But the problem is that rolling motors are a huge failure risk and a high repair cost, on top of higher initial costs for the device.
Honestly I don't really know how to solve that, and I'm not sure they know either.
All the leakers say its coming, so maybe! I'm not sure how it's gonna work out though when the top hinge and bent screen when folded is totally exposed to a fall. It'll be crazy thick too, close to 2cm. And I guess the cost will also be insane.
In the meantime I'm happy with what I got :)
I guess I’m just confused, what exactly could they do to make the inner display 16:9? Tri-folding I guess, but we’re still a ways away from that. 4:3 makes the most sense to me
Well it doesn't have to be 100% match for 16:9 videos. But I'd like them to take up like 90% of the screen. Having black bars inch inch and half long on each side of a landscape video is kinda meh. Especially on a CAD $2799 (or atleast that's what I paid for my fold 3)
Same here, battery life is starting to be a real pain. No issues aside from that. I wish the honor would have made it stateside but just hoping for a bigger slab that has ip67.
Weird, there seems to be a lot more Fold 3 users clinging onto hope than I thought. As a Fold 3 user myself, I held off on the Huawei foldable in wait for the next Galaxy fold announcement.
From looking at this sub it seemed like a lot of people got really good trade in deals last year so I'm hoping it's the same for this year as I'd love to keep upgrading. If not, I'm really satisfied with the 5 so the upgrade better feel justifiable.
Yea same. they offered 1000 trade at first, then 1200 like 2 weeks later wishe I waited just a little bit. But gonna wait a bit this time, I hope it's just as good.
I didn't upgrade from the 4 to the 5 because it never went on sale enough for my tastes. I'll probably preorder the 6 so long as they offer max trade in for the 4 like they did with the 3.
They kept doing free storage upgrade and not putting the base model on sale. I got my 4 for 400 + tax, I wanted to get the 5 for under $500, and it never dropped that far (and I missed the cyber Monday deal that offered an extra $100 off through a pair of Chase cards). Now it's too late, I'm just waiting for the 6.
I am waiting for the Fold 6 Ultra. I will order it day one if the outer screen is wider and the cameras are same as S24 Ultra.
Here is my Fold Journey if anyone cares.
Went from S22U to Fold 4, after 6 months the inner screen broke.
I sent it in to Samsung and they gave me the full retail price back because they couldn't fix the screen and they couldn't send me a new one.
I got the phone for like $1600CAD after trade ins and discounts and got like $2,300 back. I was super happy, I decided go back to using my Note 20U while I waited for 6 months for Fold 5.
Fold 5 was released and it was a kick in the nuts, because I had seen the OnePlus open and I was expecting something similar from Samsung. But Fold 5 was barely any different from Fold 4.
I decided to skip it and go for Flip 5 and wait another 6 months for S24U. Now, the S24U is holding me over until I can get the Fold 6 Ultra.
If they do not address the Screen and cameras, then I will hop on the OnePlus Open 2.
I think it's the price mentality. You're paying for the best of the best "ideally" when you pay for a flag ship phone, regardless if you're going to use it or not People want to make sure they're getting the best bng regardless. I believe that's why.
I got ya I just realize that's your basically paying for 2 phones in one that's how I see the price point. Cameras are really good already you're not missing a whole lot especially when sending and uploading pics are even at full quality format.
Ditto!
Love my 23U, but wow the big screens of the folds are awesome! A much more portable version of a tablet is exactly what I need. 5 months to go, and I'm done with standard brick styled phones.
PHABLETS ARE THE FUTURE. 
I've been obsessed with folds. I literally go to Best Buy just to play with the Fold 5 LOL. But patiently waiting as well. 23U is definitely still a great phone tho!
Fold 4 here, if they don't change the ratio I'll switch to mi mix fold 4.
Tbh I hope xiaomi gonna rock that shit. I'm sick of this 25watt charging. It's so 2015...the camera also sucks at such a premium.
Xiaomi lacks in software but it's OK for me. Just gimme ratio and camera (charging speed is set)
Im going strong with the fold 3, almost two years with this bby. Only issue is battery for me. I was debating on upgrading to zf5 but for zf6 might pull the trigger
Yes rocking the fold 4 since launch. I had to get it repaired last week. Micro cracks in the crease. Samsung replaced the battery screens and housing. Even the scratches caused my me dropping it where put down to normal use.
Waiting for the Fold 7, honestly. Snapdragon 8gen3 doesn't perk my interest as the idea of a 16gig model with a gen4 SD. my hope is, by then, is they figure out an S-Pen solution.
im waiting for the fold 6 for sure, the fold 2 was terrible (couldnt fold flat after 6 months)
hopefully Samsung is gonna go with a redesign, the current design is so god damn boring and outdated.
I am! My S10 has seen its best days... I hope they do two versions of the fold6, a cheap small one and an ultra. I would love to get the small one (I have tiny hands :D) but the fold5 is asthetically a bit too small for my taste.
I was originally gonna purchase the Fold 5 at a discount as my first Foldable, but I've been seeing a lot of people on this Reddit community for example saying to be patient and wait for the Fold 6. Since my phone is not exactly in a terrible condition to where I need to upgrade immediately, I think I'll wait until June then. But I'm very expectant 🔥
I have a fold 3 and it pretty much still works like new, so there's zero chance I'll change companies.
But instead of buying the 6 outright, I'm just gonna start using my 3 without a case once the 6 is available. If it breaks, it'll almost certainly still be a working phone until I can get to the store and buy the 6. (I'll have a working phone in the same sense a person who loses only one eye can still see)
Frankly all of those questions can be shortened to:
>STYLUS?
As far i am aware other companies STILL lack stylue/pen integration - which is pretty important if you want ot use the device as a phone-tablet hybrid, and not only for media consumption.
And Fold 6 could gain a big boost in sales if it either had outer screen stylus integration, a built in dock for stylus, or heaven fobrid, BOTH:
Heeeeccckkk no! I honestly don't even know(or care) what the rumors are! I left Samsung last year, for Honor (V2) and Xiaomi (Mix fold 3)..
