{"id":25751,"date":"2021-08-15T11:40:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T11:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbsitsoftwaresolution.com\/blog\/galaxy-z-fold-3-ongoing-review-less-like-a-prototype-but-still-weird.html"},"modified":"2021-08-15T11:40:27","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T11:40:27","slug":"galaxy-z-fold-3-ongoing-review-less-like-a-prototype-but-still-weird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/galaxy-z-fold-3-ongoing-review-less-like-a-prototype-but-still-weird.html","title":{"rendered":"Galaxy Z Fold 3 ongoing review: Less like a prototype, but still weird"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Galaxy Fold 3 is a big update defined by lots of small improvements.<\/p>\n

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The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3<\/a><\/span> is just plain weird, and that’s not bad. It costs $1,800, which is a lot but is $200 less than the Galaxy Z Fold 2<\/span>. It weighs less than the previous Fold but still significantly more than a Galaxy S21 Ultra<\/span> or iPhone 12 Pro Max<\/span>. It has a beautiful fit and finish, even more so than the Z Fold 2, but frustratingly attracts smudges from your fingers and hands (at least the black version I’m testing does). When it’s folded open it’s a fun tablet, but when closed it’s an awkwardly shaped phone.<\/p>\n

The initial Galaxy Fold never overcame questions about its durability<\/span>. The Galaxy Z Fold 2 was largely about earning our trust and proving that a $2,000 folding phone could work in the real world. With all those things now behind us, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 lives on a different plane of questions<\/span>. It exists between a state of being a potentially amazing S Pen tablet and being a heavy, cumbersome phone.<\/p>\n

Compare that with the Galaxy Z Flip 3<\/span>, which has a form factor that works exceedingly well opened or closed. As I enter my fourth day testing the Z Fold 3, philosophical questions about the Fold’s form factor are coming at me left and right. I’m still in awe of the amazing technological improvements Samsung has made. There are a bunch of subtle upgrades and features that’ll never make it into a headline, but deserve to. I’m working toward a final, in-depth review, but for now here’s my ongoing diary of life with the Galaxy Z Fold 3.<\/p>\n