I love how Linus mentions his Fold3's IP rating and water resistance, then manages to go out and waterlog it.
Fun fact, he actually managed to break his fold 3, so he's gonna use the 5 anyway
One thing not mentioned is the new hinge, despite folding almost flat, allows for a larger radius on crease when folded. Meaning its not folded as sharply so might be less prone to cracks at the fold
I like the part where Linus said: “It’s flippin' time” and everyone started flipping back to reality.
Oh my god I love the dark background on the graphs. I don’t know if it’s just since break but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE keep this higher contrast thing going
7:10 That DID NOT age well! 😂 If you watched the WAN show, he drowned the poor phone when he got in his pool with his pants on! 😂
About the cracking screen. I have a Fold 3. I think it was specified in the manual that you must not remove the screen protector on your own and that it provides protection to the screen. It should be replaced by Samsung. That being said, every Samsung center I went into offered changing the screen protector as a service. It costs 30 USD and they have some sort of machine or tool to do it specifically for this device. It is so precise that it actually looked better installed than the factory one. The factory one I noticed was a tiny bit misplaced and was touching the up inner bezzel, where the screen protector they changed was spot on. I have changed my screen protector twice in a Samsung center so far. It started peeling off just like yours. The other great thing is that it takes literally 10-15 minutes for them to do it right there on the spot. My device is nearly 2 years old now and it shows zero signs of screen damage. I guess the screen protector keeps it from folding too sharpli on the screen and crack.
Had my Fold5 for over a year now. No screen cracking, no issues with the hinge, and still folds flat. Had to take off the inner screen protector since it started peeling badly. But still no scratches. Lots of dents on the hinge(Thanks DBrand for your lack of hinge stickers), but still folds like nothing
8:16 I would assume that a battery of 4400mAh was meant, not 44 mAh
That microscopic pieces of glass is a hell to clean up and after that you're itchy for weeks forward, because even if you don't see it, it's everywhere. "That was not the smart way to do it" -- is kind of an understatement -- that should've been done outdoors.
Finally! Yes! People like how "cool" onscreen fingerprints are, but the side fingerprints are WAY better, especially from a practicality perspective. I wish more phones would go back to side fingerprints.
I really, really want to get into a fold or a flip one day. Just tragic that the entry points are so high cost. Maybe one day!
Linus, there is a trick to getting the Folds to lay flat again. I discovered it a few years ago on the galaxy fold subreddit and have been doing it since for my Fold 2 and now 3. Take the sticky side of a sticky note and slide it into the hinge and slowly slide it in and move it up and down the hinge. It'll pull out all kinds of pocket crud and dust. Repeat on other side of hinge and it'll feel as good as new in just a few minutes.
People complaining how expensive a phone is yet they treat it like trash.
1:07 Linus: "One of these days dbrand is gonna like mail me a corpse or something". That's your cue @dbrand to send him one of those realistic zombie heads like the ZGB Ivan head.
Love the brightness measures. Hopefully you include more data about displays in the future such as HDR brightness, color accuracy, etc. Great stuff!
Really liking this video Linus, I know it was filmed before everything went south, but the style and pace of this video is just the way that they all should be. It doesn't feel as rushed as some of the vids before the drama were. Good work and welcome back
Dbrand actually did it!!!
My z fold 4 is a year in and still rocking the factory screen protector, and it's still doing great. I'm honestly surprised, but very happy. I have faith in the 5. I'm also notoriously hard on phones, even when I'm trying not to.
@ShortCircuit