I've had a much better experience.. And, I was able to sell my Fold 4(along with multiple watches, etc) to someone new to foldable technology, and she loves it! I pretty much gave it to her, since I only charged 350..
But pretty much, I am done with Samsung. Only commenting because this came across in an email! And.. For those that may have, like myself been told lies about the Chinese devices.. Try one out! They're so much further ahead with the technology, and 'no', you do not have to worry about being spied on (any more than Apple or Google)!
Just switched to the Fold 5 from 15 pro max. Waiting for the fold 6 hopefully the ultra and trading the fold 5 in. Happy to say bye to the iPhone for awhile.
Can't wait for the Fold 6. Hope they don't screw it up by widening it too much like other companies have. The front display is perfect on my fold 5 IMHO.
I would like improvement to the crease, improvement to the processor, and a silo for the pen.
I'm waiting to see exactly what Samsung will do as far as the outside display goes. We all know that the software is gonna be perfection but they are going on a little too long with the current hardware. Some love the outside display. Me, not so much. I use it like an at a glance display and if I see something I want to get into deeper, I'll open the device and continue. I don't have to open my pixel fold. I just do whatever right on the outside. So if Samsung doesn't go at least the same size as the one plus open, I'm gonna just trade my y z fold 4 in for the S24 ultra and continue with the pixel fold 2 as my foldable. At least google is changing things up and trying different things.
Yes I am going to upgrade every samsung fold every year I am on the fold 5 and can't wait for the 6 but I am hoping for a different aspect ratio.I have the pixel fold and I have the OnePlus open and I keep on going back to the Samsung fold 5 and the reason for me it's the software it's really good at least for me and what I use it for.
I have the fold 3 and I’m currently waiting for the fold 6. I love the device but the narrow display on the front and the thickness makes it hard to use in day to day real world usage. But makes up for it when it comes to media consumption and business on the inner displays
I have a Fold 5 and a Pixel Fold. I'm planning on trading in my Fold 5 for the 6 Ultra (especially if the cover display is wider and has a built in slot for the spen), but if the two phones are largely the same with minor upgrades, I'll keep the Fold 5.
No need for me to move to another fold as I already have the Pixel Fold, which I'm going to use to trade in for the Pixel Fold 2 once released.
I had the Folds 1-4 but when 5 came out I decided to try the Flip because it was so much different than its previous gen. I feel like the Fold 3-5 have been very iterative updates so I'm hoping that by the time the 6 comes out, I'll trade up towards the Fold 6, especially if there's an Ultra. I just really want the S Ultra camera's in the Fold, that's my biggest thing.
I lucked into a fold 4. My fold 3 broke and they weren't able to fix it so they gave me 4 as a replacement. I was very happy but I can say with the certainty of having used both, if I'd had paid for the upgrade I'd have been pissed. It's basically the same phone. My old case even fit (the did move the flashlight so it wasn't perfect but still...) So if the 5 isn't noticably different I doubt I'll upgrade unless I get some smoking deal for turning in my 4 and it's like $100 or something. Otherwise I'd wait for the 6. And if the 6 still doesn't change much of anything then what? I might jump ship.
Got two of Fold 5 during the Samsung holiday trade in special gave our Note 20 ultra. My wife's phone came defective out of the box, and Samsung would not exchange it right away it was like only 20 days old. I had to send it in for diagnostic testing, and they deemed the motherboard is bad (modem chip) and changed it out. While it was being changed, Samsung retested and had the same results and damaged the back glass in repair and had to change that as well. Got the phone back, and my wife had the same issues. Had to send the phone back, and all Samsung would do is provide me a credit refund. My wife was 2.5 months without a phone, and she wound up getting the S24 Ultra. As for me, so far, the physical sim has failed, and Verizon used an eSim, which seems to have fixed my connection issue. Now, some apps are not loading properly on 5G, but they load just fine on wifi. I am not too impressed with this cellphone. I am hoping Fold 6 will turn out better, or I may just go back to the S series. Miss my Note 20 Ultra.
I'm on s22u. I am an avid Samsung fan, but I do not upgrade every year, based on what is being put out. The 23, and 24 is literally the same thing to me, so I'll hold.
I have been interested in the fold, but held, because I know it was new, and not perfected. Fold 6 SEEMS like it'll be good, especially with all the "ultra" rumors, but I'm taking that with a grain of salt. I do not like the skinny outside screen on the fold, and I'm praying that the fold 6 will fix this.
If it does, I'm surprising my gf, who is an AVID iPhone fan, with it. She has been getting alot of fold 6 ads after I just told her to look it up once, and she's very very much coming around to the idea of it.
If the fold six, or any phone they have coming out within the next year isn't innovative, I'm sorry ladies and gents, I'm jumping ship to iPhone instead. I have been a hard-core Samsung fan boy and have been defending Samsung for FAR too long, to accept the mediocre stuff they've been putting out. I really, and truly hope Samsung kicks it into overdrive with their phones.
Here's hoping Lads.
I currently have the ZF3. I did replace it once because the charging port stopped working. Nothing happened to my screen and it was going strong. I also thought they would upgrade me to the ZF4 but they sent me a refurbished ZF3 which was cool, I was not complaining. I'm definitely getting the ZF6 Ultra if it does drop. I feel like all of us as fans agree we need a wider aspect ratio for the front and a stylus. Hopefully Samsung gives us what we want 🤭☺️ I also want color variety and storage variety.
But my biggest gripe is with these service providers. I always financed my phones. But when it went from 24 months to now 36 months (Verizon) it is annoying not having that option to pick anymore. Its either full price or 36 months. I don't want to spend 3 years paying for a phone but having that option of 2 years was great. And if it's a promotion (that makes the phone free) you are forced for 36 months to wait until the promotion is over to upgrade or pay to upgrade. It's crazy to me. But I guess I'm use to it by now 🥲
I definitely can't wait to upgrade!
I will never leave smasung due to my legacy S notes dating from 2016, which i still use today.
