Pixel 9 Pro Fold vs OnePlus Open vs Galaxy Z Fold 6 Multitasking In Depth Comparison

[@shanecraigtech]

I think the biggest thing I missed is the 4-finger pinch on the Open to zoom out, leaving all 4 apps on screen at once. I've talked about it many times in the past, but I omitted it here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnzJaKuCgcp7a9ksi=5Bh0pSJ44H14Dwzx&t=278

[@fombas2012]

How to change the notification Panel/drawer of OnePlus Open. I don't like the volume bar and the brightness slider there and the music bar as well

[@abuhasnath5880]

only get this kind of dedicated content by Shane 👑

[@mikehunthunt8269]

Why i got the fold 6. Software is ahead of the competition. Fortunately, competition is catching up. I use my fold like crazy

[@SerarEstaifan]

Hi Shane, thanks for the video. Just a little note: I'm an android developer and the tablet layout thing is an application behavior rather than a system behavior. So the application decides whether to go tablet layout or not after the system notify the application of layout changes. For the KZbin example looks like the it is programmed to switch to a tablet layout on a specific DP. Since pixel fold has the slighty wider display, it may have reached that dp limit to switch to tablet layout.

[@nickthaskater]

7:15 Similarly, you can "fling" floating windows off to the edge of the screen on the Z Fold (tap on them to refocus them on screen). I do this quite often in lieu of a proper multitasking taskbar on the Z Fold (I hate minimizing windowed apps to the floating bubble). You can have up to 5 active apps off the edge of the screen in addition to up to 3 apps in split screen all at the same time. Super versatile. Also, if you size a floating window to a "landscape" ratio on the Z Fold it'll toggle that app's tablet UI, including GMail, KZbin, and KZbin Music, even if the device is in portrait orientation. 11:55 Multi-window screen zoom is massively underrated and makes multitasking on the Z Fold that much better.

[@AlanChan012]

The best foldable phone reviewer on KZbin. Also, i only use 2 apps max at the same time. If i need to use 3 or maybe 4, the bottom quick app switch on pixel is good enough for me

[@shanecraigtech]

Thanks!

[@DeniSaputta]

​@@shanecraigtechWhere Huawei Mate XT , Xiaomi fold 4, tecno phantom v fold 2 , honor magic V3,vivo fold x3 pro,oppo find n4.

[@kash7486]

@@shanecraigtech Yes this was legitimately amazing. The amount of reviews that don't have the phones in a single shot to see things like aspect ratio differences let alone mention multitasking is astounding

[@DavideDiBella86]

Personally, I prefer Samsung's multitasking capabilities. However, the feature I love most about Samsung devices, and that I miss on others, is the Goodlock Sound Assistant. This allows me to set different volume levels for each individual app. So, I can play a game while watching KZbin and easily adjust the game's sound to focus on the KZbin video. It's a fantastic feature!"

[@LazyPCRehab]

I'm one of those weirdos that finds the IR Blaster extremely useful, currently still loving my Open. Best speakers of all of the foldables as well.

[@giovanniecordero4655]

Weirdos UNITE! I love that IR blaster, it's super convenient and I also like messing with people at their house with it lmao

[@AyooMurray]

Super facts! I currently can't find my TV remote. But that ir blaster is clutch!

[@barriemoorcroft534]

Great vid. At 12mins in he just sold me on the samsung! The issue I had with the narrower external screen is that running two apps side by side on the inner screen would also be too narrow. Its great knowing that these can be tighter resolution to act like two single normal phones.

[@ponyo_3713]

you can also turn your phone and because the screen is very tall, its gonna be very wide too. if you then open two apps next to each other, they wont be narrow at all.

[@nickthaskater]

@@Maxx134a "That's a bloatware app to shrink your apps so that you need a microscope to see it on that lower resolution screen." - Tell me you've never used it without telling me.

[@DannerBanks]

Top bottom split is critical for me - full screen video on the top and reddit on the bottom. Fold 6 FTW

[@JeffKirvin]

For apps that provide some sort of video feed, I get a lot of mileage out of throwing that up in picture-in-picture mode, which displays just fine over app pairs on the P9PF. Not quite the same as a KZbin floating window, but maybe close enough.

