The Instagram thing is a Meta problem and not a Google one, the app doesn't open full screen on iPad OS either
@MrJohnJLewis
Жыл бұрын
It seems like you're not anti Pixel Fold, you just don't like foldable phones. Which is perfectly fine!
@PeteOliva
Жыл бұрын
All fair points. I love mine to death and couldn't be more satisfied overall with it. Honestly, I like being able to use the front screen for most things, FUNCTIONALLY, and have the inner screen when I need more space for videos, pages, or documents. To me, that's all I really need to be super happy with it. I also like the ease of multitasking on it on the inner screen when I need it, too, with the default landscape ratio. I am happy to be there for Google to show there is demand for their foldable. I look forward to their future foldables giving us even more great things. I do feel that the software needs to be more capable. It needs to do more. That's what I miss from my Z Fold but I DO NOT miss that front screen form factor. 🤢
@jebaker2
Жыл бұрын
Many interesting points... it seems like your personal use case hits the device's current software shortcomings perfectly. I don't game so that's not an issue for me. The things I do on my Pixel Fold work WONDERFULLY and I absolutely love the phone.
@Littkickks
Жыл бұрын
Same here. Multitasking is a beast on this phone. If you're not really multitasking or like the watch video content, then it's probably not going to be a great phone for you
@jebaker2
Жыл бұрын
@@Littkickks 💯
@Johnlmooring
Жыл бұрын
My experience exactly! But I’m gonna ride with it. My main phone is an iPhone and my second phone is usually the top of the line Pixel. I love the Fold for content creation/consumption. I hope Google and developers get some more functionality for it. I do understand your complaints. I don’t mind the crease or the slight bend when it’s open, it’s the app support that I’m hoping gets better.
@JohnBorgen
Жыл бұрын
I don't have one yet. But all the reviews I'm seeing...I wish I hadn't cancelled my order. I think this is close enough to "right" that I could have used it for work on a regular basis.
@Johnlmooring
Жыл бұрын
@@JohnBorgen it runs great, actually smoother than the Pixel 7 Pro. All of my gripes can be fixed through software. Some apps do randomly crash upon opening for no reason. Sometimes they run, sometimes they don’t. But other than that it does everything I need and more.
@Karif-dk9iv
Жыл бұрын
This is exactly the sort of review I was looking for. I felt like other KZitemrs were trying to sell this way to hard. I think foldables will be amazing one day but still have a bit of work to do first.
@bhmth
Жыл бұрын
It's been interesting to observe your opinion of the fold shifting over the past couple of weeks. The gyro thing seems legitimately bad; haven't experienced it yet because I don't play fps but yikes. Otherwise I've been thrilled with this device and had the opposite experience from you in that I went back to a slab phone and it felt awful! Great video and vive la difference 👍
@darknight3135
Жыл бұрын
I have to say I love the pixel fold. Guess for what i use it for
@bigdrews4360
Жыл бұрын
Same here.
@brettthomas6327
Жыл бұрын
Just saw in TMobile store, HANDS DOWN the best foldable period, no comparison.
@onimashou8705
Жыл бұрын
My first foldable was a Surface Duo, waiting patiently for FedEx to arrive with my Pixel Fold 😊
@nat101yt
Жыл бұрын
The Galaxy Z Fold is a different animal. The internal screen is NOT split into two logical screens. Please try the Z Fold 4 - most of the problems u mention don't exist. Samsung adds a layer of ui (to most common apps) to take advantage of the large screen, in more than 1 way.
@CF542
Жыл бұрын
As of today, my opinion of the Pixel Fold is that it is the best thought out design so far. I agree that the folding phone idea is limited in its usefulness but if you like the idea, the Pixel is the best fit in the hand and pocket. It is also a first generation product with room to improve
@Mike-In-O-Town
Жыл бұрын
Except at $1,800, its market is incredible limited, meaning if it doesn't deeply penetrate that limited market (and IMO it won't), it won't present a business case to chase future generations.
@netnomad47
Жыл бұрын
Everything about it is a great phone. But 4 additions would make this even better. 1. Slimmer inner bezels 2. Reduce weight(it's a very heavy device) 3. Add pen support 4. Add a Samsungdex-like docking mode with desktop UI.
