Blackview Hero 10 review: Should you buy a $400 foldable?

[@StevealiciousTech]

More affordable foldables are getting there!

[@violetskydiver7684]

Even if "budget" foldables like these aren't actually very good yet, it's a great sign that foldable tech is getting so affordable

[@StevealiciousTech]

Yep, definitely a good thing overall!

[@Rgl313]

I'm impressed that Blackview is going to give 3yrs of support for this device!

[@StevealiciousTech]

Definitely! Nice to see.

[@The93Momo93]

I actually like the small outer display, the other foldables with comically big ones completely negate the purpose of the clam shell, it's primarily for protection of the main screen and I would hate to baby the outer screen

[@tiadeshe]

i agree!! i also like the idea of closing the phone and having that finality and disconnect. the massive screens just seem like such a stress factor, especially knowing how easy it would be to break.

[@Friday_V7]

Can't wait for the long term review on this bad boy 😁 My Thinkphone is still doing great! The camera I've noticed is total garbage however. But other than that I'm happy

[@jrdn888]

Same thing here I love the speed of my thinkphone but the camera is definitely garbage

[@katinasoutherland7693]

I’m glad to see the tech is getting cheaper that processor in my opinion was a waste. It’s not gonna last the support TiMe I don’t know why they put that in there. If it were my money, I would buy the Z Flip 4 on eBay for 300.00 bucks in mint condition with a 1 year limited warranty since you’ll have to give cash for either since neither are in carriers.

[@tip00former1]

why did you use the dispplay as a lamp?

[@GAMIR_SFM]

Is a nice flippable, but most of the price is for the fact that it folds... Helio G99 on a device that costs *up to* $500?

[@StevealiciousTech]

Right, but you can say that for almost any fold right now. You're paying for the style or form factor, pretty much. The Flip 5 makes compromises on battery, RAM, etc, for $1,000 because you're paying in part for the folding.

[@GAMIR_SFM]

@@StevealiciousTech At least Z Flip 5 is mostly matching what the S23+ is offering.

[@StevealiciousTech]

Right, and people whined about paying $1,000 even for that, so you're paying a premium for all the flips, regardless. Moto, Samsung, Vivo, it's part of the deal. And unfortunately, the cheaper you go, the more compromises will be made to get to a price point for a flip.

[@GAMIR_SFM]

@@StevealiciousTech The Moto Razr is a better deal tho 🤔

[@green9227]

How is band support for the us carriers?

[@StevealiciousTech]

T-Mobile and MVNOs off their network are fine. T-Mobile for me worked great.

[@green9227]

@@StevealiciousTech I have att and Verizon will it work on those two?

[@fastrockproductions9788]

I can see this being a great steal on renew sites

[@Eda-Clawthorne-BGC]

Hopefully they keep that promise, unlike Motorola, who talks a lot about it, but have so far not done their android 14 rollout for their razrs. That will hopefully get them to compete in the sense a smaller Chinese company is kicking their butt in a critical field. Speaking of which, my guess is Motorola releases new hardware then gets updates out like the Samsung of old used to do; but they figured out the faster, more effective way to do so

[@scotty666tt]

I remember when Pablo Escobar made a foldable phone lol

[@StevealiciousTech]

You mean refurbished Galaxy Folds with gold trim?

[@Blakeyboy2012]

​@@StevealiciousTechgenius he was

[@bandrew8040]

It's nice, although I don't know why you'd buy this over a moto razr.

[@Meyus_]

Price

[@pixelgaming7261]

You forgot to mention the fact that the main screen is 60Hz. Also I believe this phone does not work with AT&T.

[@StevealiciousTech]

No, most all overseas phones don't work with AT&T.

[@Bonerfyed]

If it is unlocked and takes a sim card, and connects to the standard cellular frequency and what not that is used in the USA. It will then work with AT&T, I know this because I am an AT&T customer for many years now.

[@agentbey]

​@@StevealiciousTech True! Those phones are blacklisted by us carriers. I've own multiple blackview devices. They work for a moment with prepaid plans. My work around is use the devices purely on wifi. Blackview makes some really awesome devices.

[@YankeesGiants]

Not worth it