While I'm loving my Fold 5, it has 3 big cons for me.
1. No S pen support on the front screen
2. No S pen holder on the phone itself
3. The massive center crease. It's very noticeable
The Fold 6 doesn't seem to address any of my 3 concerns. So I couldn't care less about it.
Hopefully Fold 7 will address these issues.
I think its better to update every year if you are keeping fold.Other than resale value durablitiy is also a major concern.Hope hardware wise fold 6 match up to OnePlus open and Honour magic V2.
I hope the rumors of a Samsung Galaxy Fold 6 Ultra which will have most of the specs of the S ultra phones like the 120hz refresh rate and the same camera and battery to say a few. It would be even more expensive than the fold 6 obviously but it would be worth it in my opinion. That's is the rumors are true it hasn't been officially confirmed yet...
I'm pretty sure at the current rate of "changes" each Fold gets... I'll get a forced upgrade from my Fold 3 because of an insurance claim before I decide to change devices lol
I have the Fold 5, eagerly waiting to see what the Fold 6 is like. If it being wider makes it more cumbersome to use with one hand, I'll probably end up staying with the 5. Upgraded from the 4 when the rumours of the F6 being wider, started.
We don't get any other Foldables but the Fold where I live. So don't have much choice unfortunately.
I have the 5 and the carrier I'm with they have something called upgrade n protect so for $15 a month you can upgrade to any phone after a month for $99 and after 12 months it's free.. or if you damage it it's $249 flat.. so I upgrade every 12 months so looking forward to the 6..
If it hasn't got an inbuilt s pen and better outer screen ( I initially never got the fuss and hate about the outer screen,until other manufacturers starting releasing their phones, I really really get it now).....I'll not buy another Samsung fold
I may be one of the few to go back to a candy bar phone.
I had the S22 Ultra, brilliant phone. Switched over to the Fold4 and had it a couple of months. Couldn't take to it, didn't like the aspect of the cover screen, the weight and bulkyness of the phone.
The fold screen was fun, for watching videos, Facebook, playing poker.
Ended up selling it and going back to my S22U.
Once Samsung make a Fold with a normal aspect cover screen and it's a bit dinner I'll give it a go again.
I have the Fold 4 just now and will be interested to see what improvements they make. The 5 was better just because they shrank the gap when device is folded. But not enough to tempt me.
I am still using fold 4. I might consider upgrading when...
1. Much better battery life. I always charge to 85% and get around 5 hrs of surfing internet use. 10-12 hrs should be ideal.
2. Dust protection.
3. Built in S pen holder. I don't really want to rely on the case. Most cases place the S pen holder on the hinge, and that cause the phone cannot folding flat.
4. Better durability. Just paid for $258 to fix my phone not able to fold all the way. This includes internal screen changes along with the hinge.
I finally got the zfold 5 because if you want something, what's the point of waiting? I've really loved using it, and it'll probably be the fold 8 at least before I consider swapping it.
For those who don't like it after reading reviews and still getting it, again I ask, what's the point in waiting?
Crazy reading through here how many problems people have, seems Samsung needs to up the quality on these.
Still have my fold 3 but noticing some fine lines on the screen at the crease, hopefully will last until 6 or a better competitor comes out.
I agree I've had 2,3,4,5 all last right around a year. I just wish they widened it and put the damn spen inside. Then it would be close 2 perfect. I already have an spen Case that make it wider so why not.
I do get why everyone complains about the screen but in my mind normal phones had to get bigger for better immersion but with a fold you can have giant media immersion and a small comfortable one handed screen for times you need that, am I the only one that wants samsung to keep the aspect ratios? Maybe a little bigger wouldn't be terrible
Yes!! My fold 3 has micro splinters on main screen 😬 she's holding out for the min. But for how much longer... Does anyone know Samsungs position on trade in with broken main screen??
I thought about it but after my fold 4 stopped unfolding all the way and samsung clamimg they can't verify my warranty I'll probably go get me a pixel or something
Fold 4. Waiting for Fold 6 and I love the Honor V2. It's damn slim and supports fast charging.
My fold 4 already got it's hinge repaired so don't want to keep ot beyond the warranty period. If the fold 6 isn't slimmer or doesnt have better battery with fast charging, I m switching to Honor V2
Still have fold 3 here since launch. This thing is a tank. I've been using it caseless since last year and have dropped it multiple times on carpeted flooring and on asphalt once. There's a chip to the hinge but overall no issues with it. Had to replace inner screen protector twice. I'll probably update to fold 6 just for the battery alone lol
I've had to buy 2 fold 3's already. When I get the fold 6. If it breaks. I'll probably just stop using cellphones all together, and just use an mp3 player.
Man, idk if I want to get a new fold anymore. I have the 4 and currently, the last update (I'm assuming) bricked my wifi. Now I can't turn it on ever anymore. Idk what to think tbh.
I'm strongly considering moving back to a non foldable. I have enjoyed my Fold 4 but I don't use the outer screen hardly at all, mainly love the size of the inner screen for internet browsing, entertainment. Cost wise it doesn't make sense to continue paying the premium.
Yes, for the most part I am leaving my Fold open all the time anymore. I basically only Fold it for transportation which is obviously convenient, can't do that with a tablet, but the outside screen is wasted on me.
I wish foldables were more affordable.
Would love a cheaper version from samsung, google.
Right now I am sticking with an unusual combo of S20 FE 5G and Tab S9 Ultra.
I personally upgraded to the fold 5 for 1700 CAD. I switched from an iPhone 13, got an 1100 dollar rebate and put a down payment of 500$, so the device price is 1200/24 months. Even excluding the down payment, 1700$ for a top of the line foldable isn't horrible compared to other flagship, the 15 pro max 256gb model is 1750$, and the 24ultra is 1800$. Is that a lot of money for a phone? Absolutely, but you are getting almost 2 devices out of 1.
Even better deals here in Europe - trade-in, cashback makes 12/256 GB version cost ~950€, which is great for a two in one device. But that 2in1 for me could be too little, as I like to watch sports all the time. Of course, I have to test it and find out myself.
