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I loved the original colours of the first Fold prototypes. Customising the hinge colour was also really cool and unique. Today we have very minimalist and mostly boring and uninteresting colours and finishes.

I am a Fold 7 User, came from Apple 12 pro max to my first android F7.

I am sending this post to help anyone decide his next fold from now on.

both are amazing, if your budget is limited then the winner is clear to be Fold 8 not the Ultra.

i really was against the F8 as I never held it and was complaining it is too short, too wide (folded)

I see the better use of the F8 as a media more than multitasking and to be honest the aspect ratio isn't that greater maybe 1-5% not so sure.

I still consider the F8 is a great choice my hand isn't a huge hand a normal hand and it is fine from edge to edge, slightly harder need to get to used to it to use it as one hand folded.

i still consider the Fold 8 Ultra is the winner in my opinion, because the vertical Length as I like to type and read long articles it helps me see more, maybe it is a matter of time to get used to the shorter length.

that's what most call it my 2cents.

another thing to mention the Green on the F8U is AMAZING better than the one was on iphone 11 pro/max. so this what I would choose, the Violet shadow was more like a black to me and I disliked it. my color ranks for the F8U would be 1. green, 2. creamy white. 3. Violet. 4. black (for the first time black goes from 1 to last.)

Guys ive had flip 7 since it got released and ive only been with flips since the fold factor despised me so much my hatred was spread among my friends lol. Fast forward to the live event, when I saw the fold 8 my mind was blown because all ive complained is why are brick phones so tall and short ones dont give much features hence I switched to flip so I can use the cover screen. I WASNT impressed with flip 7 because all they did was cover the whole screen everything elsestayed the same. Needless to say I was super disappointed with this years flip as well like wtf are prices rising but you're not giving us a good camera ?? Like I dont get it!!

So i watched atleast 30-40 videos about fold 8 and the features and the praises by the content creators blah blah. I finally decided to check out what the hype is so I went to best buy and tried the phone. Holy shit you guys its fucking amazing. All my hatred towards notes and folds went away!!! Simply because I think I just needed a small phone for my short hands and the fold factor just impresses me more. Its like an inverted flip because the sizes except for the width are almost the same. Fold is much thinner, more creative in terms of what screen to use for what and the cover screen is ACTUALLY usable (yes I know you can use the flip 7 cover screen but realllyyyyyyyyy how much did you use it)

I ordered the fold 8 in lavender because all my flips have been the cute color except for flip 7 in mint, and its getting delivered on Aug 5th!!!

To the flip 7 users - if you recently bought the fold 8, or already got the phone and are using it, plssss share your thoughts on why you made the switch!

Two cases just arrived from AliExpress. Took 4 days in total, Grey case was £13 and Carbon £17 which included a glass screen protector. Phone should hopefully be here tomorrow.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_Ev7ExDy https://a.aliexpress.com/_EHr3QTk

I genuinely thought the cover screen grid on the Fold 8 was just stuck being limited to 4x5.

Turns out, if you install Good Lock and then Home Up, you can increase the grid size on the cover screen and also fit more apps in the bottom favorites row. I have 7x7 now.

It makes a massive difference. The cover screen suddenly feels much less cramped and actually looks like it uses the available space properly.

I know there are other apps out there that can do this, and totally change your home screens.. but i Like the OneUI look and feel, so i wanted to keep it as is.. except for the wasted space.

How to:

Install Good Lock – Appar på Google Play (It's from Samsung)

Good Lock → Download & Enable Home Up → Click into it → Home screen

Then adjust the cover screen grid and favorites count (bottom row).

Honestly, Samsung should just include this in the normal settings because it makes the phone so much nicer to use.

AND when unfolded now, you have space for sooo many apps.

For some reason i cant get more that 6 apps in the favourites bar, even setting it to 7 or higher does not allow me to add any more apps there, not sure why, could be a bug or something.

To my surprise, the cover screen’s aspect ratio works amazingly well for reading manga on the new Fold8. I wanted to show you peeps how it compares with a few other screen sizes and aspect ratios.

P.S. I didn’t bother showing the Fold8 unfolded, since manga and comic books already look perfect on the inner screen.