@CF542
Жыл бұрын
@@netnomad47 Well they gotta save some things for the second and third generations
@kangsterizer
Жыл бұрын
I really like the external screen form factor on the fold and wish they just made a regular phone with that exact size. I find that the big screen isn't to be used a lot. small screens are more convenient. the advantage here imo is to be a le to have thé big screen sometimes (movies, some specific websites f.e.) and the small screen most of the time. if the plan is to use it as a folding tablet I'd agree this doesn't work that well, but I don't know many who really use tablets in reality. I'm sure the little browser bugs will be fixed otherwise. as for the price... can't disagree there. I see why it's expensive but I don't think it's great value
@halfmanamazing549
Жыл бұрын
watching on my pixel fold.
@robchr
Жыл бұрын
Play books shows a two column layout when you fold it more than 30 degrees.
@kensg
Жыл бұрын
Good review Rob, guess I'll be waiting for ver.#2
@DrEarbuds
Жыл бұрын
Google made such a good front display . the inner display is not needed as much as other foldables
@daa5014
Жыл бұрын
All the same stuff does not apply to the ZFold. One UI is better formatted for the screen size than the Pixel.
@pvdongen
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the honest and great video.
@warrenmcclure7819
5 ай бұрын
Nicely done, I understand where you're coming from. TBH I think the software for these devices isn't here yet, it's a work in progress but I can say this is amazing for watching KZitem. It's real nice to have KZitem playing propped up in bed as I fall asleep. Also for taking photos and videos are amazing since it's own tripod. To me I think the biggest downside is trying to find a solid case for a device like this, it can be hard
@EdV22
Жыл бұрын
Can you select desktop site in chrome? Is it any better in that view?
@paulbacon5056
Жыл бұрын
Sticking with my Surface Duo 2. Pen support, screens that know where to end. Maybe when the software experience is better on the Fold I'll bite the bullet but not for now.
@StephenTimperley
Жыл бұрын
I have to say that you actually can easily switch Play Books into the book-style column layout. I had to dig around online to figure it out. You basically have to partially fold the screen and it will auto-activate. That does mean that you have to hold the phone partially closed, so that's up to you if you like that or not. Its meant to feel more like holding an actual book. I actually don't mind it, but others might not like it. But I thought I'd mention it since you said you had to change settings on yours. 10:30
@thelitos07
Жыл бұрын
I personally don't understand the phablet movement when companies are releasing convertible laptops and oversized tablets with mobile development compatibilities. Wouldn't it make more sense to keep smartphones in their proper category while enhancing hardware and user experiences? Just my .02. It's a good looking device for sure though 😅
@jkelly1701
Жыл бұрын
Great honest video
@arthurko48
Жыл бұрын
Very honest and useful video. Folding phones are exiting but for me in real use (z fold 4) not yet there yet. Apart from durability problems and bulkiness, the experience isn't good enough yet, at least for me.
@monstermini225
Жыл бұрын
Its crazy how just rotating the phone in table mode will fix 90% of your problems. I rotate my ipad pro all the time depending on whay im doing. A folding phone = small tablet.. just rotate it. 🤦🏾♂️ Ps. I have a pixel fold and rotate it on Facebook, monopoly go, and Instagram.
@GadgetBeard
Жыл бұрын
Have you ever heard of Desktop mode on chrome?
@dswartze
Жыл бұрын
I totally agree that OSes and apps aren't ready to deliver a great folding experience for the masses. I purchased a Microsoft Duo to use when I need a "dual screen" fix! Duo is still the best e-book reader IMHO!
@andyH_England
Жыл бұрын
You can use the Pixel Fold exactly like the Duo! It was designed to be similar hence only two-app multitasking. But it is a lot better if you just use one app on the inner than the Duo.
@ricjona1069
Жыл бұрын
When you design something to do everything, it usually does nothing well. I went back to a smartphone, a tablet, and a laptop. I spent my money on carry bags and accessories. I have different bags depending on what my needs are for the day, then mix and match hardware depending on my requirements.
@gregdingel
Жыл бұрын
Finally, a REAl review. Thanks for that.
@monstermini225
Жыл бұрын
Also when it comes ro reading books on any of the ipads we have ,12in ,11in pro, 9.7 and the kindle Paperwhite all of them look exactly like you showed with the fold in potrait mode.😂 I dont know a single person with an ipad or kindle that has 2 pages side by side like a book. I've been a fan of you guys since the literal beginning, so im not trying to knock you at all.... But it seems like you were expecting the tablet functionality to not function like a tablet. Anyone with an ipad of any size is nearly always rotating it to get the best experience for a given task, the fold is literally no different... I will say some might not we comfortable holding it in portrait, and i get that... Also the galaxy fold opens in portrait and automatically fixs 90% of your issues, if you aren't willing to rotate the phone.
