Is Samsung Trying To Impress Me?? - Galaxy Z Fold3 5G Early Look

[@LinusTechTips]

I misspoke. The water resistance is 30 minutes at 1.5 meters Also Exynos 2100 version is unconfirmed. Looks like it might be Snapdragon 888 everywhere (but as I said, in the real world it's unlikely to make any difference) - LS

[@vaibhav2545]

Ok

[@Elite-ug6pk]

That's still not bad at all for a foldable.

[@K_ingh16]

Okie dokie

[@GGP39]

It makes sense that Riley is wearing lipstick. We all know he's still in the closet.

[@albinoperro]

Ok

[@starship9874]

What a time to be alive, where we critique light distortions of a camera under the display of a foldable waterproof smartphone

[@franky-161]

water resistant*

[@nerd2544]

tech youtubers are often disconnected from reality and don't realize just how much engineering and genius goes into these things

[@dorianlindberg1662]

@@franky-161 I'm pretty sure that if you were under water for more than 30 minutes you would be dead. And if you were scuba diving I would be willing to bet that the salt water would kill it anyways lol! So yeah, pretty much waterproof. You could use the thing in the shower probably lol(though I don't know why anybody would want to do that).

[@Viscus-ge3lm]

@@nerd2544No i think he does, he never says its bad he even says its an upgrade. He owns a tech youtube channel he definitely knows their genius. Though you didn't specifically talk about linus so i can't talk for anyone else, you probably are right about others.

[@BBrandonBMusic]

I regularly jump in the swimming pool with my phone and take it to Lake Tahoe and shoot underwater videos. I've been doing this with my Samsung phones since the S8 Plus. Currently have the s20+ and just preordered the fold 3. Being able to still go in the water absolutely sold me on this. With trade, I paid $1200 for the Z Fold 3, folding case with s-pen and galaxy buds pro, 4mos KZbin premium, 4mos Siriusxm and Spotify. Should be here in a week. A monster deal!

[@Madblaster6]

Marques: I'll watch someone else dunk it in water. Linus: *dunks in water*

[@hulem98]

I mean... he still hasn't dropped it, has him?

[@Madblaster6]

@@hulem98 I know don’t, has him?

[@rawdez_]

@@hulem98 19:53

[@imNotMeWhenimHungry]

The under screen camera is still 100x better than laptop cameras

[@ldqbaz]

good

[@luck1057]

good

[@mec_mec]

good

[@billc_26]

good

[@mananchadha4514]

good

[@MattBlanche1]

Marques: "someone is probably going to put this thing in water at some point.. and I'll watch that" Linus: "should I go for the gold? Should I fold it?!"

[@JewishMusicToronto]

I spotted Linus' video first when the Unpacked event came up, but ended up watching Marques' first. I couldn't help thinking "Welp... You probably could've guessed who!" 🤣 Honestly, I don't know he didn't just go for it, himself.

[@moncef0147]

The first thing he did too, Before he even started the review, the mad lad.

[@cim888]

Stopped watching Marques years ago. He has always been an iSheep and I'm sick of his condescending views of Android innovations.

[@JewishMusicToronto]

@@cim888 Haven't watched his iPhone stuff, so I can't speak to that, but the previews and reviews I've watched from him on Android seemed pretty level-headed.

[@cim888]

@@JewishMusicToronto Check just the thumbnail of this Z fold 3 and you can tell its going to be negative

[@hulem98]

D-brand marketing dept must be like: *we don't have the skin yet, so let pay Linus to improvise one*

[@AliasAlias-nm9df]

D-Brand is, unironically, my favorite sponsor.

[@hulem98]

@@AliasAlias-nm9df yup their sponsor segway are very original. Although I'm still not sure which side came up with all the ideas?

[@vineethk133]

As a wise man said :"improvise, adapt,overcome. "

[@ZNotFound]

You know dbrand is going to try to make that an official skin. (Maybe not covering the screen though... Maybe make part of it a wallpaper?)

[@Diguz91]

i HATE dbrand when the provide phones.... i want to see how the phone looks "naked", without those hideous wraps...

[@dylangarcia9468]

this being off the cuff and unplanned yet incredibly informative, pointing out things other reviewers didn't, is a testament to how good linus is - the GOAT

[@Paulkjoss]

Yep - Linus in great form here - still raising the bar 👍

[@anuvind-tp]

Seriously these guys are having fun making these videos. Such a good host

[@NemesisTWarlock]

All I'm looking at here is "Oh my GOD, DS and 3DS emulation is gonna be SICK on this thing."