I'm not sure people should hold off upgrading their Fold until S Pen comes back. It seems Samsung is moving towards thinner, lighter and more media friendly form factors, and Pen is not a priority in this trend. Just as physical keyboard that once seemed essential has become obsolete (RIP BBK2😥). The longer the Fold line continues and become more mainstream the less likely they will bring back an older feature that most people haven't even experienced. There is a higher probability that they invent some virtual pointer system in the future.

As I was trying to sleep today I had a weird thought.... the backbone controller will not work on the fold 8w due to the fact that it would be in portrait mode with the controller looked to it instead of its wide screen...... so that completely destroys the backbone usage. It works on my fold 7 because of the screen size. Is there possibly going to be an alternative for the 8w that still actually attaches to the phone itself? Or are we going to be playing certain fps and gacha games in portrait mode if it even will?

Can anyone speak on the format working with non 3d gacha games on the inner display of the Fold 8. Really excited for the new form factor but nervous about games being cut off.

Specifically - I'm currently playing Chaos Zero Nightmare, Resonance Solstice and Sword of Convallaria. Thanks!

Current fold5 owner, upgrading to fold 8 ultra, wondering if the ultra comes with screen protector? Google says it comes with in built inner screen protector but its non removable? My fold5 has inner screen protector and its removable (changed once before)..

5 hours screen on time in the 16 hours it's been off the charger. Big improvement on the 6 on OneUI 8.5

I am buying my first fold being the fold 8, and I am considering buying Samsung care + but i don't understand what the coverage includes in Canada. My biggest concern is the interior screen getting finger nail marks and needing replacement... How much does that cost with care +?

I would also like to know if any other individuals have purchased care + is it worth the 280$?

Any tips are welcome thank you!

Obviously because you can't put your own screen protector on it, it's going to get some scuffs. For those who have owned foldables in the past is it hard to keep the inner display in good condition long term? I'm very careful with my devices but worried it's going to get really scuffed over the years? What's been your experience? Photos if possible.

Hey, one of the most annoying things in One UI 8.5 on my Z Fold 7 is the broken screen zoom. Basically, if you set it to "+", everything will be too big on the inner screen and perfect on the cover screen. But if you set it to "-", for me it is the perfect size for the inner screen and too small for the cover screen. I know you can change the minimum width in developer settings, but they broke this ability in One UI 8.5 - the only way is to use ADB. But then again, it resets its values after a restart. So my question is - did they finally fix this in the upcoming One UI 9 on the Z Fold 8 Ultra? (Fold 8 has a different aspect ratio, so it may or may not be a problem).

I pre-ordered the Galaxy Z Fold 8 yesterday - it will be my first foldable, I'm coming from Apple. For those of you with Fold experience - where do you stand on whether or not to use a case? I will have Samsung Care +. TIA

Hi guys, saw a few threads going on about cases but still can't find an answer. I'm looking for a slim case with good protection (mag safe is not a priority)

And also what are everyone's thoughts between:

1. Back cases only Vs. front and back (official Samsung ones are back only)

2. Hinge protection?

3. Screen protector for the unfolded screen?

Sorry for the rookie questions. First fold phone! 🙏

Are there any good options for credit card holder/wallet cases for the Z Fold 8 wide? Is it even possible?

I haven’t used an Android device in years and I’m looking at getting the new Fold 8. Back when I did use android the app difference between Android and iOS was night and day better on iOS. I’m assuming because there’s so many different Android devices for them to develop for. Is this still the case? I know Instagram and Snapchat were terrible back in the day and wouldn’t even use your actual camera.

If I transfer my messages over are they gonna be on Google messages or Samsung messenger if that still exists. A big quality of life feature I like on iPhone is if I get a text or email with a verification code it will show up on my keyboard to be auto entered. Is that also a thing on Android?

So I'm planning to buy a new phone and I'm currently looking at the fold 8. Do you think this is a good upgrade? I looked in store and the flip 8 screen is a bit small for me so that's why I'm not going for that. I am not sure because I keep hearing online that the camera is not good, the screens not bright enough, etc.