Almost the best folding, but: Galaxy Z Flip 3 comments

In the first place, whether you can jump into a folding life of your smartphone.

When it appeared, it was a folding smartphone that was treated as a heretical, but I have already entered the third generation and have a citizenship as a smartphone.The price of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3, which was announced the other day, has been costing from $ 1,000 (about 110,000 yen).Gizmodo reporter Florence Ion has been using it for about a week, so please see below!

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 (Z Flip 3) is almost a dream smartphone for me.While preparing all the advantages of folding smartphones, there is almost a flagship performance.Still, I'm hesitant to jump into this folding smartphone world.It is the same feeling that 10 years ago, the idea of a screen with a screen with a screen with a screen was not immediately accepted.

But a "folding phone" is also a return to the Garaka era.When you end the video call (there are few ordinary calls recently), or when you fail to raid in Pokemon Go and interrupt the game, it is unprecedented to "close your smartphone and end".there is.Moreover, the flexibility of Z Flip 3 is completely different from the old garage and is amazing.There are all the functions for high -end smartphones, and in addition to the form, it can be used in jeans pockets, easy to shoot selfie, and can be used around the water to some extent.

However, everything has disadvantages.The biggest problem of Z Flip 3 is that it is necessary to get used to it because it is a different type of smartphone.You may think that it is simply folded, but the effect of different forms is great.I myself had to change my daily routine, and when I wanted to do the task quickly, I had to take out the smartphone I originally used.Especially if you want to buy Z Flip 3, I think you should consider this point in advance.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3

What is this?: Folding smartphone.

Price: $ 1,000 (about 110,000 yen).

Favorite place: Forms that can be used in various ways, cover display convenient when shooting high resolution selfies, overall flagship performance.

I don't like it: The battery life is short instead of the price range, folding requires getting used to, and the entire Android app is not optimized.

Will it come back to the folding era?

Z FLIP 3 is the third attempt of Samsung (Samsung) trying to revive the folded phone.The eye -catching design is Samsung's contact, and the Z Flip 3 ad on Snapchat complains that "everyone sees it twice."When I showed me Z Flip 3 to others, there were various reactions, and some of them were impressed by the folding mechanism, but other friends were in opposition to the concept of folding smartphones.

But folding is only one side of Z Flip 3.If it is open, Z Flip 3 is the same as a normal smartphone that looks and functions.The back is shiny, but the color is matte, it looks like a non -metallic car.The back of the glass is slippery, so be careful not to drop it if you use it without a case.

Z FLIP 3 is a fun design overall, and advertising words may be "youthful".The colors are seven colors (three colors are limited to online), pink and purple, cream, green, white, gray, and phantom black.Combined with a genuine silicon case with a bright color, one of the most cute smartphones is complete.In the next few months, the cute gadget theme Tiktok and Instagram will be full of Z Flip 3 videos and photos.

Z Flip 3 is the third generation of Samsung's folding smartphone, so it seems that there was time to review the design overall.In Galaxy Z Fold 3, the camera is hidden under the display, but Z Flip 3 has a punch hole in the middle of 6.7 -inch dynamic Amored.Thanks to that, the thick bezel of Z Flip 3 is somewhat thinner.Nevertheless, supporting a folding display requires a certain level of strength, and I personally think that it is easier to hold a little bezel because the display is slender when it is spread.

I can't see the fold, but I can see it

With Z FLIP 3 open, the appearance and function are like ordinary smartphones.It is usually possible to throw a Pokeball, tap the textbook, select, switch apps, or attach it to a tripod in landscape mode.However, in the middle of the 1,080 x 2,640 pixel display, there is a clear fold if you look closely.But if you play videos, you can hardly know in the distance.The 120Hz screen refresh rate also compensates for its drawbacks.

The display has a protective film, and it is considered not to be damaged even if it is folded dozens of times every day.However, I am interested in a few months, but Samsung says that Z Flip 3 can be bent 200,000 times.