[@JosefCreations]

YOOO!

[@redsixx669]

Now thats a pro gamer move

[@kiranriasat2326]

Its pokemon time :p

[@Chakeis]

Linus favorite word is "experience" and his favorite sentence is "your mileage may vary"

[@carter342000]

Surely his favourite sentence is "Ladies and Gentlemen"?

[@TheJubess]

@@carter342000 thats not a sentence :)

[@dropzone01]

Isn't his favorite sentence, "After I tell you about our sponsor..."?

[@naWunderbarsch]

you can't forget about him calling anything a puppy

[@Maledis87]

@@dropzone01 what I thought too, haha

[@soreloser6018]

This is the fastest water-cooling conversion video I've ever seen. All he had to do was install it in a bucket of water! WOW!

[@pvpherthen2981]

It's incredible how far we've come, in even the last 20 years. I remember using a cathode ray monitor with dial up internet. Now we have this. I wonder where we'll be in another 20 years.

[@wrongturnVfor]

depends on whether or not we get a handle on climate change

[@kmktruthserum9328]

world War 4

[@Naokarma]

@@wrongturnVfor Climate change wouldn't be the apocalypse. It could kill a ton of people, but we're not capable of wiping the earth of all life just with waste CO2. Considering how much effort is going into more efficient and cheaper alternatives to environment-damaging energy production methods, coal will be a thing of the past within a couple decades, tops.

[@SerCommander]

In diapers for the elderly

[@Naokarma]

@@SerCommander I didn't know 29 year olds were considered elderly

[@beaverman285]

I really like these off the cuff type reviews where Linus gets a few minutes to an hour with a device

[@northwiebesick7136]

He didn't only get 2 hours with it, from my understanding, but that he was showing it off 2 hours before Samsung did... Or at least that's what he said in the video, or something to that effect(i.e. he just got it a bit ago after someone on his staff set it up, and he's quickly doing a video because it's so last minute)(of course, "last minute" for LTT is probably "last week" for anyone else)

[@EzriJDax]

I agree. This is the second video like it in a short time and I really enjoyed them both

[@ichitensho7075]

what LTT used to be basically lol

[@ernieoporto1111]

"Don't you love technology? I sure do." Happy Linus found and living exactly what he wanted to do.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Either Linus is ultra excited, or he just got back from badminton practice.

[@icantsee0]

Linus plays badminton 😳

[@mohedaicebear]

this comment 👌🏾

[@iCarlysmom]

I like badminton a lot. fun to play.

[@seanc.5310]

Just batted around his shuttlecock

[@jaggumahanthibaburao263]

#600 like

[@Windflowerize]

16:40 Extra Info: Typing in Korean is super easy, even easier than typing in English. Because you naturally type your left and right finger in turn. (Consonant letters are positioned at left, vowels at right) As if when they invented Korean letters hundreds years ago, they took consideration of typing. Typing in Chinese? Well, tell me about it...

[@ДаниилРабинович-б9п]

I would assume that writing in Chinese works the same way as with Japanese, that is: you type how the words are pronounced and then get the hieroglyphs to choose from.

[@Windflowerize]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGHXe5uYiad1hJI however, korean typing dont need hieroglyph conversion.

[@thatchaphonkaeosuriya8085]

@@Windflowerize If you want to type Hanja (Sometime they still use it), Nope :). When you typing Ex. Kanji You want to type stay (Tomaru). You will type とまる (Tomaru) as a input, keyboard will suggest. 1. 止まる (Stop) 2. 泊まる (Stay) -> Select this Hungul also have a problem as same as Hiragana in Japanese so newspaper will still using Hanja for representing meaning.

[@wrongturnVfor]

from what I have gathered, Chinese alphabet is pretty compilicated. However, most people actually find it easier to type them than write them. In fact so much so, that there is a whole bunch of people who wouldnt be able to write chinese i they couldnt type it. Korean is so much simpler.

[@thatchaphonkaeosuriya8085]

@@wrongturnVfor Correction. Chinese or Kanji is not an alphabet because 中文 does not represent phoneme (like a b c...). Chinese characters (also Kanji, Hanja) represent Logogram instead (Simplified version: represent meaning or concept instead) such as 電 (When thunderstorm coming, rain will fall with lightening right so this character represent meaning of electricity Ex. 電気, 電車)

[@lordofthepies]

I love the Steam gamepad and this ZFold review, the organic videos are a refreshing change of pace.

[@shubhagarwal9812]

Well on both of these videos they have limited time.