@gparizek156
Жыл бұрын
I have a pixel fold and I have the same problems with a few apps. I don't use the same social media apps. I use Twitter when I use Twitter I just turn it 90° and it's fine. I owned the four previous z-folds. I chose this one over the next one that's coming out because of the cover screen which is just great. Something that the z-fold does not have and it still had the same app problem. So I've gained a better front screen and it's the same price. And that is my opinion.
@asan1050
Жыл бұрын
Chrome Unboxed=ThanksMuch!
@plove552
Жыл бұрын
That is why Samsung made the phone the size it did, so if you turn it the other way, it fits the screen better.
@paoj
Жыл бұрын
For $1,800 ...it does need to be loveable
@bandit8708
Жыл бұрын
Tbh the external screen factor makes you comfortable with just using the external screen especially for those coming from a regular phone form factor. This therefore makes the inner display mostly redundant. It could be that that's why Samsung chose a more unconventional form for the outer display just to force people to use the inner display more
@ch4.hayabusa
Жыл бұрын
Use cases matter - watching video while translating words you don't know and transcribing without blocking the video - using desktop web apps, like admin panels and Replit/Stackblitz - bigger viewfinder for taking pictures with your arm fully stretched... Like over a crowd at a concert - watch video while web browsing. The video is full size when portrait unfolded. - vertical unfolded allows charging without a cable in the way - remote camera shutter is great as it has a built-in kickstand, adjustable camera - tent mode is great for video - it's a complete replacement for my 9.7” tablet... I literally haven't touched it In response to his issues: - go vertical for reading - there are goofy problems. Other issues he didn't mention: - not being able to go 180° is dumb - live transcribe is forced to be in the middle, and it's not resizeable - the gesture bar is absolutely huge and not configurable
@jeffreytz
Жыл бұрын
I love Outlook and Gmail on my Fold's big internal screen, as well as photo editing (so much better than a standard phone screen). I have a Surface Duo and I hated that device as a daily driver (mainly I think because there's no cover screen). I kept it around for football season watching Sunday ticket on one screen and my live update pool on the other in "laptop mode" when out with friends at brunch, but that was the only thing it was good for. For me the Fold is the future and works now for most of my use cases, and when it doesn't the cover screen is fantastic. I came from a Sony Xperia 1 Mk III and didn't realize how much I missed all the Pixel touches from my previous Pixels 1 through 4, happy to be back in the Pixel "fold" 😉 Plus I love the smaller (albeit not thinner) form factor when folded over all the "tall" phones like my Xperia and the Pro/Max devices.
@nickthaskater
Жыл бұрын
Samsung's Email app works much better on a large screen than the Gmail app. I tried giving Gmail a chance on my Fold but finally went back to the Samsung Email app. The flexible dual pane view, even in portrait orientation, pop out windows in DeX, etc. Just make for a better experience.
@RaymondMatteson
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your honesty and good review.
@youp1tralala
Жыл бұрын
So you are just angry at apps not being adapted by their developers to this form factor....
@chadjones3380
Жыл бұрын
Great, honest review. Thank you!
@AarronS
9 ай бұрын
It's working great with all applications fitting on the screen with the android beta. Great video. Thank you. Seems like your expectations ruined your experience.
@mpolisi86
4 ай бұрын
The problem is there's way too much damn hate for this phone. You know it is a niche thing. It's entering the market. It's a solid daily driver. And it's completely stripped of any bloatware BS and it works as intended. Update after update continuously improving as Google does mostly essentially stop with the hate for everybody not just you would be appreciated. Make it shine geese
@xwestx88
Жыл бұрын
With playbooks you can slightly close the fold to get the book like format.
@bryantstinson7305
Жыл бұрын
Everyone talking about the price but the z fold 4 is the same price
@krazmokramer
Жыл бұрын
Your facial expression said it all! You look like a kid who got a bottle of vitamins for Christmas. My Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra fits my needs just fine. Great screen. Lots of RAM and SD storage. I'll wait for a better iteration of these folding devices.