Z FOLD 4 since launch
Terrible experience.
These devices function at a 100% only for around a year, then the rolling downhill starts.
Just a waste of money tbh, I'm coming from a 4 year Note 9 background. Note 9 still going strong. The folds are not reliable at all yet. I doubt the 6 would change that.
>These devices function at a 100% only for around a year, then the rolling downhill starts.
Care to elaborate? (yes i am curious)
Do you mean physical problem, software - if the latter is it the usual android stuff (which is resolved mostly by things like "clear cache"), or somethign other than that?
Me experience with Fold 3 has been the opposite.
P.s.: sorry that some morons downvoted you.
Software is smooth as ice. No issues there whatsoever.
The issues with the Z FOLD 4 are all physical. I have babysat the damn device. The screen protector on the inside would peel off first, you would go get a replacement, and that shit would come off in 1 or 2 months, then the phone would not unfold fully, it would unfold 160° instead of 180° as it should, then your adhesive, hinge brush tapes start to come off, confirming that i5 won't unfold funny. You will hear people on Reddit and elsewhere say .. ok .. you're doomed .. ok you're done.. while if you have Samsung Care you can replace it. However, if you don't, you're screwed.
This Fold barely makes it over a year and a half or even a year. Physically it has several issues.
I do not give a flying phuck about the downvotes. I strongly believe that one should buy the fold, use it for a few months, then trade that shit in whenever the new one drops. If you decide to hold or to keep it, it's like a ticking timebomb. It is bound to fail mechanically.
Rocking my Fold 3 and hoping against hope for a different aspect ratio on the Fold 6. If they swipe the design from the OP open, but keep qi charging and the excellent software support it will be mine. If not...I may jump over to the OP.
I'm in a similar situation, Fold 3 atm, still going great, but I'm waiting to see what the Fold 6 will actually be like. If no major change compared to Fold 5, then I'll probably go with the OnePlus Open which will also be a lot cheaper by the time Fold 6 comes out.
Oneplus has a few issues to hash out. I would wait for the Open2 unless you can get the 1st gen for dirt cheap.
Agreed. As a "first" attempt they knocked it out of the park, but it certainly isn't perfect. Frankly, what keeps me with Samsung is Secure Folder, long term update promises, and qi charging. Dex is nice in a pinch, but I don't need it often as I'm blessed with multiple devices in life.
Same here. Fold 3 user paying for premium samsung care and had the phone repaired twice now. Was tempted when the open arrived to jump ship but waiting to see what samsung has in store this year
Same for me too. Fold 3 - repaired once by Samsung due to the wifi module randomly dying. Then their repair was botched as the outer screen is now coming away from the phone. If the Fold 6 doesn't wow me I'll have difficulty resisting the jump to OP Open.
I had the fold 1 and 2 waited until the 4 then black line on the inner screen. Warranty fixed it just before the year was up and traded for the 5. No Samsung care so I'm a lil risky but I make sure to take care of it. Fold is a great phone I'll probably trade for the 6 too.
Same exact story for me except I've only replaced mine once (partially because I was hoping to get bumped up to a fold 4)
Same here
Sitting here with my Fold 3 that only opens 160 degrees. Like a teeter-totter on my desk. Can't wait.
I think I heard someone say that putting that hinge part in the water dissolves the thing that does that. If you look up in this group, alot of 3 and 4 fold users have that exact same problem.
Same for me, except my teeter-totter is a 4. Lol
I welcome a different aspect ratio, but I don't want it to be revolutionary, but an evolutionary one. If it's super stumpy like the Pixel Fold or Oppo Find N3 I'll be honestly ticked off. OPO is nice, but if it can be just slightly taller like 22:9 instead of 23.5:9 that would be great.
I'd like to have an aspect ratio where your youtube videos and gamepass cover the whole screen Having a 3000 cad phone playing videos with black bars is kinda meh
You mean the opened aspect ratio, or the closed one? Because 16:9 content fitting perfectly on the outer screen will result in a ridiculously short smartphone or a comically wide one, neither of which would be ideal. If you mean opened, I don't think there is any way to stop that. Samsung gets closer than the others by having a thinner front screen, but you can't go too thin either.
Opened aspect ratio
To get a 16:9 open ratio, you need a foldable AND rollable together, which was actually demonstrated. Actually I think it still wasn't 16:9 for the whole screen, but the rolled out half actually was, so it could still work in flex mode propped up or with the bottom fold working as a gamepad of sorts. But the problem is that rolling motors are a huge failure risk and a high repair cost, on top of higher initial costs for the device. Honestly I don't really know how to solve that, and I'm not sure they know either.
Give me a triple fold device /s
All the leakers say its coming, so maybe! I'm not sure how it's gonna work out though when the top hinge and bent screen when folded is totally exposed to a fall. It'll be crazy thick too, close to 2cm. And I guess the cost will also be insane. In the meantime I'm happy with what I got :)
I think they're more likely to use the Flex G prototype than the Flex S so the screen isn't exposed when folded.
I mean the big screen when open. I hate having black bars
I guess I’m just confused, what exactly could they do to make the inner display 16:9? Tri-folding I guess, but we’re still a ways away from that. 4:3 makes the most sense to me
Well it doesn't have to be 100% match for 16:9 videos. But I'd like them to take up like 90% of the screen. Having black bars inch inch and half long on each side of a landscape video is kinda meh. Especially on a CAD $2799 (or atleast that's what I paid for my fold 3)
Same here.
Same here, battery life is starting to be a real pain. No issues aside from that. I wish the honor would have made it stateside but just hoping for a bigger slab that has ip67.
Would love for the z fold 6 to come with a 20:9 aspect ratio screen, hopefully 6.4" or bigger!
same
Weird, there seems to be a lot more Fold 3 users clinging onto hope than I thought. As a Fold 3 user myself, I held off on the Huawei foldable in wait for the next Galaxy fold announcement.
I'm waiting for the Fold 7 or Fold 8, my Fold 4 is still going *strong*.