[@shanecraigtech]

Yeah, that's sort of your best option at the moment

[@nickthaskater]

Not a great option if the app doesn't support PIP (or locks it behind a paywall), or you are watching a stream/video in a browser. Floating window is the way to go in those cases.

[@luduende]

Im an architect (unlicensed) thinking of getting the Oneplus Open. Is it worth getting, meaning how well is the inside screen after a while of using it? Any "finger nail" streaks etc? If i do get it, i would like to get the pen as well, because it works. Though, it may have the same effect as finger nails, which is why im wondering how well does the inside screen hold up. Edit: Also, theyre warranty options are confusing. What option would be best?

[@s-rev1ew]

Oneplus would be on another level if they had their own version of dex

[@KamilDevonish]

At this point, Dex is the only thing keeping me from other options. My remote workflow revolves around its consistency. Given the glaring hardware deficit and narrow software gap between Samsung and everyone else, a rock solid desktop experience from Honor, OnePlus, Huawei or Google would have me giving them the $2,000 instead.

[@thoughtsbecomethings_ak7312]

Bro, you should have shown Multitaskikg in cover scren as well. And how many floating windows can be opened on Main Screen

[@DaphneLowe]

Great comparison! You brought up a few things I've never seen mentioned on other reviews.

[@joep9912]

Great video. Getting the Apex edition and not waiting for the new Pixel fold was a good choice for me. I am surprised by how many times I use 3 apps at once during the day. Plus having the ability to have a 4th app open when needed as a floating window was a great surprise. If the OnePlus had wireless charging and the aspect ratio of the Surface Duo, it would be the perfect phone, but it is great as is.

[@heritagebaptistchurch7507]

@joep9912 i loved my OPO. The lack of customer service and repair just scared me off. Enjoy your phone. They are all.great phones

[@JamaltLee]

You can enable full screen when in splitscreen to have more screen space on the z fold 6. The two finger swipe gesture also works from the bottom of the screen and the left side, so you can setup your splitscreen session from whatever side that works best. For triple splitscreen on the z fold 6, it's perfect for certain use cases. The flexibility also helps because you can resize the windows whenever you want and rotate the setup to find a layout that works. Google definitely needs to step up though imo. Oneplus and Samsung are actually making use of this foldable form factor with their software, while the pixel folds have been doing the bare minimum, which is fine for some people, but google literally makes android so they should be leading in some of these core android features imo.

[@jameswashington4984]

💯

[@buenokitty3497]

Nice comp! I use multitask by quickly swiping to accessing apps on the edge feature on samsung so i can hide the bottom toolbar launcher. Also nice to use Reminders as quick note taking and create notifs thru it. Using goodlock 1handed i quick launch a floating window for calculator or music app with a gesture on the left. Double tap home for voice recorder when needed. But mostly i use split window top|bottom split in portrait with some kinda combo of notes, email, browser and of course yt. Bruh. Love the enthusiasm. Keep doin work!

[@Eric.Mercado]

I appreciate you taking the time and effort to go into so much detail comparing the three devices. I've been looking all over KZbin for something like this and yours is by far the best. Thank you very much

[@kovalsky117]

Thanks Shane for this. It’s the most important differentiator for me right now. If google made a little more effort on this front, I could consider their product. Shame the Oneplus isn’t subsidised with any operators in my country too as their UI offers some different approach: having a quickly accessible 3rd app that isn’t on the screen looks very usable.

[@jmoparhemi]

Great video as always. Curious to know what will be in A15 for the Pixel. Hopefully we will get those features

[@michman2]

I LOVE my Pixel 9 Pro Fold. Never looked at the Z Fold, no need to. Z is too small, narrow. One fixable beef on the 9: To increase Blue Tooth range and stability (a common complaint), turn off A2DP in the developer section. A2DP is an extra step in sound processing that isn't missed in my buds. Otherwise, great job.