@nonameeeejjn
Жыл бұрын
The other thing that people are complaining about the apps that don't fill up the screen like Instagram, in my week of using the pixel fold, most of those go full-screen if you turn the pixel fold sideways. I don't know about Instagram because I don't use Instagram but most other apps that initially only fill the middle third of the screen if I turn the phone 90 degrees then it will fills up the entire screen.
@myfakeguuglaccount8307
Жыл бұрын
The biggest selling point is that you don't have to unfold it. Which is really weird for a $2k foldable.
@klamer99
Жыл бұрын
Foldable phones = 3D TVs
@jeffreytz
Жыл бұрын
Haha, no.
@dariode70
Жыл бұрын
Exactly how I felt going back to an iPhone after using the Z Fold 3...
@franciskang
Жыл бұрын
some websites work better in desktop view. some work better in desktop view and rotated vertically. you kind of have to play around with it. fortunately, chrome remembers which sites you prefer mobile and which you prefer desktop. it's not perfect, but you can make it work.
@dimitrischristou
Жыл бұрын
The tone change in your voice (from the unboxing) hurts me 😭
@MJK0627
Жыл бұрын
I am wondering if developers have been atomizing their apps for Android 14 and some of your concerns will go away when 14 is released.
@jeffreytz
Жыл бұрын
What's coming in 14 (that the Duo had from day one) is the ability to create paired app shortcuts for the inner screen, so you can have a shortcut that always opens Gmail and your Calendar side by side, for example.
@andyH_England
Жыл бұрын
@@jeffreytz I assume that Google has a whole raft of features coming to the Fold with Feature Drops that will add value. Rome was not built in a day and with time I expect many of these issues will be null and void.
@atlanticrealtyinc.4464
Жыл бұрын
Viewing drawings on construction sites, spreadsheets, multi-tasking are all things I do on a reguloar basis, so a foldable would be very good for me when I'm not in the office. My concerns are price and durability (lots of dust on construction sites and dust resistance ratings on foldables is not as good as traditional phones).
@markbuchanan2802
Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the pixel fold experience. Google phones have never been a gaming phone it's just built around the user experience and my experience is outstanding.I can live with the battery because I'm always close to a charger.i didn't pay $1800 I was able to trade my old phone.
@sdelliott31
Жыл бұрын
This was an honest, objective and informative review. Thank you!
@ARocketsPocket
Жыл бұрын
Listening to you I believe what you (and i) need is an Apple foldable phone. Not because it’s Apple or blah, but because if they can get one thing mostly right, it’s the user experience and the smaller details like landscape mode or two columns for Apple Books, etc
@richo4447
Жыл бұрын
I have thought the same, unfortunately if apple release one it will currently blow any android one out of the water from a software experience perspective. Hopefully Google app Devs can improve these things
@mechmouni
Жыл бұрын
I don't think some of the gaming issues are on my Galaxy Fold, just the Pixel Fold. 11:28
@marqessanzcora4089
Жыл бұрын
It feels like you talking from my mind
@Silver01Son
Жыл бұрын
yes
@NizarNoor
11 ай бұрын
Wow the gyro thing is so interesting! I think that’s Google's fault! Google needs to make the internal screen to act like “landscape” because it is a wide screen, as in it’s wider horizontally.
@claudiabailey5302
Жыл бұрын
I don’t understand the constant comment of I don’t know what to use the bigger screen for? No android tablet ever has had complete fully optimised apps for the bigger screen factor this isn’t new.
@nonameeeejjn
Жыл бұрын
Here's the thing. People keep talking about the price but most people are going to get a pixel fold are already pixel users. I traded in my pixel 6 and I got $900 credit so really I'm only pay $900 and doing it through my cell carrier I only pay $25 a month. So the same that I was paying before for my pixel 6 on a 36-month plan.
@stormsj
Жыл бұрын
You obviously don't multitask and like watch youtube and read website at the same time. I'm not a huge fan of some of the artificial limitations on he UI, but I believe they are doing all this to get the app devs to adapt to larger screens smarter than they currently do.
