My time with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 assuaged a lot of my fears, but it also highlighted some odd issues. Thankfully, it seems the Z Fold 6 will fix them.
I ordered my first folding smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5, in February of this year. I was excited, but I was also more than a little apprehensive. This was an entirely new form factor for me, as I’d never used a folding smartphone before. I’d used phones, I’d used tablets, but I’d never used both of them at the same time.
Related The inner screen is incredible at what it does It would be a mistake to say this particular problem cast a pall over my time with the Z Fold 5 — because it didn’t. Samsung’s most powerful foldable smartphone is a technological triumph. It’s powerful, speedy, and has a good battery and a very capable camera. But as you might expect, it’s the inner display that’s the cherry on top of a very tasty cake.
Sure, the inner display isn’t a mainstay of my everyday use — but that doesn’t actually matter because that’s not what it’s good for. It’s not what you use for flicking through social media feeds, browsing the internet, or taking pictures. It can be used for those, but it truly excels at reading, watching, and sharing. For me, it being so good when I need it to be is more than enough to keep me happy.
But the more eagle-eyed among you may have already noticed the oddity: 2316 x 904 is a weird resolution. It comes out to an aspect ratio of 23.1:9, and honestly, it even reads oddly on a spec sheet. It’s narrow. It’s too narrow. And I could live with this narrowness if it didn’t make the display erratic and inconsistent.
As I said, it’s no deal breaker, but it is very annoying. Use the outer screen for anything other than some basic scrolling or chatting, and you’ll find it lacking. And that’s especially galling because it’s the display I wager people use most of the time.
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