I tried using Z Flip 3 for a week, but it hasn't come to my mind yet.At first, I thought it would be difficult to type because the nails were long, and I cut my nails, and I realized that this could be more multitasked, but at that time.The problem is that the third party accessories, Popsockets, cannot be used.It seems that smartphones could no longer be used without Popsockets.

I first bought Popsockets during the first Google Pixel, but then I attached Popsockets to all smartphone cases.So since I started using Z Flip 3, I had to match my usage to the state without Popsockets.At first, there was no such thing as it was commonplace, so I kept Z FLIP 3 carefully.If you use a silicon case, you can have a little more confidence, and you can use the key ring on the back like Popsockets.If you are used to a specific way of holding a smartphone, if you use Z Flip 3, you will feel crazy at first.

At the beginning, I wrote something like a pleasure to close the main unit and hang up, but in the case of Z Flip 3, it is a little difficult to do it with one hand.Although it is not impossible, it is different from the light pakapako feeling of Garakae, and it cannot be opened and closed without much effort at first.It was difficult to open and close with one hand even with a dominant hand.In the first place, I think that the Pakapaka phone that I used in the past was much smaller than Z Flip 3.

More folding apps

Another usage of Z Flip 3 was to use it most, but I used to bend the screen to an easy -to -read angle, use some app in half the screen, and make half the second display.In most cases, the navigation menu on the lower side will adjust the volume and screen brightness and bring the notification panel below (then you do not have to bring your finger to the top of the bent display).It is a setting.The screenshot button is also useful, but if you take a screen with this, the operation button will also be included, so you need to crop depending on the situation.

All Android apps don't support Z FLIP 3 folding, but using the Labs function deep in the settings can make any app in half the screen mode.This is good for watching videos, and can be used with applications such as Pluto TV, YouTube TV, and Paramount+.The drawback is that this is only part of the Z FLIP 3 beautiful display.But I think it's enough to see something before going to bed or while traveling by plane (if you can get on easily).

There are some apps that do not fit well in the screen two -split mode, and when I used such an app, I realized again why the 3 -inch or 4 -inch display was gone.Anyway, 3 inch 4 inches is not enough.It would be nice to have a message app or a text -based SNS like Twitter, but when it comes to image -based as it is now, it feels like the screen has been cut out.Even if you add it for the time being, it is too small to use it satisfactorily.

Google and Samsung have redeveloped some built -in apps to utilize the dual display in Z Flip 3.For example, in the Samsung Gallery app, the upper half of the screen can be used as an image preview, and the lower half can be used as a touchpad and image curousle.Similarly, the camera app is the camera operation unit, and the upper half is a viewfinder.Z Flip 3 is not just folded, but can be placed in half folded, so you can use it when you want to take a firm frame but have no tripod.

Cover display is the best

The 1.9 -inch Super AMOLED color display on the back is one of the functions of Z Flip 3 that I really like.It has been slightly larger than the predecessor cover display, and the functions have increased.At work, I left it in front of the keyboard and made it easier to see time and notifications.Because it is a small screen, you have to open the main unit to see a long notification, but at least you can see it.

If you double tap the cover display, the wallpaper or any image will start up.Slide to the right to check the current notification, and slide to the left to see Z Flip 3 unique widgets.I use Galaxy Watch Active, but it's similar to that widget.Most widgets have only rough information on the cover display, so you have to open the main unit to do more than to see the data.

The best thing about the cover display is to be the main camera preview window.In other words, you can shoot a selfie using a 12 -megapixel camera with a optical hand blessing of Z Flip 3 while previewing it properly.Press the power button twice while the main unit is open to the camera rises, then tap the screen to start the countdown for 2 seconds.It is enough time to make a smile by fixing your hair.