@megan-n-dad
Жыл бұрын
Until Google find a way to force Android developers to fix their apps to cater tablet layout, bigger screen is mostly useless. Love to see that you have the Surface Duo on your desk 😊
@tenwhite769
Жыл бұрын
Portrait orientation like zfold is better 1. Most apps we used are portrait apps which don't scale properly to landscape orientation. Even if Google came up with a full screen hack (like zfold) stretching these portrait apps to a landscape screen will look extremely horrible. Don't forget, current zfold full screen hack is to go fullscreen in portrait screen. 2. With pixel fold there is the hassle of needing to rotate the screen to portrait if you don't want half the screen area being wasted by letter boxing. Not to mention, the need to rotate again to close the fold. 3. Even those apps with having landscape view support are not always optimum either as the fold is not a 10 inch tablet. These landscape optimized apps use half the screen to display main content (which is less than what you get on a candy bar phone). Even the KZitem app is better in portrait. It gives you a big size video on the top half and you can read comments below. In landscape view, video size is much smaller unless you go into fullscreen (which means you can't see comments at the same time). 4. When pixel fold screen is rotated to portrait (most usage scenario), having the crease on the horizontal is way MORE distracting than on vertical. When vertical content scrolls over the horizontal crease you will see the constant waviness/distortion which makes you feels like you gonna get seasick. And the horizontal crease will much more visible as the crease is at an angle to your eyes when you are holding the phone in portrait. 5. Even multi-window split view is worse than zfold. After deducting the status bar and app header and bottom bars, pixel fold has a short vertical area for content. In conclusion, Pixel fold sacrifices the inner screen and everything else for a SLIGHTLY better cover screen typing only. Totally stupid imo.
@ulize.
Жыл бұрын
rotate again to close the phone..? you know you don't need it to face properly if you want to close it right
@garpunkal
Жыл бұрын
What watch strap is that?
@daviddoughty4516
Жыл бұрын
The finger print side reader is great. I think it should be on all phones.... It looks like google and Samsung ect neet to pay to get the big APs optimized for the screen....
@jeffreytz
Жыл бұрын
Agree the finger print reader is fantastic. My Xperia 1 Mk III has one and its awful, I think because Sony inset the power button so its difficult to get a clean read on the first try. The Pixel Fold's sensor reads my finger 99.9% of the time first try.
@andyH_England
Жыл бұрын
Yes, fair review from a non-foldable person. Folds like this are very niche with less than 0.4% of the yearly smartphone sales it clearly is not for everyone, the price being the main barrier to entry. From the stop-start Android tablet story it has always been about the lack of dev support versus iPadOS, and sadly, the current chapter still runs with that narrative. Hopefully, with Android 14 and the scaling API we will get apps that can fill the screen with good scaling rather than be stretched which is the Galaxy Fold solution. I am glad Google did not go the Samsung route as it likely means they will not settle on that poor compromise and hopefully have bigger and better plans in the making that will benefit all including the Galaxy Fold. As for the negatives, there are workarounds, though not perfect, and hopefully, the gyro will be fixed as that is a very simple bug. Like Samsung, I suspect that Google will have to implement a Pixel OS fix as devs are unlikely to fix it for a small niche market. As for the browser, an 8-inch display still looks better IMHO using a phone layout than a squished-up desktop mode. You can use progressive web apps for full-screen apps and turning between portrait and landscape is easy for optimised layouts, that has always been an advantage a tablet offer over most laptops, so that is not a negative on apps like TikTok or Instagram. For those that still have not bought into foldable's then the Pixel is unlikely to change their mind. But for those that have been wanting a more sensible design, then the Pixel means that they can enter the foldable space with a usable front display.
@ChrisJohannsen
Жыл бұрын
I bought a z fold 5 and returned it in 3 days. The reality of carrying around a heavy fragile brick that is worse in every way to my previous global Xiaomi 13 ultra (other than screen size) sunk in.
@Evrae04
Жыл бұрын
I have a fold 4 and for sure foldables are the future. I was on the s22 ultra btw. All I can say is that I love the fold 4 more than any other phone ever. And I will say that for any foldable at this point.
