What I learned after using "Galaxy Z Fold3 5G" for about 3 months Will foldable take root? : Junya Ishino's Mobile Eye (1/3 page)

It's been half a year since Samsung Electronics announced the "Galaxy Z Fold3 5G." Samsung has defined foldable smartphones as "a new standard for mobiles," but as its plan suggests, it is said to have recorded the highest global sales in the series. According to the announcement at the end of 2021, the total sales volume including the vertically folded "Galaxy Z Flip3 5G" exceeded that in 2020 in one month after its release.

Compared to the Galaxy Note series and Galaxy S series, it is said that the number of transfers from products of other brands has increased, and it can be seen that foldable smartphones are becoming the "face" of the company. It can be said that one of the reasons for the victory is that the price was reduced while supporting the waterproofing that was lacking in the previous series. As a topic unique to Japan, it corresponds to the first Osaifu-Keitai in the series. It has also been released by DoCoMo, expanding its sales channels.

I'm one of the users who bought the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G. I got the docomo version on the release date and have been using it as the main terminal for over 3 months with "S Pen Pro" which enables handwriting similar to Galaxy Note. Will foldable smartphones take root as a "new standard" as Samsung aims? I would like to explain the charm of this model that I found after continuing to use it.

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A tablet that fits in your pocket, the biggest attraction is the expansion of usage scenes

You can carry a large display close to a tablet in your pocket-the appeal of the Galaxy Z Fold series can be summarized in this one word. When you sit in a seat on a train or cafe, you can quickly take it out of your pocket and open it to open a large 7.6-inch screen in front of you, which is a feature that neither smartphones nor tablets have. A smartphone is sufficient for portability, and a tablet is sufficient for a large screen, but the only device that has both is a foldable smartphone.

When closed, it looks like an elongated smartphone and can be carried in your pocket.

That's the same with the first Galaxy Fold and the second Galaxy Z Fold2 5G, but the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G has been refined to its basics. From the viewpoint of portability, it is important that the weight is light and compact. The weight of the main body is 272 g, which is heavy for a smartphone, but it is about 10 g lighter than its predecessor. For straight-type smartphones, Apple's "iPhone 13 Pro Max" weighs 238g, and the difference is gradually closing.

The thickest part when closed has also changed from 16.8 mm to 16 mm, making it easier to fit in your pocket. When I put it in my butt pocket, I felt a heavy weight, but I didn't really care about the thick pants for autumn and winter. Foldable smartphones, which you put in your pocket while folded, are likely to have a higher risk of damage than regular smartphones, but so far, neither the main display nor the sub-display seems to crack. The Galaxy Z Fold3 5G is also more durable, giving you more peace of mind when carrying it.

Although it is a little, it is also being made thinner.When folded, the thickest part of the hinge is 16mm, but it fits in the pants pocket.

What is good about a large display is that the amount of information that can fit on one screen increases. The following is the PC version of the top page of ITmedia Mobile. New articles and access rankings can be listed, and each character is easy to read. If you display the same page on a straight smartphone, this is not the case. If you try to fit it on one screen, the characters will be small and difficult to read, and if you enlarge it, the information will not fit on one screen.

The PC version of ITmedia Mobile was displayed on the main display. A screen that displays the same page with "Pixel 6 Pro" that allows you to read even the smallest details while the amount of information on one screen is large . Characters are smaller than Galaxy Z Fold3 5G

For websites, you can switch to a layout that is optimized for the display ratio of your smartphone, but many ebooks don't. The 7.6-inch main display comes alive when displaying such content. Even in large magazines, if it is a single page display, you can read the characters without changing the scale, and if it is a comic, you can enjoy the spread display with the terminal sideways. These features are more like tablets.

Although it is difficult to read the captions of magazines, many comics that can be read without enlarging the text can be displayed in a two-page spread when laid down.Since the aspect ratio is close to the spread of a book, the picture spreads to fill the screen.

In fact, after switching to the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G, the range of services and apps used has expanded. The above ebook is an example. Opportunities to remotely connect to a PC and display Office data sent by e-mail as it is are increasing more than before. It can be said that the usage of smartphones has changed in terms of both business and private life. By making it easier to carry, the value of the large screen has increased, which is an impression.

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