[@sugadre123]

I just bought z fold 6. After much research I concluded its the best of the three even though there are some things they are holding back which are understandably pissing people off. The real issue is that there are two types of people who buy these phones. The first is some1 who doesnt actually need a super large screen majority of the time but they are buying a fold because its a cool form factor or the hype etc. Those people are really upset about the cameras and more existential stuff because they dont actually need a fold per se. They just really need a phone and multitasking is not that important. I saw a comment on a video where someone said they were upset about the zfold6 screen size because they rarely open the fold so they need the outer screen to be the same as a regular phone. That makes no sense. Buy a tablet in that case no? The second set of persons actually need a device that can do multiple things hence the larger screens. I actually use 3 screens simultaneously for trading and it would be very annoying to keep swiping back and forth as per one plus or only two app as per the pixel fold.. I went to Best buy and tried to do the same things on all three phone and everything is much harder and less intuitive on one plus and pixel fold. The camera works well on all three. I would say more that the camera is the more overhyped and fickle selling point in reality. I cant think of one real life scenario for majority of persons that hinges on whether your picture was taken with a zf6 or pixel or oneplus. They all will look fairly good. That being said all three phones are expensive so they should give us every feature in existence for my money 😂

[@buenokitty3497]

This all day. 100% I bought the fold 6 on major discount after owning a fold 4 and s22U. I found the s22U an amazing phone but the versatility of the fold is no comparison. I'm in the category of consumer that bought the fold6 for the inner screen as main and outer as quick one handed mode. I think of my use case as a more advanced version of using a flip 6: the inner screen is the one to use a good 80% of the time.

[@gazerock455]

That's what I thought, people should do some research to see which device is the best for them.

[@scarottic]

I agree with what you're saying, but honestly there's other factors as well. Like the crease, lack of wireless charging and slow charging speeds, smaller battery than the s24 ultra!? Thickness, no s pen on cover screen ect.. Samsungs software is honestly unmatched in my opinion (I had a Z Fold 5 and switched to a OnePlus Open) but after 6 years of foldables, I'd expect them to be a little more innovative? Samsung seems to be taking a safe route. Nonetheless a fantastic phone and I'll never knock anyone for buying it

[@nickthaskater]

@@scarotticthe Z Fold has always had wireless charging.

[@ksuttonjr76]

3rd group...people who like the convenience of a folding phone.

[@israelramirez0202]

Great video! This made me curious on how far I could push my Honor V Purse in multitasking. I just had 5 apps open at once (for absolutely no other reason than to push the limits): two apps side by side, two floating windows, and youtube in picture-in-picture mode. And wildly enough, they all ran smooth as butter even though the phone has a midrange Snapdragon 778G.

[@ibo_]

do a handwriting comparison and their specific notes apps with the likes of z fold with samsung notes, the huawei xt tri-fold. the oneplus open, the honor magic v3 etc.

[@3dotswow]

This is great, thanks! I just ordered the P9PF. My first fold. We'll see.... :)

[@heritagebaptistchurch7507]

I have had all three phones now, and have kept the Pixel 9 pro fold and the Galaxy 6 fold. I never thought I would say this, but I had to use the Galaxy fold for a month while waiting on the Pixel pro fold, and when I switched, I missed the Galaxy z fold 6. It is so much easier for on hand use, it fits in my pocket so easily, it really is a two phone experience. A small phone and a tablet. I get more use our of the inner screen and it is a great inner screen. I wish the OnePlus open had better support and I could trust OnePlus customer service, but you can not trust them. I miss hold for me and call screening, I also do not understand why Samsung cannot come up with a decent visual voicemail, but overall I have kept my sim in the z fold 6, and as a pixel fan, I am surprised.

[@bigdrews4360]

I have both as well. I bought Z fold 6 at launch. Pre ordered pixel 9 pro fold and have had it for a couple weeks. Just put my sim back in my Z fold 6 and love it. The single hand use is sweet spot for me. Then boom, open it up when I’m sitting. I love it. Pixel 9 pro fold is cool. I thought I wanted bigger front screen but realized that I don’t. I do miss screen call and hold as you said on pixel. I’m getting ready to pack my pixel 9 pro fold back up o send back to Verizon. Z fold 6 for the win 💪🏽🔥

[@nickthaskater]

Z Fold has call screening with Bixby - "Bixby Text Call". You can even type out responses to the caller for Bixby to read back to the caller.

[@bigdrews4360]

@@nickthaskatertrying to figure out how to set it up now. Can’t seem to figure it out

[@nickthaskater]

@@bigdrews4360 should be able to search for "Text Call" in the system settings and then just toggle it "On." If you've done that, is there something else you're struggling with?