@Sagittarius-bf3dv
Жыл бұрын
Its the google tensor chip I have no doubts. 😮
@petepaxton5109
Жыл бұрын
I was able to get a surface duo for around $200 and I like it much more than I thought I would. For the price I'll stick with it
@robmack4010
Жыл бұрын
I did the same thing. I don't have a sim in mine. I use it more as a portable table in conjunction with my phone
@morgenmicha
Жыл бұрын
the gyro issue is on my Surface Duo 1 with Camera in Videomeetings... is the SD1 in landscape, it thinks it is in portrait mode ;-)
@TarenLeitzke
Жыл бұрын
I've been using a "phablet" phone since the Note 3 and love that style of phone. I really like the idea of a folding phone, having perhaps a slightly less unwieldy screen normally and then being able to open it up to an even bigger screen than even a "phablet" could have. However, with some of the software and even hardware (such as the visible crease) issues still present, and with the inner screen on these folding phones not being THAT much larger than a "phablet" and the "phablets" not being too unwieldy, I feel it still isn't worth the price for these folding phones yet. Maybe if they were the same price as the "phablets" it would be worth it, but for now I think the "phablets" have struck the best balance between portability and a larger screen size. I can see maybe one day the folding phones rivaling them, but not until more of the issues are ironed out and the price drops.
@seantaylor861
Жыл бұрын
I'd say a number of those issues are a result of software than hardware or form factor. Pixel Fold has a long way to catch up with Samsung... who still have work to do themselves. But a better software experience could fix a lot. Folding phones have a lot of potential. Even the current generation of hardware. It's predominantly a software problem.
@robchr
Жыл бұрын
I am an Android developer and I have to side with Google here. The developers are not handling configuration changes properly to know when the device is switching screens and orientations. It's a common problem that developers who are not experts in android mess up.
@nickthaskater
Жыл бұрын
Google themselves aren't doing it. They hard coded Gmail to only run the split pane view in landscape even if the actual viewport of the device is large. You can't move the centre divider, either, meaning you end up with a lot of wasted space. KZitem *still* sucks at transitioning from cover screen to inner screen and vice versa resulting in UI bugs that can only be resolved by closing and re-opening the app. KZitem Music has its own share of issues. Many examples of Google apps not following Android best practices.
@andyH_England
Жыл бұрын
@@nickthaskater That was the design of the Pixel Fold, like a book, to have each part in each half of the inner screen. Hence not having widgets cross the crease. It is not a problem just a different take. I do get where you are coming from in Gmail but for most, it will not be a problem.
@nickthaskater
Жыл бұрын
@@andyH_England you're literally defending Google not adhering to their own stated best practices. It's not Google being "different" it's laziness.
@fhwolthuis
Жыл бұрын
Interesting. I think you'll need a phone with 2 hinges to get a screen with proper tablet size. Don't see that happening soon. Also, for this price it should have the G3 chip
@chuckstube2
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your honest review. I guess Pixel Fold 2 will be better and have these early adopter issues fixed.
@AndyJHiscock
Жыл бұрын
That's a shame but understandable, it highlights either developers need to account for fordable handsets or the phone needs to use some AI to condensate for the extra screen estate on native apps. It will be resolved if foldables are here to stay
@s.ferres4595
11 ай бұрын
luckily some days ago an update let the scalability of apps
@lawrencegt2229
Жыл бұрын
I was wondering what the battery life was like in real use, given that that it is supporting not one but three times the normal amount of screen estate, although I suppose there is more body here to fit a larger battery?
@marioherrerajr5293
Жыл бұрын
i think people who read lots of books or manga will be very pleased with the inner screen, but for just watching videos you might be better of with just a regular phone.
@bradavon
Жыл бұрын
The Surface Duo section is odd. It gets slated in reviews 😕
@andyH_England
Жыл бұрын
Yes, it was a sales disaster losing MS billions! It was soo bad that MS ditched it and their next foldable will be similar to the Pixel Fold!
@cylehendricks8892
Жыл бұрын
I'm in the same boat. You're not really encouraged to open to the larger display and when you do the experience is, "meh." I knew that going in because android on a tablet is just bad, supposedly android 14 makes things easier for developers to create versions for the larger display. Even then, I just feel you're getting more out of the galaxy fold series as the software encourages use of the inner display. Another thing that reviewers never mention are the speakers. Having an iphone, the speakers are not loud at all on this thing.
@tboatrig
Жыл бұрын
This is the same problem every android tablet has suffered. They start with the design and software laggs several generations behind.
@clydeosterhout1221
Жыл бұрын
Interesting, but I think I would rather just stick with my smart phone and 8 inch tablet combo. Using the phone’s hot spot I have the functionality of the Fold, but with a far better experience and for a LOT less money.
@nickthaskater
Жыл бұрын
Can't fit the tablet in your pocket, though. Give and take.