[@Nick-123]

Linus last year: Samsung did not sent me a fold 2 for review. Linus this year: I tried fold 3 early.

[@-argih]

The difference in confidence of the product is palpable

[@trstnhn]

@@-argih That would only make sense if no reviewers received Fold 2 rofl

[@onlyswedishmeatballs1677]

Hes a paid reviewer now, except his review seems to be missing unbiased complaints, seems like apple needs to start sending him products cause clearly him selling out his quite real, now i question if corsair is actually a great option.

[@JHN322]

​@@onlyswedishmeatballs1677 That's a whole lot of bullshit in one comment, must be a record.

[@briengakaplan-b1550]

He has "arrived".

[@NickNotas]

Linus is the proof charisma comes in so many forms. You can feel how giddy and enthusiastic he genuinely gets. How can you not be captivated by that energy?

[@matt-g-recovers]

As a software engineer, seeing Linus so impressed by software brought a tear to my eye :)

[@GSERVERSMC]

Did you help make the software???????

[@angeldeschain0]

@@GSERVERSMC Or you just wanted to mention you were an Engineer?

[@dealkill2396]

@@angeldeschain0they’re probably just used to people under appreciating their work as a software engineer. Since it goes hand in hand with the hardware used which typically gets the majority of the credit. Linus is also on the hardware end of tech reviewers, given that he makes a lot of videos about individual components of computers. Whereas someone like MKBHD is more tech experience-focused which gives a lot more credit to software.

[@DirgeRJ]

The relationship between Linus and Dbrand is absolutely a brofest match made in heaven. Never stop sponsoring them. Best advertising money you will ever spend!

[@reggiexp69]

for real they joke around make fun of each other while still promotion them self and we love it. that is how you make good promotions...

[@btarg1]

Can't wait for DS and 3DS emulators to support the dual-screen layout!

[@ferrarix24]

woah never thought about this, could be sick

[@simonbago]

the most expensive emulator ever. It's gonna be nice to play platinum on a 2000$ phone

[@mrburns366]

I already play DraStic on my dual screen LG G8X ThinQ :)

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

You could also buy a cheaper LG G8X, LG Velvet, LG V60 5G, or Microsoft Surface Duo if you want proper dual-screen emulation.

[@infinite6339]

@@simonbago Talking my language now.

[@truth3899]

When Linus is giving us the deets on new tech, he truly shines. That's why he's the best. You can tell he thoroughly enjoys doing what he does.

[@thefack149]

Yep. He's a hardware nerd😎

[@skrufff]

Love how excited he gets. Truly someone who loves tech and the directions they take. The average person would beef on the low quality pixels over the camera, but he accepts it as just a stepping stone

[@godofyouall489]

Who wouldn't like getting free shit. Making money playing games making PC's and testing all new tech.

[@onlyswedishmeatballs1677]

His review biased officially confirmed, guarantees hes paid by samsung Oh well, just like mkbhd, unbox therypy and the rest of the paid "average tech consumers" on youtube Still love linus for his pc content, thats where his og stuff content at.

[@skrufff]

@@onlyswedishmeatballs1677 Damn dude that's really clutching at straws there. Because he likes something that's a genuinely good product means he's a shill? What is he supposed to do, bash it? He even acknowledged in the video that he's annoyed about the KZbin integration on their phones being shit. Am I a paid shill too for thinking both Fold 3 releases look sick as hell? Let people enjoy things. God

[@MindokInAh]

13:40 having worked at a job where I had to go through some settings on 10s of phones every day, this genuinely got me excited. I can tell you that a lot of IT technicians working on phones will enjoy this feature.

[@Kehaan]

EDIT: Seems like Linus have updated with a comment, saying that they was wrong. The phone comes with the 888 everywhere :) Previous comment: They mention in the video that outside USA, it uses the Exynos 2100 processor? But as far as what i can read on Samsungs website, it will only use Snapdragon 888. Have checked multiple EU sites from Samsung (And also where i live, and they only mention the Snapdragon 888)?

[@scaryonline]

If exynos I will never buy it

[@ItsMeMars]

Hi, I'm an influencer from Samsung Netherlands and had the pleasure to play with it 2 days before the announcement, it indeed uses a SD chip :)

[@alouisschafer7212]

Well I sure hope Samsung wont pull their Snapdragon/Exynos bullshit again.

[@davidGA殿]

In Spain's website it also says it uses the snapdragon.

[@rajatverma360]

@@ItsMeMars India / Hindustan version Soc?