[@heritagebaptistchurch7507]

@@nickthaskater where is that found

[@mnflanagan]

Just like to mention something about the Pixel Fold. Don't over look the ability to swipe the bottom bar to switch over to another app or app pair very quickly. I think it is just about at useful or more than the OnePlus open canvas would be. Keep the content coming. Nobody covers the foldables like you do.

[@geeshta]

You can do that on every Android device including OnePlus Open

[@nickthaskater]

I do that all the time on my Z Fold 5.

[@PastorVShaw]

How is Pixel's and ZFold's single swipe ​less finger actions? @@Maxx134a

[@loopymofo]

I am hoping that Android 15 release allows google to fix and add much needed features and updates to the overall usability of the software. I am awaiting that release before I make my final decision on which foldable to buy.

[@tpl2023]

Your foldables review are really damn good man, waiting for the sequel of the one plus open

[@dd-di3mz]

Note that you can have up to 7 apps opened at once on the zfold, maybe something to consider for dex.

[@nickthaskater]

8, actually - 3 in split screen and 5 in floating windows.

[@Cakadookie]

The breakdown and detail is the reason I Subscribed. Thank you!!

[@Kiyoshi_9606]

Love the analysis. Will you be doing the Honor V3, as well? I could send you one if you did a similar analysis (under 30 days).

[@shanecraigtech]

Not currently planned, but perhaps.

[@chriswhitebear9799]

Great round up/ comparison. People shopping will find this very helpful!

[@Danominator]

Always my favorite comparison type of yours, outside of desktop mode testing!

[@greensabr200]

Despite the size of the fold 6, the software and lack of bugs keeps me from jumping to pixel. My experience with the 6 pro and then with the pixel fokeptas kept me terrified of trying google again

[@mariogrifus8020]

hi buddy ive got pixel 9 pro fold and honor V3, the last one you will buy? thank you

[@Speedinginprogress]

Lots of insight. TY

[@grand7m]

Save as app group on OnePlus Open does not work for me. Also the inconsistencies of some apps refusing to shrink/expand is driving me nuts. However, when it works, the Open is far and above the best for me. The Fold 6 always just worked, however it didn't work the way I wanted. Also the narrow form factor and prominent crease in the Fold was something I could not get used to. No regrets switching from Fold to Open.

[@IkesTechTalk]

Great vid as always Shane. While google does have more to add. If they just added floating windows, I'd be set honestly. I don't need 3 apps or open canvas

[@shanecraigtech]

That's basically where I am at as well. One feature away.

[@DaBlackSmokeMonster]

Shane, is there any news on the galaxy fold special edition? I thought the launch date in Korea was today, 25th September but I see nothing online :( you heard anything different?

[@shanecraigtech]

Things have been pretty quiet on that front

[@DaBlackSmokeMonster]

@@shanecraigtech hopefully we hear something soon

[@91Nickson]

Thanks Shane, that helped me pick my next phone.

[@SpecCheckOfficial]

Awesome comparison 👍

[@billseren8391]

This is proving how the surface duo concept just NAILED the multitasking capabilities, and sucks they haven’t continued the lineup.

[@nickthaskater]

The Duo had horrible multitasking capabilities. What are you talking about?

[@Jonvon65]

@@nickthaskater Ok I'm just going to assume that you're a troll and have never used or owned a Duo with a comment like that...

[@nickthaskater]

@@Jonvon65 it could use one app per side. How is that "nailing" multitasking?

[@Jonvon65]

@@nickthaskater Being able to open more than two apps at once isn't the hallmark of good multitasking on a phone. The ease of use while multitasking, It being incredibly easy to navigate, switch apps, and copy info from one app to the other makes it superior to every other implementation of multitasking on foldable phones that I've seen.

[@nickthaskater]

@@Jonvon65 there's nothing special about how Duo handles dragging and dropping etc. If anything it's worse because you have to bridge a physical gap when dragging from one app to another. There's nothing difficult about multitasking on a Z Fold; quite the opposite.

[@Markus56165]

I agree with basically everything you said here. I do think the Open probably has the best multitasking functionality of the 3. Samsung like you said has the most consistency in terms of being able to make basically every app conform to its specific implementation of multitasking. I also generally only need 2 apps to run at a time and also very much agree that Pixel software in general is far too basic and needs more customization and functionality.