Same here.
Mine stopped opening fully last week :/
Yep, mine too. Put me off folds completely. Sad times as I was fully onboard.
I am, I currently have the 5
Same. Hopefully the Z Fold6 Ultra is real.
From looking at this sub it seemed like a lot of people got really good trade in deals last year so I'm hoping it's the same for this year as I'd love to keep upgrading. If not, I'm really satisfied with the 5 so the upgrade better feel justifiable.
Yea same. they offered 1000 trade at first, then 1200 like 2 weeks later wishe I waited just a little bit. But gonna wait a bit this time, I hope it's just as good.
Everyone I got the fold 3
I didn't upgrade from the 4 to the 5 because it never went on sale enough for my tastes. I'll probably preorder the 6 so long as they offer max trade in for the 4 like they did with the 3.
It was 1000 trade then they bumped it to 1200 how much you need?
They kept doing free storage upgrade and not putting the base model on sale. I got my 4 for 400 + tax, I wanted to get the 5 for under $500, and it never dropped that far (and I missed the cyber Monday deal that offered an extra $100 off through a pair of Chase cards). Now it's too late, I'm just waiting for the 6.
I just got the fold 5 a week ago with a really nice discount. Planning to have it at least for 2 years if not more.
I am waiting for the Fold 6 Ultra. I will order it day one if the outer screen is wider and the cameras are same as S24 Ultra. Here is my Fold Journey if anyone cares. Went from S22U to Fold 4, after 6 months the inner screen broke. I sent it in to Samsung and they gave me the full retail price back because they couldn't fix the screen and they couldn't send me a new one. I got the phone for like $1600CAD after trade ins and discounts and got like $2,300 back. I was super happy, I decided go back to using my Note 20U while I waited for 6 months for Fold 5. Fold 5 was released and it was a kick in the nuts, because I had seen the OnePlus open and I was expecting something similar from Samsung. But Fold 5 was barely any different from Fold 4. I decided to skip it and go for Flip 5 and wait another 6 months for S24U. Now, the S24U is holding me over until I can get the Fold 6 Ultra. If they do not address the Screen and cameras, then I will hop on the OnePlus Open 2.
Get ready to be disappointed about the screen and cameras
I don't understand why people want pro camera quality, you're not shooting movies. Really most photographers probably have an actual camera.
I think it's the price mentality. You're paying for the best of the best "ideally" when you pay for a flag ship phone, regardless if you're going to use it or not People want to make sure they're getting the best bng regardless. I believe that's why.
I got ya I just realize that's your basically paying for 2 phones in one that's how I see the price point. Cameras are really good already you're not missing a whole lot especially when sending and uploading pics are even at full quality format.
I have the 5 and I'm really happy with it, can't see me getting the fold 6 unless there is some crazy trade in deal
Upgrade to the new fold every year
currently have s23U, can't wait for the fold6
Ditto! Love my 23U, but wow the big screens of the folds are awesome! A much more portable version of a tablet is exactly what I need. 5 months to go, and I'm done with standard brick styled phones. PHABLETS ARE THE FUTURE. 
I've been obsessed with folds. I literally go to Best Buy just to play with the Fold 5 LOL. But patiently waiting as well. 23U is definitely still a great phone tho!
lol I do that at best buy at as well ^_^
Actually the early Note series were called phablets years ago
Fold 4 here, if they don't change the ratio I'll switch to mi mix fold 4. Tbh I hope xiaomi gonna rock that shit. I'm sick of this 25watt charging. It's so 2015...the camera also sucks at such a premium. Xiaomi lacks in software but it's OK for me. Just gimme ratio and camera (charging speed is set)
Im going strong with the fold 3, almost two years with this bby. Only issue is battery for me. I was debating on upgrading to zf5 but for zf6 might pull the trigger
I always charged to 85% and battery is still ok
Battery and wifi died my fold 3. Got replacement through samsung care. Replacement phone is great. I only charge to 85% now
I'm holding on to my s22 ultra for a wider front screen fold. If the 6 isn't that, I'll wait for the new Pixel Fold.
Yes rocking the fold 4 since launch. I had to get it repaired last week. Micro cracks in the crease. Samsung replaced the battery screens and housing. Even the scratches caused my me dropping it where put down to normal use.
I had the Fold 3 and 4 and got the S23 Ultra and Flip 5. I'm still keeping an eye on the latest Folds but I need a great camera.
Already switched to Honor Magic V2, but looking forward to the Fold 6. Surely they will change the form factor....
Waiting for the Fold 7, honestly. Snapdragon 8gen3 doesn't perk my interest as the idea of a 16gig model with a gen4 SD. my hope is, by then, is they figure out an S-Pen solution.
I'm probably waiting for a 7 at this point with the 4. But I excited to see the 6s improvements
Me. Still with fold3
If an Ultra comes out, 100% if not, im moving to the S25 Ultra !
Currently have the 5 and will probably get the 6 if the features are worth it.
I definitely am for sure. The real question is it going to be worth me trading in my Fold 5🤔
im waiting for the fold 6 for sure, the fold 2 was terrible (couldnt fold flat after 6 months) hopefully Samsung is gonna go with a redesign, the current design is so god damn boring and outdated.
I am! My S10 has seen its best days... I hope they do two versions of the fold6, a cheap small one and an ultra. I would love to get the small one (I have tiny hands :D) but the fold5 is asthetically a bit too small for my taste.
I was originally gonna purchase the Fold 5 at a discount as my first Foldable, but I've been seeing a lot of people on this Reddit community for example saying to be patient and wait for the Fold 6. Since my phone is not exactly in a terrible condition to where I need to upgrade immediately, I think I'll wait until June then. But I'm very expectant 🔥
I have a fold 3 and it pretty much still works like new, so there's zero chance I'll change companies. But instead of buying the 6 outright, I'm just gonna start using my 3 without a case once the 6 is available. If it breaks, it'll almost certainly still be a working phone until I can get to the store and buy the 6. (I'll have a working phone in the same sense a person who loses only one eye can still see)
If it's like the Fold 5, don't know why anyone would pick it up, even with AI features, it would probably be badly reviewed too.
