Good to know!!
*** Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Thread (it can fold and everything) ***
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Well I actually use the 3 apps open all the time when I am driving i have maps/Spotify/phone open, can't do that on the pixel, also things like share large files instantly uploads and gives a linknthat expires after x amount of time. Also the Bixby routines is far more powerful and in depth than the google equivalent, I set it up for location based automation when I arrive to different work places trigures seceral thing then when I leave it puts them all back
Also forgot to mention the overall feel of the fold 5 is much much more premium feeling especially opening and closing it, the hinge on the fold 5 feels so refined now
Had to put my Z Fold 4 in for repair today as the hinge suddenly stopped opening all the way.
Not long got it back off Samsung and they've pretty much given me a totally new d3vice. Nothing else was wrong put its a full new chassis, new front screen integral folding screen and new battery
On their notes it states the touch screen was faulty when they tested it but definable was nothing wrong. However it has a new IMEI number but all my data was still on it. So it seems like they just put the main board in the new chassis.
Very odd. Not complaining though.
Not long got it back off Samsung and they've pretty much given me a totally new d3vice. Nothing else was wrong put its a full new chassis, new front screen integral folding screen and new battery
On their notes it states the touch screen was faulty when they tested it but definable was nothing wrong. However it has a new IMEI number but all my data was still on it. So it seems like they just put the main board in the new chassis.
Very odd. Not complaining though.
Had to put my Z Fold 4 in for repair today as the hinge suddenly stopped opening all the way.
Not long got it back off Samsung and they've pretty much given me a totally new d3vice. Nothing else was wrong put its a full new chassis, new front screen integral folding screen and new battery
On their notes it states the touch screen was faulty when they tested it but definable was nothing wrong. However it has a new IMEI number but all my data was still on it. So it seems like they just put the main board in the new chassis.
Very odd. Not complaining though.
How long did it take?
About 3.5 hours. I'm guessing that they damaged the screens when dismantling the phone and while apart they decided just to put the main board into a new chassis and assemble a totally new device.
Ah, did you drop it to a local Samsung store? I thought you sent it away.
O2 would have sent it away, but the EE store across the street has an official Samsung repair centre in it so took it in there with proof of purchase.
Soldato
I don't think they did damage the screen, from what I can tell, the shell, hinge and screen is one whole part - i.e. they'll replace the whole lot if one of those things is broken.
When I dropped a small metal thumb drive on the inner screen of my Fold 2, DPD picked it up and Samsung repaired it free of charge - I don't know why, I told them on the phone I had accidentally damaged the screen.
The phone came back with a list of replaced part numbers. When I Googled the part numbers, it shows the screen comes attached to the two sides.
When I dropped a small metal thumb drive on the inner screen of my Fold 2, DPD picked it up and Samsung repaired it free of charge - I don't know why, I told them on the phone I had accidentally damaged the screen.
The phone came back with a list of replaced part numbers. When I Googled the part numbers, it shows the screen comes attached to the two sides.
Soldato
Yup, I'm confident that's the case. They replaced the battery on mine too, based on the code of parts they replaced which was strange as the phone was probably a month old maximum when I damaged the screen.
I always buy sim free. Never will I pay on contract, as it costs way more.
I'm certainly not paying more on my contract. The SIM plan and phone cost are separate and for the device you literally are paying the full device cost spread over 3 years and the plan is about equal with their SIM only plan.
To be honest after 14 months with the fold 4 I don't even notice the crease at all now.
Just like with notches and hole punches, they all fade away
It grows on you though. I new it was there when I bought the phone, but I don't even see it anymore.
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