[@KrisRogos]

really hope at least floating windows get properly implemented finally There is a time or two every week when havine a mini app would be useful for me.

[@MikoBaiko]

why does your task bar and notification bar not auto hide when 2 apps are open on z fold 6? it does for me and it has much more app space (and just swipe up a little to use the task bar again)

[@weeblewooble2]

Just curious but have any other Pixel 9 pro fold owners have an issue where you clean your inner screen (say with the normal spray like Swoosh and the proper cloth) After you clean it with the screen off you see its totally clean and not a mark on it. Then you close the phone for a while and when you reopen the inner screen parts of it look smudge or milky. Then again you clean the inner screen and it goes away, close it for a while and it comes back. (Nutz)

[@LesssThanAverageJoe]

I think I'll use three apps more often than not as I'm looking to do analysis and trading on-the-go also, also how much of a problem was the Z fold 6's, less capable battery, narrower front screen and more apparent crease for you? I ask because I've been using the galaxy for about the past 10 years and would hate to leave but the oneplus has a few important features that I like and because of that I have been trying to decide between the Fold and the Oneplus for a few days.

[@nickthaskater]

The crease on the Open is definitely better, but aside from a technological marvel point of view, the difference between it and the Z Fold is negligible when in use.

[@LesssThanAverageJoe]

@@nickthaskater Thanks

[@SethKnows]

You might have said something previously, but do you notice a difference between all of them in regards to screen clarity? The Open has a very high PPI, so just wondering if it's noticeable to you. Also, has the crease of your Pixel Fold Pro gotten worse or stayed the same after a bit of use? I like the OnePlus Open for multitasking the most. It's really nice to have a mostly semi-full app experience and 2 smaller apps or 3 full size ones that you can bounce between easily.

[@shanecraigtech]

If you really look hard the Open might look a teeny bit clearer, but it's hard to spot and I might be imagining it lol. Bigger difference in the way the handle color. Crease is the same as it was after maybe a day or so.

[@SethKnows]

@@shanecraigtech Alrighty! Thanks for replying man. I'm really excited for the next iteration of the Open.

[@rahullulay]

Why does the pixel screen look yellow compared to the other 2?

[@geeshta]

You keep affirming for me that the Open was a good purchase. I find the situation with floating windows on the Pixel weird as many non foldable android devices have them. My previous phone (Motorola) has them...

[@nickthaskater]

Floating windows were rolled out in Android 7. The fact that Google hasn't done anything meaningful to improve them (or natively implement them for that matter) on their various tablets and foldables since then is a joke.

[@srsgonu]

When you launch a phone app and google keep app in split screen, make a call from the phone app to take notes when in call, it is going to open a full screen app coming out of split screen mode. This is something very frustrating on my Pixel Fold. I now moved to ZF6 and multitasking is as it should be. I hope it is fixed on Pixel Fold.

[@erickruse4679]

Stylus and hand writing notes is where a foldable distances itself from any other phone for me

[@d1951s]

Shane, you may not wanna answer this, but if you had to pick one phone of the three, which one would you pick?

[@shanecraigtech]

Pixel

[@markwalters5313]

Hi love you channel. I have had all the folding phones out there and have come full circle back to the fold. One thing I want is the ability to get the keyboard automatically in the app draw. Can you help

[@shanecraigtech]

Long press the home screen - launcher settings - app list settings - swipe up to start search.

[@markwalters5313]

@@shanecraigtech amazing thank you so much from the UK!

[@markwalters5313]

Eeck I just tried this and I can't find the settings

[@markwalters5313]

I don't get launcher settings option

[@shanecraigtech]

i guess I should have asked - which Fold? I was talking about the Pixel.

[@KrahsThe]

This was good overview for me, and is actually giving me some pause before buying the Pixel. I really like some of the OnePlus shrinking that you showed. Looks useful to me.

[@tal_ent8392]

Multitasking on my P9PF works well for me. Today, I had Google Messages in a Bubble, RealCalc in a FreeForm floating window, 2 apps in Split View and a KZbin video in PIP - all running at the same time😂

[@hilmyakatsuki1665]

Can you launch freeform windows without desktop mode?