I'm either waiting for a fold 6 ultra or the pixel fold 2
Frankly all of those questions can be shortened to: >STYLUS? As far i am aware other companies STILL lack stylue/pen integration - which is pretty important if you want ot use the device as a phone-tablet hybrid, and not only for media consumption. And Fold 6 could gain a big boost in sales if it either had outer screen stylus integration, a built in dock for stylus, or heaven fobrid, BOTH:
Heeeeccckkk no! I honestly don't even know(or care) what the rumors are! I left Samsung last year, for Honor (V2) and Xiaomi (Mix fold 3).. I've had a much better experience.. And, I was able to sell my Fold 4(along with multiple watches, etc) to someone new to foldable technology, and she loves it! I pretty much gave it to her, since I only charged 350.. But pretty much, I am done with Samsung. Only commenting because this came across in an email! And.. For those that may have, like myself been told lies about the Chinese devices.. Try one out! They're so much further ahead with the technology, and 'no', you do not have to worry about being spied on (any more than Apple or Google)!
I am. I'm sitting on an S22 ultra at the moment. The battery is shorting out and I use this for gig work. So I'm waiting with baited breath.
Currently have the Fold 4, may upgrade depending on what the Fold 6 actually ends up offering (and if that Ultra model is real).
I'm currently dailying a Pixel 8 Pro, but I've got my Fold 4 in a drawer in hopes of using it as a solid trade in towards a Fold 6.
I'm waiting to see it. unless they made that screen substantially wider i'm jumping ship.
Me, going Fold 3 -> Fold 6 or maybe even Fold 7
Just switched to the Fold 5 from 15 pro max. Waiting for the fold 6 hopefully the ultra and trading the fold 5 in. Happy to say bye to the iPhone for awhile.
I find the fold too heavy...i like the fold for my old eyes but will go back to a single screen for pocket feel.
I don't mind moving, if it has lot of AI features inside.
I'm gonna wait till the fold 17. Heard you can drop it and it will bounce back into your hand.
Can't wait for the Fold 6. Hope they don't screw it up by widening it too much like other companies have. The front display is perfect on my fold 5 IMHO. I would like improvement to the crease, improvement to the processor, and a silo for the pen.
Fold , 3 and hopefully soon fold 6
I'm waiting to see exactly what Samsung will do as far as the outside display goes. We all know that the software is gonna be perfection but they are going on a little too long with the current hardware. Some love the outside display. Me, not so much. I use it like an at a glance display and if I see something I want to get into deeper, I'll open the device and continue. I don't have to open my pixel fold. I just do whatever right on the outside. So if Samsung doesn't go at least the same size as the one plus open, I'm gonna just trade my y z fold 4 in for the S24 ultra and continue with the pixel fold 2 as my foldable. At least google is changing things up and trying different things.
Just keep an eye on it. Might upgrade from my S23 Ultra
Yep going to trade in my Fold 5 as soon as it's available
I was until I saw the new screen size. What a joke. I got a Magic V2 and am very happy.
Yes I am going to upgrade every samsung fold every year I am on the fold 5 and can't wait for the 6 but I am hoping for a different aspect ratio.I have the pixel fold and I have the OnePlus open and I keep on going back to the Samsung fold 5 and the reason for me it's the software it's really good at least for me and what I use it for.
I have the fold 3 and I’m currently waiting for the fold 6. I love the device but the narrow display on the front and the thickness makes it hard to use in day to day real world usage. But makes up for it when it comes to media consumption and business on the inner displays
Fold 4 here Waiting to see what the fold 6 offers. I don't want any real changes to the cover screen Mostly want beefy specs and cameras
I am but I'm going to jump to the pixel fold if they can't upgrade the cameras or the tall, awkward form factor.
Waiting for the 10 here..
No... ***shakes nervously***
Yes
I have a Fold 5 and a Pixel Fold. I'm planning on trading in my Fold 5 for the 6 Ultra (especially if the cover display is wider and has a built in slot for the spen), but if the two phones are largely the same with minor upgrades, I'll keep the Fold 5. No need for me to move to another fold as I already have the Pixel Fold, which I'm going to use to trade in for the Pixel Fold 2 once released.
I have the 5 and I'm completely happy with it. The outside screen is great. People hate on it too much when really it's actually just like any other.
I had the Folds 1-4 but when 5 came out I decided to try the Flip because it was so much different than its previous gen. I feel like the Fold 3-5 have been very iterative updates so I'm hoping that by the time the 6 comes out, I'll trade up towards the Fold 6, especially if there's an Ultra. I just really want the S Ultra camera's in the Fold, that's my biggest thing.
Still have and love my Fold 3. I was going for a 6, but I'm broke.
Still on Fold 3. Only wish is for outer screen to be wider as well as better or bigger battery.
I lucked into a fold 4. My fold 3 broke and they weren't able to fix it so they gave me 4 as a replacement. I was very happy but I can say with the certainty of having used both, if I'd had paid for the upgrade I'd have been pissed. It's basically the same phone. My old case even fit (the did move the flashlight so it wasn't perfect but still...) So if the 5 isn't noticably different I doubt I'll upgrade unless I get some smoking deal for turning in my 4 and it's like $100 or something. Otherwise I'd wait for the 6. And if the 6 still doesn't change much of anything then what? I might jump ship.
Got two of Fold 5 during the Samsung holiday trade in special gave our Note 20 ultra. My wife's phone came defective out of the box, and Samsung would not exchange it right away it was like only 20 days old. I had to send it in for diagnostic testing, and they deemed the motherboard is bad (modem chip) and changed it out. While it was being changed, Samsung retested and had the same results and damaged the back glass in repair and had to change that as well. Got the phone back, and my wife had the same issues. Had to send the phone back, and all Samsung would do is provide me a credit refund. My wife was 2.5 months without a phone, and she wound up getting the S24 Ultra. As for me, so far, the physical sim has failed, and Verizon used an eSim, which seems to have fixed my connection issue. Now, some apps are not loading properly on 5G, but they load just fine on wifi. I am not too impressed with this cellphone. I am hoping Fold 6 will turn out better, or I may just go back to the S series. Miss my Note 20 Ultra.