@clydeosterhout1221
Жыл бұрын
@@nickthaskater lol, sure you can! You just need to wear the right kind of pants! But of course you are right. It wouldn’t be practical everywhere all the time. I carry a small (very small!) over the shoulder case with my iPad Mini and it’s keyboard case any time I might need a larger screen, which is most of the time. In any case, I am way too rough on phones to carry anything that expensive!
@jprizzleson87
Жыл бұрын
Dude is talking like all these problems are strictly on Google.. It's a developer issue for the developers. Chrome i get but IG, the gaming.. It's all developer issues. The phone is good in a whole. But you also have to deal with the phone is a 1st Gen. There are going to be problems.
@tytownsend8219
Жыл бұрын
By it being a first Gen foldable, Google had plenty of time to learn from other foldables.
@andyH_England
Жыл бұрын
@@tytownsend8219 Check out a lot of Chinese foldable and they are on their second or third version and still have the same app issues. Devs have little incentive to support tablets so we end up with big phone apps that Samsung stretches to fill the screen, which is a tacky solution. It is 100% about the devs.
@richardbuehler3883
Жыл бұрын
Saw the pixel 7a unboxing. Still waiting for the full review.
@cuz129
Жыл бұрын
Pixel fold software puny vs Galaxy fold. It's simply a 1st gen Pixel vs 5th gen Galaxy issue.
@UniversilSoldier
11 ай бұрын
Nice try, and I wanted to love it, but as things are, best to just keep the 7pro for now.
@dookie6734
Жыл бұрын
You have never been a tablet guy right? A lot of your complaints feel like the complaints for Android tablets in general. Rotating into portrait mode helps with phone only apps/websites. It's funny how much a hinge direction effects usage. The inside screen is the same size, but it really feels like Samsung - skinny phone to tablet vs pixel - 1 phone app vs 2 phone apps.
@nickthaskater
Жыл бұрын
Samsung OneUI deals with virtually all of these issues on the Galaxy Tab and the Z Fold.
@andyH_England
Жыл бұрын
@@nickthaskater They do but they are cheap fixes in many cases. For example, stretching out phone apps to fit the display makes them look cheap and nasty with pixelated apps. That is not a good solution. However, Google is releasing a scaling API that will fix this in Android 14, so Google is trying, but devs still need to run that API and I expect that most will not bother, whereas on iPadOS the uptake would be manyfold higher.
@nickthaskater
Жыл бұрын
@@andyH_England I've never had a stretched app look pixelated on my Fold. Feel free to give an actual example I and others can see, because in my experience there's no such thing.
@andyH_England
Жыл бұрын
@@nickthaskater We must use different apps! Just a quick two from the top of my head are Betfair and Racing Post. Most of the very popular social media apps look fine but it is the 95% that stretched, look sad!
@AbdullahBarasheed
Жыл бұрын
I agree 100 % … thank you User experience is bad.. this is the bottom line
@GeekfromYorkshire
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. Same old issue with Android vs Chromebook. Android likes portrait, a wide Android screen wastes space and somethings don't work. After using Android 10-inch tablets for many years, I just gave up and went with Chromebook. Phones for portrait, Chromebook for Landscape. Typed on a Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3 which replaces my Huawei Mediapad M5 10.8 Pro.
@nickthaskater
Жыл бұрын
Landscape works fine on my Z Fold 4. I use it in landscape as much as I do portrait, thanks to Samsung making it work unlike Google.
@JamesDLegan
Жыл бұрын
I am an avid digital reader and use the inner screen with the Galaxy 4 fold. Would this phone be good for reading also?
@jeffreytz
Жыл бұрын
The Kindle app works nicely on it.
@bradavon
Жыл бұрын
Why do all Android tablet reviews show us Instagram 🤦. It's the SAME on iPads for christ sake. It's a Meta thing.
@LiveWireBT
Жыл бұрын
Summary: Worse is better. For now.
@crneuman
Жыл бұрын
Every review for Google Fold always brings up Instagram as an example of an app that doesn't work with the Fold. Instagram makes NO version of their app for tablets. None. Not even the iPad which has been out for 13 years! Stop using it to complain about the Fold.
@marcp4514
Жыл бұрын
Just give me a new pixelbook.
@eduardo-cf1iw
Жыл бұрын
Where is the review of the acer spin 2023 Chromebook
@amitarbune6469
Жыл бұрын
That was a very good, honest review!!! Definitively holding off foldable for now, pixel fold has better hardware over z fold. Going to stick with my s21 ultra which still rocks!!!
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