Galaxy Z Fold 3 Review 2 Years Later Am I Upgrading to Z Fold 5?

I've owned mine for 1 year. The Svreen protector started peeling so I took it off. I've had no problems and I own the ub pro case too.

The Only time I take my case off is to play my ps5 with the playstation backbone

Great content bruh. Yeah but the Z Fold 5 is gonna be a hard pass for me. I wish that they would've put the s-pen inside. It seems like Samsung is missing a big opportunity AGAIN. The S23Ultra is fine, but the S-pen is more suited for the larger screen IMO.

Are you going to play Disney Illusion Island for Switch? The game looks great!

Nice and I'm doing the same with my zfold3

I bought a mint ZF3 for less than $ 500.00. Installed a Hydrogen protector on the front, back and hinge + Samsung Amarid case and it's ... 👌

Did you trade the fold 3 for the flip? I have the fold 3 as well not a lot of update for the 5. I like the honor v2 fold design better

Since the Fold 5 is out, when can I expect further price reduction on Fold 4/3 ?

Interestingly enough your reason for not switching is the reason i switched. My zold fold 3 will be worth alot less next year hence why im upgrading this year.

They would have been dumb to give you $800 or $1000 for your zf3. I have my zf3 still but waiting for my pixel fold to come. Samsung playing with themselves with the 🤏🏿 minimum upgrade.

Identical to Fold 4

I juat got a Fold 3 for 400 bucks. So glad i waited for a few more gens to pass. I love this beast.

Bro that's like the ugliest case I have ever seen for the fold3. I got the phone in same color and brown leather case looks solid. No protection with the leather case though but your case makes the phone a tank.

I've been using the z fold 2 for about three years now. The best phone case I found for it was the spike and slim armor pro. The only downside is if you're wearing a suit, it will have a vulge in any oocket youre putting it in. I had to slip the sim car back to my galaxy s8+ whenever i wear a suit or dress pants which is rare. I just hate having yo take off the cSe with the sticky tabs tonreduce th strength of the adhesives and chance ruining the screen protector perfect seal on tbe dcreen with bubbles to take out the sim card and put it back on. Called t mobile, they wa ted to charge me a monthly fee for some digit plan. For the large inner screen i went with a nice frosted screen protector.

Jumping from the Z fold three to the Z fold five is an upgrade to the outer screen size. its noticeably wider but very slightly. That's why I'm jumping from my Z fold three to the Z fold 5 but also because the hinge they decided to put on the five as much better. It's much more aesthetically pleasing. The screen size upgrade happened with the Z fold 4 and the z fold five has the same screen size as Z fold 4. Everyone keeps forgetting about that upgrade they did with the four from the three

I upgraded to the 4 from the 3 and the only difference worth anything is the front display, its a minor increase but it is really noticeable to me. But i dont see a reason to upgrade to a 5, upgrading to a 4 is good enough and with its price decrese

Man, I'm in the same boat.

that case is ridiculous

Honestly, i got a case as thick as that one at one point for my fold3 but i soon came to realize that the folded form of the phone is plenty strong to withstand alot of falls and ive had alot of falls and nothing bad happened. Although when open, it is very vulnerable with that none glass screen and as far as i know, there is no case that can protect from a falling opened zfold. So putting on a bulky case just makes is too bulky to be comfortable and just over protects the already protected area.

How have the performance and battery life held up over these 2 years

Same here I am keeping my z fold.3. Hopefully next year samsung will come with a bigger outer screen

I have same phone and case but it's black and I love that case

The Zfold 5 camera is way better the battery life is better. I have the fokd 3 and I love it. I passed on the fold 4 because of the minor changes. But when you combine all the changes over 2 years its time to upgrade. Plus the 800 trade in value is worth it. I wouldn't pay 1,8000 but 1,000 sounds much better. These phones don't last forever and neither does the battery. So when the battery life goes you may be forced into a new phone. Is it everything i want in a phone no but it could be years before the perfect fold comes out.

thanks for sharing your experience I've been thinking about to move from iPhone 13 Pro to Z Fold 5 because I want to use it for read an eBook take some notes and I don't want to carrying my iPad Pro with me when I go outside.

Sorry you are just looking for visible changes. You will realize the internal changes when you actually start using it. It is worth the upgrade from Fold 3 to Fold 5. The cameras are upgraded, battery life is a lot lot better and the whole phone experience is very nice. You can not just look at externals and decide to make the switch!

Keep in mind if you ARE gonna remove the inner screen protector, that the screen will be less resilient to dust and and scratches. I removed my inner screen protector after it started bubbling in the center along the crease around the 1 year mark, then about a week ago i noticed some dust and dirt on my inner screen (probably from my pocket) and when i went to wipe it off, I noticed some cracks along the crease. Just be careful to keep any dust away from this phone as it CERTAINLY is not dust proof, and the hinge is not the only thing to worry about with dust, especially if your inner screeen protector is removed. I would personally recommend someone go for the Fold 4 over the Fold 5 for a more robust hinge, and I've personally never seen any accounts of the Fold 4 having any problems along the crease/hinge but have heard of plenty for the Fold 3, as well as a personal experience with screen problems on the Fold 3.

Do you know any charging cases for fold 3?

What about battery?? Your overall experience on fold3 battery??

looks like a walkman

Im sticking with my Fold 3 as well. I still love it, specially after a service repair i just had. Feels like a feesh new phone.

i found a z fold 3 512Gig on Ebay Samsung refurbish seller with a one-year warranty for 700 and it been great so far, everything looks brand new even the OG box still was sealed with the little tape

I love my fold 3, I was tempted to wanna upgrade to the 4 or 5 but since I feel the 3 is the blueprint to the 4 and 5 I could easily keep my fold 3 and save the money. Unless I upgrade it from 256 to 512. It's a very good phone. I've had for only 10 mths now. Got it jan 2023. So I'll stick longer.

I have that exact same case and I definitely recommend it it's a very good case.

That looks like a hideous monstrosity in that case lol 😂

Until the z fold 6,the 4 and the 5 will be skipped for me,they have nothing to offer over my z fold 3.

Excell works without Making an account on z Fold
Is there any benefits to make a Account of Microsoft Office ?
Will we have to Buy the subscription ? If we make a Account or can still use for Free ?

Glad i did not upgrade from my Fold 3 to Fold 5 till now. The Black Friday deal was awesome. I think moving forward, i will do any potental upgrades on Black Fridays. Will miss my Fd 3. It held up nicely. I nust was worried about further depreciation in value

I have zfold 3 but replaced it 3x times over 2 year pls help😢

I've got the fold 4. I don't understand some people's problem with the front screen 😂🤣😂

Im gonna wait for the Z Fold 6 because of the 7 years software update guarantee

Good video

I got my fold 3 160 ebay uk

What game is that you were playing?

It's been 19 months with my ZF3. Drop 6 times with the protected case. The current issue is the audio flex cable needs to be replaced. The cost to replace the flex cable will be around $300 to $400. I'm pretty good taken things apart, I can buy the parts and tools to replace it myself for $100. I hope it will continue to last until the ZF 7 or 8 comes out.

After using the pixel fold. The galaxy fold is 100x better. The pixel is way too heavy and lacks in features. Gone back to the fold 5 and depending on what the 6 has to offer will upgrade

Did you get you a flip 5?

I guess this case protected hinge and inner screen from dust and sand. That's why experience is very good

People using z fold 3 to watch😂
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Hello man, please can you share your wallpaper? Its really nice.

Would this be better than the flip 5?