[@nickthaskater]

Assuming you've enabled freeform windows in Developer Options?

[@tal_ent8392]

@@Maxx134a I said it is working fine FOR ME. If it doesn’t meet your needs, buy something else.

[@tal_ent8392]

@@nickthaskater Correct.

[@hilmyakatsuki1665]

@@Maxx134a what? Definite multi-tasking. Multi window vs multi-tasking is different. Pixel fold already has multiple windows just like Samsung but you need to enable the dev option.

[@connorburke5761]

The oneplus open would be an absolute no-brainer for me if it wasn't for the software look. I really like AODs that stay in place like the Fold 6 and the Pixel Fold. Having it drift around like that and not have a proper animation to the lock screen is a deal breaker for me its just such a large part of the user experience that I see all day every day and it drove me crazy on my S23 Ultra. If you know of any fixed-aod or wallpaper-aod features on the Oneplus Open that no one has addressed (I haven't actually used one, but based on other OnePlus phones I don't think that exists) please let me know and I will go out and buy one. Or maybe the 2 when that comes out.

[@porscheoscar]

I went with fold 6 because of trade in deals. Samsung just had a sale that brought the fold 6 to $850 even trading in a 3 years old Fold 3. Also, I've owned so many Note phones with Sony like build quality and my Fold 3 was a tank for 3 years. Ditto for my other Samsung devices. You're getting brand reliability. I'm not really familiar with OndPlus build quality or warranty experience. Samsung gives you full protection insurance for $13 which is cheaper than my old T molehill plan. And of course Dex all day. I use that daily. However mostly with my Ultra 10 tablet which I traded in for using my Ultra Tab 8. I basically lost no money on either the phone or the tablet after 2 years of use. Nobody beats Samsung on trade in deals. Which is make or break for $2k folding phones. Also, 7 years of upgrades is a stand out. As far as Pixel I never really gave them a shot because they're expensive compared to Samsung deals and the not supporting SD cards was a deal breaker given how much those prices came down for 1 TB fast storage. It was great for storing offline content. I don't travel as much now so maybe not as big a plus. However given that you get no extra money trading in a 256GB vs 1 TB phone or tablet I'm guessing its all profit for phone manufacturers now UFS or not. Things I'm not happy about... no upgrade on battery capacity.. ALL premium Galaxy phones should have minimum Ultra 24 size batteries. Anything less than 6k mAh is a downgrade. Second thing I'm not digging is the tall aspect ratio. I'm having to play with the display resolution in the KZbin app so that the shorts videos are chopped off at the top. But that means shrinking the sides of the KZbin app when watching regular videos that aren't KZbin shorts. Basically you cant go full screen. And turning the phone sideways to landscape locks the phone into this weird position where you cant swipe back to the KZbin home screen. You have to stay in portrait mode to be able to use the swipe back or even the back button. This did not happen with my Fold 3 resolution. And lastly this battery overheats frequently. It's very sensitive to what type of USB cable or USB charger you're plugging into. I'm having to check the charging speed and temps on all of my chargers because the phone overheats sometimes with certain combinations. Some combinations don't deliver fast charge. The most reliable seemed to be sticking with the official USB cable and an Anker GAN prime charger.

[@Sedp23]

Good video as always thank you

[@DavidHyman031]

I also use the pip video player while also using two apps, personally that works great for me

[@Cincere1513]

Another great video Shane. I feel like Google is trying too hard to compete with Apple when it comes to software and experience,instead of competing with other Android devices.

[@Butter_Ballerina]

Will the devices behave the same way as the surface duo if you install Microsoft launcher into each one?

[@nickthaskater]

Can't speak for the Pixel or the Open, but it does not on the Z Fold.

[@shanecraigtech]

They will not

[@dorothy135]

The black friday deals, convinced me to order the oneplus open. I grabbed one on Amazon because I wasn't a 100% convinced enough to trade in my s twenty four ultra. I'm hoping to ultimately upgrade to the OnePlus open version 2. If it really knocks it out of the park and makes a big difference. I just got to the point where I was tired of thinking about wanting a fold and samsung just isn't there in enough time. The FC version they put out was a big improvement, but still the OnePlus charging the use of the stylus on the front and inner screen with the oppo. Pen, they're just is enough there that I think I can adjust. I want to thank you for all your videos. They've been very helpful in my little journey 😂

[@bad65dad]

I love way KZbin looks when you fold it on the table on the Pixel.

