My 2 year old Fold is SO MUCH worse... - Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6

Elijah has been daily driving a Galaxy Z Fold 4 and its hinge has struggled to withstand the test of time. How will the brand new Z Fold 6 compare to his well-worn daily driver? Elijah checks out the Fold 6 to see if Samsung has added enough new features to entice him to upgrade.

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Unboxing
0:42 First impressions
2:02 Exterior comparison to Fold4
2:26 Sponsor
3:49 Screen impressions
4:56 Speaker test
5:58 Gaming
7:56 Galaxy AI Notes app
10:29 Conclusion and pricing
11:29 Credits

[mirage]

"I passionately hate camera bumps."

I get it buddy. That little wobble when you lay it flat is just annoying to me. Just gimme a slightly thicker phone with a bigger battery. It's one of my reasons for a always using a case that makes sure that my phone can lay flat.

[Zayfod]

If the phone was thick enough to not have a giant camera bulge, it could have had enough room in the chassis for the stylus,
and a headphone jack,
and expandable storage.

[callumery]

Wait- linus didn't review the fold?

[austin_andrade]

The fold 4 should have had a recall. I have the 3 and mine goes basically flat still while my step father has the 4 and looks exactly like yours. INSANE.

[jayg]

The biggest holdup I have with getting a Galaxy Fold(or folding phone in general) is seen pretty easily in this video. It's not how nice the Fold 6 is, it's what the Fold 4 looks like after 2 years. The bubbling up on Fold screens, micro cracks, hinge not opening all the way, etc. - it's not quite at the level of reliability I would be comfortable with. It's a real shame too because every time I see the Fold I love it. If it was a reliable mobile phone, I would immediately pick one up. Maybe they are getting there with reliability, but I would like to see how the current generation Fold's fare over the next couple years.

[bhanwarlal]

Fold 4 is the most broken samsung fold ever. I myself have had 2 fold 4 bend halfway on me. On the other hand fold 5 have aged so nicely for so many people. You can't even find a single fold 5 that doesn't open flat online. Fold 4 had some issues with it bristles that got stuck in hinge and lead to it not opening fully. But since fold 5 those issues have been resolved entirely and they are lasting way longer than the previous.

[theproffessional]

For a second there I thought that the title said "my 2-year-old Ford is so much worse" but then I looked at the thumbnail and thought "There's no way that he is comparing a car to a phone." I HAD to look at the title again xD

[johnestan]

Fold 4s not opening all the way is a very common issue. I happened to mine 1 year in. I've switched to the OnePlus open and I'm loving the wider cover screen.

[RED]

You 100% have to get good insurance for folding phones. Replaced my fold 4 and 5 multiple times because the hinge wouldn't fold flat anymore, only cost me $100 to get new ones

[danielburleson]

11:15 I don't know if you forgot what year it is, but you're not buying a car for less than $2, 000 if you want it to run

[kasakka]

I completely agree about the camera bump. Just make it thicker with a bigger battery. Thicker doesn't matter in actual use at all.

[Billy_The_Frog]

0:57 as much as i hate camera bumps too, i think people will criticize the thickness of the phone if they made it that thick. Especially once you fold it up

[famitory]

elijah is right about camera bumps. the thing is gonna be shoved in a thick ol case anyway, might as well get some extra battery out of it.

[Matrix_TM.]

How funny is it that as soon as I clicked the video an actual ad advertising the z fold 6 actually played 😂😂😂
3:15 did Elijah just say dad🤔 or is it just a joke😂

[dromeosaur]

Ok, Elijah is the best host barring Linus himself, and even then the competition is there.

[epsilon]

I just cant get over the price increase for such minimal improvement. Especially when the compition have similar spec devices for a fraction of the cost

[PaulLemars]

Elijah opening his current 18-month-old phone is all the reason you need to not buy a Fold.

[xjmdm]

1:57 that very quick and unassuming "nice"

[LanceMcCarthy]

I literally did the same thing, transferred my Fold 4 to my new Fold 6. What a difference.... But I also updated my Watch 4 to a Watch 7 and HOLY CRAP that was a generational perf boost

[BSGSV]

0:05 So a $2000 phone only lasts 2 years. Nice. My 5 year old S20 Ultra is still doing fine after almost 5 years, and I will be keeping it a while longer.