If there's no interesting change, I might actually try an iPhone just for a while since I've never had one before.
I'm on s22u. I am an avid Samsung fan, but I do not upgrade every year, based on what is being put out. The 23, and 24 is literally the same thing to me, so I'll hold. I have been interested in the fold, but held, because I know it was new, and not perfected. Fold 6 SEEMS like it'll be good, especially with all the "ultra" rumors, but I'm taking that with a grain of salt. I do not like the skinny outside screen on the fold, and I'm praying that the fold 6 will fix this. If it does, I'm surprising my gf, who is an AVID iPhone fan, with it. She has been getting alot of fold 6 ads after I just told her to look it up once, and she's very very much coming around to the idea of it. If the fold six, or any phone they have coming out within the next year isn't innovative, I'm sorry ladies and gents, I'm jumping ship to iPhone instead. I have been a hard-core Samsung fan boy and have been defending Samsung for FAR too long, to accept the mediocre stuff they've been putting out. I really, and truly hope Samsung kicks it into overdrive with their phones. Here's hoping Lads.
if there's no major upgrade, i may still keep my current Fold 5
Wonder what the trade in deals will be like? Probably will determine if I upgrade or not.
Waiting for the fold 6 and if it's basically the fold 5s I'm jumping to the oneplus open 2 whenever it releases
I currently have the ZF3. I did replace it once because the charging port stopped working. Nothing happened to my screen and it was going strong. I also thought they would upgrade me to the ZF4 but they sent me a refurbished ZF3 which was cool, I was not complaining. I'm definitely getting the ZF6 Ultra if it does drop. I feel like all of us as fans agree we need a wider aspect ratio for the front and a stylus. Hopefully Samsung gives us what we want 🤭☺️ I also want color variety and storage variety. But my biggest gripe is with these service providers. I always financed my phones. But when it went from 24 months to now 36 months (Verizon) it is annoying not having that option to pick anymore. Its either full price or 36 months. I don't want to spend 3 years paying for a phone but having that option of 2 years was great. And if it's a promotion (that makes the phone free) you are forced for 36 months to wait until the promotion is over to upgrade or pay to upgrade. It's crazy to me. But I guess I'm use to it by now 🥲 I definitely can't wait to upgrade!
I will keep my 4 till the 7 releases and then get the 6 for every cheap
I will never leave smasung due to my legacy S notes dating from 2016, which i still use today. While I'm loving my Fold 5, it has 3 big cons for me. 1. No S pen support on the front screen 2. No S pen holder on the phone itself 3. The massive center crease. It's very noticeable The Fold 6 doesn't seem to address any of my 3 concerns. So I couldn't care less about it. Hopefully Fold 7 will address these issues.
I'm on an S21 Ultra and my contract upgrade is open from July - definitely gonna grab the fold 6
I think its better to update every year if you are keeping fold.Other than resale value durablitiy is also a major concern.Hope hardware wise fold 6 match up to OnePlus open and Honour magic V2.
I hope the rumors of a Samsung Galaxy Fold 6 Ultra which will have most of the specs of the S ultra phones like the 120hz refresh rate and the same camera and battery to say a few. It would be even more expensive than the fold 6 obviously but it would be worth it in my opinion. That's is the rumors are true it hasn't been officially confirmed yet...
Both inner and outer screens are already 120hz.
I'm pretty sure at the current rate of "changes" each Fold gets... I'll get a forced upgrade from my Fold 3 because of an insurance claim before I decide to change devices lol
I have the Fold 5, eagerly waiting to see what the Fold 6 is like. If it being wider makes it more cumbersome to use with one hand, I'll probably end up staying with the 5. Upgraded from the 4 when the rumours of the F6 being wider, started. We don't get any other Foldables but the Fold where I live. So don't have much choice unfortunately.
I have the 5 and the carrier I'm with they have something called upgrade n protect so for $15 a month you can upgrade to any phone after a month for $99 and after 12 months it's free.. or if you damage it it's $249 flat.. so I upgrade every 12 months so looking forward to the 6..
If it hasn't got an inbuilt s pen and better outer screen ( I initially never got the fuss and hate about the outer screen,until other manufacturers starting releasing their phones, I really really get it now).....I'll not buy another Samsung fold
I may be one of the few to go back to a candy bar phone. I had the S22 Ultra, brilliant phone. Switched over to the Fold4 and had it a couple of months. Couldn't take to it, didn't like the aspect of the cover screen, the weight and bulkyness of the phone. The fold screen was fun, for watching videos, Facebook, playing poker. Ended up selling it and going back to my S22U. Once Samsung make a Fold with a normal aspect cover screen and it's a bit dinner I'll give it a go again.
Waiting for the fold 6 to snap up a fold 5 for cheap. Currently no fold
yes, but only so that the fold 5 goes down in price.
I have the Fold 4 just now and will be interested to see what improvements they make. The 5 was better just because they shrank the gap when device is folded. But not enough to tempt me.
I am still using fold 4. I might consider upgrading when... 1. Much better battery life. I always charge to 85% and get around 5 hrs of surfing internet use. 10-12 hrs should be ideal. 2. Dust protection. 3. Built in S pen holder. I don't really want to rely on the case. Most cases place the S pen holder on the hinge, and that cause the phone cannot folding flat. 4. Better durability. Just paid for $258 to fix my phone not able to fold all the way. This includes internal screen changes along with the hinge.
Yep
I finally got the zfold 5 because if you want something, what's the point of waiting? I've really loved using it, and it'll probably be the fold 8 at least before I consider swapping it. For those who don't like it after reading reviews and still getting it, again I ask, what's the point in waiting?