[@rokko_fable]

do any of them have video out?

[@shanecraigtech]

All of them

[@rokko_fable]

@@shanecraigtech thank you!

[@Speedinginprogress]

I use 3 apps open very often.... it's a must OnePlu open example: Excel, banking app, and calc

[@AlexanderLong]

have been using Fold 4 for the over two years now, and an unfornate event happened, so I am consider to get a new foldable, (Once got on the foldable ship, it is hadrd to get off), some of the cool gesture on the onePlus. I am acutally using 3-4 apps the same time a lot, especially I don't pay for youtube premium, so to keep the youtube going, I have to have the video on top. Or taking notes while on zoom/MS Team, while check details on doc/email Both Google or Oneplus' lack of Dex or similar solution of desktop mode on display is a big NO for me. I know there are 3rd party solutions, like taskbar, I have try that, it is just not as good. Besides, at least at this moment, I would not consider One Plus. As Canadian Carriers are terrible in allowing non-official phones to function fully on their network, even some basic functions, lots of those Chinese phones would not be able to connect VoLTE/Wifi Calling, phone calls/text would fall back to 3g HSPA network. Anyway, I would say, choose what fits you, as Shane has mention, everyone has different needs and preference.

[@hilmyakatsuki1665]

I thought pixel has desktop mode with freeform windows where you can launch four apps together and also desktop mode through external display. Isn't a feature on phones? Maybe with android 15 I will get that. Btw, I do think OnePlus open canvas is a good feature beside freeform windows because you can launch multiple apps together in phone/tablet view and drag two into viewable screen like a glass window 🪟. Although for long time I don't think people would love to use it. Maybe once a while to do some work? Ipad OS pop up is also noce where you can stack multiple apps in a small third window and scroll through them easily. Maybe google can fix that with desktop mode with 4 apps stacked so user can switch between them just like iOS. With multiple separate stacks so that users can have a virtual desktop with as many stack groups they want. This way the user can just use dual apps or full screen apps in most of the time while use multiple windows for the work or when things need to be done.

[@nickthaskater]

The desktop mode you describe is currently only in the Android 15 beta for the Pixel Tablet. It's not available on the Pixel 9 Fold (yet).

[@hilmyakatsuki1665]

@@nickthaskater no freeform windows should also work with desktop mode I mean with normal apps like on Samsung

[@nickthaskater]

@@hilmyakatsuki1665 as Shane said at 6:35, you can enable freeform windows on the Pixel in Developer Options, but it's not a fully fledged feature on the Pixel and does not behave very well. It's not comparable to the Open, let alone the Z Fold.

[@tonymontana24596]

You can have floating windows in pixel. You need to enable freeform in dev options.

[@shanecraigtech]

6:30

[@nickthaskater]

He literally said that in the video. The issue is that it's not a "stable" feature and doesn't work nearly as well as it does on the Z Fold or Open. Hilarious considering freeform windows were rolled out way back in Android 7.

[@ponyo_3713]

also cant forget about the spen with the zfold6😊

[@marknewman3360]

I think features that are desirable "on paper", are seldom used or not convenient

[@wtwo5569]

Have I missed something, I don't have an option for that Google home widget on my Samsung or Google but it's perfect

[@shanecraigtech]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5qzmKJ5fceKb7s

[@wtwo5569]

NVM

[@GamerLCD]

One thing that drove me nuts when I had the 9ProFold before I returned it, was the tablet view for KZbin. I much preferred the phone layout of the Fold6 with the video stretched out. Unfortunately KZbin removed the theater mode so you can’t even resize it unless you want full-screen mode which not what you want most of the time. Unfortunate.

[@MrSeanc006]

one plus open hands down!

[@philippetyan]

on the oneplus open any way to be able to shrink all apps? as you said, some wont shrink, its a bit annoying

[@shanecraigtech]

There's an option in dev options that helps. I've got a video on it somewhere lol

[@philippetyan]

@@shanecraigtech but that's the thing! in dev options i turned it on tbut still, not all apps resize...

