My First Ever Z Fold!
She finally arrived today! The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7! Oh, man… This is my first ever folding phone in general. I’m coming from an iPhone 16 Pro and have been with Apple for 10 1/2 years. This has been quite the smart phone culture shock lol.. but, in a VERY good way! WOW! Let me just say what a WORLD of difference this device is in comparison to not just other iPhones I’ve used over the years, but literally any other phone or piece of tech. This is truly a marvel of ingenuity. I had no idea just how 1) complexly yet beautifully designed these types of phones are, and 2) how freakin’ FUN they can be! You just HAVE to hold one in your own two hands and mess around/experiment with it for yourself to truly appreciate those two aspects of a solidly crafted folding phone. I think I’m addicted to this thing already LOL! Anyway… I’m beyond impressed with what I’ve see so far. Samsung has already hit the nail on the head with the Fold 7. The external screen feels just like a normal phone when it’s folded. The screen size, both length and width, and that sort of old-timey boxy rectangular aesthetic like the S24 Ultra had just feels so good in a nostalgic sense. The 6.5in 2x AMOLED 120hz panel is super responsive and zippy. The viewing quality is classic Samsung—so, in other words, crisp and clear! You can do all of your basic smart phone tasks and functions as usual on it. It’s basically the same dimensions or at least REALLY close to being the same as my 16 Pro, so nothing of value in any way is lost there. You almost forget that it’s a folding phone! Now… The INTERNAL display? Holy… Maaaaaan! What a TREAT that bad boy is! The fact that this thing opens up to an even more beautiful and detailed 8in display is just something else entirely. I was NOT ready the first time I took a peek at it earlier today. 🤣 The viewing experience and content consumption is on a whole other level. The multi-tasking capabilities are just indispensable and I was completely blown away by just how convenient and smooth it all was. Again, you just have to have this thing in your hands to understand the glazing going on here LOL… Having a pocketable flagship-tier smart phone and mini tablet all in one is by far the most innovative and exciting development in this area of technology that I’ve been alive for in YEARS and I am 100% here for it! Apple.. step your game up, man. That’s all I have to say about that! 😅
I ranted a bit. My bad! I’m just so enamored with the newness of my new device. I’m definitely in the “honeymoon phase” per se.. so, hopefully, I’ll retain this same level of wonderment as time goes on. There’s still so much more to explore and experiment with! AH! XD
What about you guys? Did you switch over to a folding phone at some point and just never looked back? What were your experiences like? Any Apple to Samsung converters here as a result of folding phones? Any tips or tricks you’d like to share with me? Any and all would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
ALSO! Honorary “shout out” to the Oppo Find N6 foldable! That looks like a neat little toy as well! Shame we don’t have wider availability for other brands like that in the USA…