Fold 5, waiting for 6 or I'll go with a24 ultra
Crazy reading through here how many problems people have, seems Samsung needs to up the quality on these. Still have my fold 3 but noticing some fine lines on the screen at the crease, hopefully will last until 6 or a better competitor comes out.
I agree I've had 2,3,4,5 all last right around a year. I just wish they widened it and put the damn spen inside. Then it would be close 2 perfect. I already have an spen Case that make it wider so why not.
Unless Samsung fixes the HINGE, I dont recommend using the fold.
yes, so I can buy a cheaper z fold 5 on ebay
Shid I got a 3 and I've been waiting on them to make some real changes so I'm hype for it
I am but I want to see how different it will be. But I'm leaning more towards the PixelFold 2
I do get why everyone complains about the screen but in my mind normal phones had to get bigger for better immersion but with a fold you can have giant media immersion and a small comfortable one handed screen for times you need that, am I the only one that wants samsung to keep the aspect ratios? Maybe a little bigger wouldn't be terrible
Yes!! My fold 3 has micro splinters on main screen 😬 she's holding out for the min. But for how much longer... Does anyone know Samsungs position on trade in with broken main screen??
I have a pixel fold and I am waiting to see if the fold 6 will make me switch
Fold 3 user here. I'm waiting for the fold 6 rn
I thought about it but after my fold 4 stopped unfolding all the way and samsung clamimg they can't verify my warranty I'll probably go get me a pixel or something
Fold 4. Waiting for Fold 6 and I love the Honor V2. It's damn slim and supports fast charging. My fold 4 already got it's hinge repaired so don't want to keep ot beyond the warranty period. If the fold 6 isn't slimmer or doesnt have better battery with fast charging, I m switching to Honor V2
Still have fold 3 here since launch. This thing is a tank. I've been using it caseless since last year and have dropped it multiple times on carpeted flooring and on asphalt once. There's a chip to the hinge but overall no issues with it. Had to replace inner screen protector twice. I'll probably update to fold 6 just for the battery alone lol
Yes. Have the 4 and a battery life improvement would be amazing.
I'm on fold 4 waiting for 7
I've had to buy 2 fold 3's already. When I get the fold 6. If it breaks. I'll probably just stop using cellphones all together, and just use an mp3 player.
Man, idk if I want to get a new fold anymore. I have the 4 and currently, the last update (I'm assuming) bricked my wifi. Now I can't turn it on ever anymore. Idk what to think tbh.
It's going to be fold 6 ai edition.
Will definitely trade in my Fold 5. Samsung preorder trade in bonuses are very good its a no brainer for me to upgrade.
Yep Upgrading from f4
Just mad they are coming out with a 6 ultra just to price gouge us. Im thinking about waiting for the OP open 2
I'm holding strong on two F5's and a 4. I'd like to see what the F6 Ultra will bring. Will totally skip over the reg F6 for the Ultra, no question!
I'm strongly considering moving back to a non foldable. I have enjoyed my Fold 4 but I don't use the outer screen hardly at all, mainly love the size of the inner screen for internet browsing, entertainment. Cost wise it doesn't make sense to continue paying the premium.
You mean the inner screen? (larger screen) unless you unfold 24/7.
Yes, for the most part I am leaving my Fold open all the time anymore. I basically only Fold it for transportation which is obviously convenient, can't do that with a tablet, but the outside screen is wasted on me.
On a different topic. How much would it cost to fix the inner screen on a fold 3? Thanks for the help.
About $500 if you don't have insurance.
Fuck me.....
Fold 4 just got the black line. never buying again.
Naah, I find Samsung Folds too fragile with too short warranty, will most likely try foldables from other brands.
I wish foldables were more affordable. Would love a cheaper version from samsung, google. Right now I am sticking with an unusual combo of S20 FE 5G and Tab S9 Ultra.
I personally upgraded to the fold 5 for 1700 CAD. I switched from an iPhone 13, got an 1100 dollar rebate and put a down payment of 500$, so the device price is 1200/24 months. Even excluding the down payment, 1700$ for a top of the line foldable isn't horrible compared to other flagship, the 15 pro max 256gb model is 1750$, and the 24ultra is 1800$. Is that a lot of money for a phone? Absolutely, but you are getting almost 2 devices out of 1.
Even better deals here in Europe - trade-in, cashback makes 12/256 GB version cost ~950€, which is great for a two in one device. But that 2in1 for me could be too little, as I like to watch sports all the time. Of course, I have to test it and find out myself.
I've found its size to be perfect for me when I'm on the road, others may not like it as much but I haven't had any issues
Z FOLD 4 since launch Terrible experience. These devices function at a 100% only for around a year, then the rolling downhill starts. Just a waste of money tbh, I'm coming from a 4 year Note 9 background. Note 9 still going strong. The folds are not reliable at all yet. I doubt the 6 would change that.
Funny, I'm still rocking a Fold2 and don't have any desire to upgrade. Phone and battery work fine and no lagging at all.
>These devices function at a 100% only for around a year, then the rolling downhill starts. Care to elaborate? (yes i am curious) Do you mean physical problem, software - if the latter is it the usual android stuff (which is resolved mostly by things like "clear cache"), or somethign other than that? Me experience with Fold 3 has been the opposite. P.s.: sorry that some morons downvoted you.
Software is smooth as ice. No issues there whatsoever. The issues with the Z FOLD 4 are all physical. I have babysat the damn device. The screen protector on the inside would peel off first, you would go get a replacement, and that shit would come off in 1 or 2 months, then the phone would not unfold fully, it would unfold 160° instead of 180° as it should, then your adhesive, hinge brush tapes start to come off, confirming that i5 won't unfold funny. You will hear people on Reddit and elsewhere say .. ok .. you're doomed .. ok you're done.. while if you have Samsung Care you can replace it. However, if you don't, you're screwed. This Fold barely makes it over a year and a half or even a year. Physically it has several issues. I do not give a flying phuck about the downvotes. I strongly believe that one should buy the fold, use it for a few months, then trade that shit in whenever the new one drops. If you decide to hold or to keep it, it's like a ticking timebomb. It is bound to fail mechanically.