Foldables are still very much a new form factor in the smartphone industry. Manufacturers have been quick to make improvements year over year, but it feels like Samsung has somewhat stalled. The Galaxy Z Flip 6 is a good phone β thatβs hard to deny β but it feels like little has changed.
Yeah. Flip 3 owner here. When I buy a new phone itβll probably be a RAZR. Mainly b/c Iβm sick of the Samsung bloatware, but also because Iβm not seeing much innovation.
They solved any screen issues by this 3, maybe a tiny bit of improvement could be had at making the fold disappear, but TBH I donβt even see it anymore. Itβs been robust. But what I really miss is the external screen being able to run normal apps, and not just specialized Samsung External Screen API apps. The newest RAZRs give us that.
I could also get apps on the external if I got a Fold, but Iβm carrying a Flip for the small size, and the Fold is a step in the wrong direction for that.
I have the Flip 5 and I am able to run full apps on the cover screen, not just Samsung approved ones
The annoying thing is that this feature is just not enabled by default. You have to download an extra (free) app from Samsung that unlocks the full app support on the cover screen. Itβs called Good Lock and itβs in Samsungβs Galaxy Store instead of the Play Store.
Not sure why they do thisβ¦I guess because they donβt want the average user to think that the cover screen will feel buggy if they try to run a non optimized app on it.
Iβll check; thereβs a significant difference between the 5 and the 3, though. All I have for a front screen is a bar - it covers less than half of that side of the β¦ door? Section? Anyway, there isnβt much real estate.
But Iβll check for that app, thanks.
Sorry, I didnβt mean you could run full apps on the cover screen of the 3. You canβt really. I mean you technically can, but it doesnβt work well at all because the screen is so tiny and usable.
What I mean was that on the Flip 5 and beyond, you are able to run full apps on the cover screen. Itβs not only the Razr that has this functionality.
My last samsung phone was a s10 and I vowed never again after that.
Samsung doesnβt have bloat, bloat has Samsung.
I dont know about bloat people keep talking about, I actually use Samsung apps since theyβre very goodβ¦ And I dont see any dip in performance or battery, so Iβd like to know where are you people coming from.
