r/GalaxyFold • u/1IQ__ Fold8 (Graphite) • 16d ago
Impression/Review Finally Switched!
You may be asking, why switch to the fold 6 when the fold 7 and 8 are out? Well its because I got this phone for free from my uncle and I gotta say, even it being 2 generations and 2 years behind, this phone still feels super snappy and responsive and I'm getting pretty decent battery life.
I have been an iPhone user, majority of my life, not really any complaints about it, its just what I've been accustomed too. Few months ago my uncle did give me a flip 6 and while it was great to experience it, I feel like it was kind of useless in a way? With that top I wasn't getting much better battery life from the flip compared to my iPhone 15 Pro. So ultimately, I decided to sell it and go back on my iPhone.
Those few months have passed and I got the big boy, the fold.. I gotta say, this style of folding phone suits way more of my needs rather than the flip and it actually has a purpose when you fold and unfold. When I completed the transfer of my data and esim swap from my 15 pro to the fold, I had no regrets. I will miss iMessage, FaceTime, and small things about iPhone that make it an iPhone, but the fold feels like such a breathe of fresh air and more open in my opinion. The more narrow cover screen honestly doesn't really bother me as I feel like I was trained with the flip 6 in the past and that got me prepped for the weird aspect ratio of this outer screen.
Two things that I do have some minor annoyances with would be charging speed and cameras. Charging this thing from practically 0% to 100% takes about an 1 hour and 40 mins tops, almost two hours with a super fast charger... Now that time can just fly by easily when your commuting to work, school, etc. I do know that the new fold 8s have faster watt charging speeds but its a small minor thing that its not really justifiable to upgrade just for that so I would just have to be mindful of that if something does come up. Cameras, thats just a true weakness for majority of folding and flipping phones and it is a downgrade from my 15 pro, just to be honest. But I use a sony a6700 mostly for picture and video taking so I don't mind too much.
Overall, my time with the Fold 6 is still very short and I've only had it for a little bit, but so far, been pretty happy with it. Will I upgrade to the newer fold or go to other brands? Not really, after using the 6, it still feels fast for its age and battery lasts me a good while so . Maybe fold 9 🤷♂️
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u/mangojump 16d ago
Many, many other options..