[@edwinsr1908]

Thanks for the video Shane. I appreciate that Google now has the ability to save 2 apps. The only 2 apps I run at the same time are maps and a messaging app. Take care everybody and enjoy your Pixel 9 pro fold 😊😊😊

[@martinvargasortuno2096]

play Pokemon Go on them, for a short. In the market for my first foldable

[@danike8941]

you can also pinch with 4 fingers to see all 3 apps or 2 expanded apps at the same time on the oneplus open

[@shanecraigtech]

Yep! Good call! One of many things I probably forgot about lol.

[@tvfvrix]

Pixel fold for most stable foldable phone, everything just works, call screening for spam call alone made me switch plus the camera processing rivals iPhones. Point and shoot for great pics

[@BSingh-on4qr]

This is the real comparison. Infinite camera comparisons by others is pointless

[@jwwebnaut7045]

Using the calculator in a floating window is super handy, as well.

[@MdRashid.Shahin]

Multitasking OnePlus better camera Ai feature quality fold 6 better

[@Jonvon65]

Soooooo the new Pixel Fold gets app pairs but first gen Fold doesn't get app pairs?

[@shanecraigtech]

Should be this month.

[@Jonvon65]

@@shanecraigtech I really hope so, it's been a very long wait.

[@wakanda4eva]

The one+ multitasking is the best one. I wish Google did it like that. Personally I dnt care about 3 apps if it looks like the z fold multitasking and long as KZbin shows up as a floating window with 2 other apps open, I'm food with that on the pixel fold.

[@NYKnickas]

You can unpin the Taskbar on Samsung too by long pressing on the far left of the bar.

[@jamiehunter3567]

I am very biased having the open but all 3 have their plus points but i genuinely do prefer oneplus open multitasking all round 👍

[@deathdoor]

Have a soft spot for the Open, but seeing them side by side like this... IMO the Fold has the "best" aspect ratio. You can never have everything.

[@jahfeel59]

Why is there not a third party software to improve multitasking on the pixel? That's always been the benefit of Android, you can adjust things to your liking.

[@nickthaskater]

There is. There are at least a couple of options, such as Taskbar and Smart Dock. The issue is that neither will be as good as a natively optimized UI like on the Z Fold or Open.

[@Mizzoumike000]

While I don't prefer Samsung's form it's crazy how Samsung has had the best multitasking since forever even before foldables. I feel like pop up has been available since I had the first note .

[@dmytro_dd]

P9PF also has like "Dex" mode, just enable it in dev menu

[@shanecraigtech]

It's not currently comparable at all

[@dmytro_dd]

@@shanecraigtech of course but it is more then a screen mirroring though

[@DeniSaputta]

Where Huawei Mate XT , Xiaomi fold 4, tecno phantom v fold 2 , honor magic V3,vivo fold x3 pro,oppo find n4.

[@josue85]

I do miss Samsung Dex dearly, but not enough to leave my OnePlus Open. I can't deal with the narrowness of the Fold.

[@jebaker2]

I could be wrong but I’d be willing to bet 99.9% of the multitasking on a foldable is just 2 apps in split screen - even on foldables that offer more options.

[@shanecraigtech]

At Google I/O, they said 47% of Pixel Fold users use splitscreen. The number of people using 3 apps frequently is vanishingly small.

[@randomspecific]

I'm loving my Galaxy Fold 6 right now but I really love the multitasking of the OnePlus Open. That two finger swipe down 🔥

[@mondyst2430]

Z fold all the way

[@donniethesportsguy893]

The one plus is probably the best but I still prefer the galaxy multi tasking probably because I’m use to it

[@stevecoleman2869]

My honor magic v3 crushes all 3 of these devices in every way hands down 👌

[@JustCreateYou]

Once google updates their device it will get better with software and multitasking .

[@Jonvon65]

That's what I heard about the first Pixel Fold. A year and 3 months later, I'm still waiting....

[@JustCreateYou]

@@Jonvon65 well they kinda flopped the 1st one I believe this pixel they will make sure to optimize it and make it better .

[@Jonvon65]

@@JustCreateYou If they flopped the first one, which also costed $1800 btw, what makes you think they won't flop this one?

[@JustCreateYou]

@@Jonvon65 honestly we can only wait and see . No use speculating or assuming that it will be the same as before .