The camera itself is the same as before

Z Flip 3 is the same hardware as the predecessor Z Flip, and you can take interesting and everyday photos.There are two main cameras, 12 million pixels, F value 1.8, and phase difference AF, one with optical hand blurring written above, and the other is 12 million pixels and 2.2, here.It is a 123 degree ultra wide -angle lens.

This time, California was in the midst of the wildfire season, and it was the worst condition to take an outdoor photo.But I feel that Samsung is dealing with color profiles for Pixel 5 and OnePlus 9 Pro.The photos taken with Z Flip 3 on a smoky day were green, and the contrast was emphasized.Samsung still tends to increase saturation, and the images taken tend to be more punchy.Pixel 5 is a more suppressed color and is close to the entity, but the end of the world is thinner (even if it's unnatural green).On the other hand, ONEPLUS 9 Pro has dry grass looks like sepia or gold, and I personally thought it was the most beautiful among them.

Samsung's night view camera performance has recently increased, but there is still room for improvement compared to Pixel.The night view photo taken in Samsung has a lot of shadows, but the color is closer to what you actually see.However, the night mode of Pixel 5 is well picked up by the background environmental light, and the picture is deep.Pixel 5 feels more beautiful in color reproduction in dark light.However, Z FLIP 3 had a wonderful sharpness, and even if it was taken without a tripod, it was clearer than Pixel 5 when expanded.

In the case of Z Flip 3, the main camera is also a cellphy camera.The in -camera is 10 million pixels and 2.4 F value, which seems to be used in video chat or Instagram videos.Either way, you can take a selfie in the same way.

Performance is the same as last year

Z Flip 3 is one of the first Samsung devices with 5nm Snapdragon 888.So don't expect the best performance, but it's not inferior to other smartphones.

The RAM was relatively powerful as 8GB, and it was not possible to change games, apps, videos and podcasts one after another.Geekbench 5 had a 3180 multi -core score, last year's Oneplus 8 Pro, and the same Samsung was equivalent to the flagship Galaxy S21.

Battery life is sorry

The battery life had a large screen and the refresh rate was high, so I was worried from the beginning.The battery capacity is 3,300mAh, the charging output is 15W for wired, 10W for wireless, and a reverse wireless 4.5W.I'm glad that there are various charging means, but the battery is really small for a modern screen large smartphone ...Galaxy S21 is also loaded with 4,000mAh on 6.2 inch screen.As a result of the test, Z Flip 3 was completely exhausted with about 11 hours.Aside from Pixel 5 16 hours, Galaxy S21 had 12 hours.

You also need to get used to Samsung style Android

There are still some parts of the Z FLIP 3 form, most of which are Samsung's ONE UI and how to make Android in their style.The menu structure is not only different from the Android of Pixel I am used to, but also from the Oxygen OS where Oneplus is running on Android 11.So if you are not used to Samsung devices, I think it is better to understand that the OS that runs in Z Flip 3 is the Samsung version Android.Regarding folding smartphones, Google is working closely with Samsung.

At least Samsung guarantees a three -year major software update, which is equivalent to Google Pixel.However, looking back at the past, it is in the order that Google updates for pixel and then the Samsung update is a little later.

Can you jump into the folding life?

Every time I pick up Z Flip 3, can I see this form of devices from morning till night every day?I think.I'm honestly unaware.There are many good things in Z Flip 3, but the fact that it is folded is a serious commitment to new usage.Just taking a picture will take some time to open the main unit and turn the lens.Because the screen is slender, it is difficult to handle without any accessories with one hand.The battery life requires a compromise, and it seems that you will feel the limit over time.

Still, if you are interested in folding experience and want to do it, there is a little price in terms of price.Z Flip 3 starts at $ 1,000 (about 110,000 yen), but if you use a discount, you can buy it for about $ 500 (about 55,000 yen in the United States).Just add $ 50 to the midrange pixel 5a.

However, even if you can buy it at the same price as a midrange, can you let go of the unprecedented smartphone experience?I think it's better to decide after asking yourself.