[@sethhubbard698]

I continue to be impressed by the size of Linus’s pockets. My man could concealed carry a 12 gauge

[@Aschentei]

dont give him ideas now

[@costafilh0]

He already does 😏

[@fearofchicke]

Linus discussing bend gate on the iPhone: “No one puts their phone in their back pocket.” Linus reviewing the galaxy fold: “I take videos with the iPhone I keep in my back pocket.”

[@0DANGEL]

the key word was "Phone", pbbly meant it as a daily-driver device.... not a dedicated pos just to record thingies :D

[@rhwlol]

@@harshpeacer thats not what he meant (i think), cuz i think that he just means that he has changed that first he thought it was weird, but now does it himself

[@casual-play9197]

I have a flat butt. No problem.

[@Sayin42]

@@0DANGEL these assumptions are funny as hell, as well as the shade thrown at personal preference but do you dude ✌️😁

[@CaptainCataractss]

That’s because Linus is bias as hell. He’s a huge hypocrite

[@AltafKapadia]

Note 9, iPhone, Fold 2…Dude, how many phones do you have in your pocket?

[@mitchellfultzable]

What has it got in its nasty pocketses

[@nicodemuswhodak536]

Thats it... Linus dressing up as smeagol for Halloween is now a new life goal

[@richard35791]

still better than sportcar collector

[@vaibhav2545]

Just saw MKBHD saying someone might do it and here we are watching Linus putting that beast under water 🤣😅

[@pineapple7086]

Came here from MKBHD video xD

[@gonzalezfreak]

it was like RIGHT below his video lol

[@JamesMarketingCompany]

Yeah fr

[@sajid4482]

Came after @mrwhosetheboss

[@dinothegonzo]

I refreshed my KZbin after that video. Lo and behold, I see a Linus thumbnail dunking it in water.

[@huzaifaimran9468]

I love how Linus points such small details like a real enthusiast would

[@aladdin8623]

Does anyone has some experience with the durability of the fold display mechanics? PS: Would like to have one with MicroLed displays. Or does samsung build them already in?

[@danielj.3326]

Or because he got free device from samsung to check out hours before the event.

[@InitialFailure]

Yes, the script writer, people that actually review the tech and editing staff are awesome.

[@impreza0109]

@@InitialFailure What a salty implication, whatever it is that you're implying

[@InitialFailure]

@@impreza0109 he... he doesn't have a dedicated staff including editors, cameramen, researchers, PR person-I mean, he said he did? What a creepy response to suspend reality so much as to call another salty for simply pointing out what Linus has already said.

[@aneshsenthilprabu2255]

Linus looks like an adult now, I remember Yvonne saying that he was a late bloomer in the roast of Linus, well she wasn’t wrong

[@madhazza64]

Nah, he's always gonna be a big kid! Wouldn't have it any other way.

[@emaldon7]

Watch his ancient 'Pimp My Wifi' vid, he's so little in that lol

[@Shapershift]

Late b(l)oomer.

[@vooveks]

Yes, nothing says adult like a baseball cap on the wrong way around.😁

[@PhilfreezeCH]

@@R3MAXEL always report spam my friend

[@forgingluck]

That waterproofness is half of what I was worried about on foldables. That's amazing tbh. Now for transit drop ratings before I'd buy one.

[@Herbertti3]

You know Linus is excited when he almost forgets the sponsor.

[@gregp7980]

Is it just me or did he pull a Dieter right there? Seems like his personality has changed too much in his direction.

[@destiny_02]

More like he forgot the content and whole video is a sponser segment.

[@big_pb]

@@destiny_02 because he likes the phone?

[@superblitz2274]

Isn't Samsung the sponsor?

[@rojay90]

“World’s first waterproof foldable!” My old Verizon/LG flip phone: I don’t have such weaknesses

[@wazscience]

*nokia 3310 has entered the chat

[@chocolate-hw2yr]

@@wazscience ah yes nokia 3310 the foldable phone

[@agumontaichi422]

Remarks: foldable "smartphone"

[@denzelmardjuki5432]

No seriously, thank you LMG for this upload schedule

[@hanmetalworks]

fr, imagine what a grind it must be for them to have THIS frequent and THIS consistent of an upload schedule. absolute madlads

[@GhostSlayerYT]

No

[@ttanfield5616]

It's not LMG's schedule, it's Samsung's.

[@Depl0rable10]

@@ttanfield5616 they upload a lot, and have a lot of people to do it, this specific video yes it was when Samsung said but usually it's just their secdual

[@magnusnygren6580]

I love Linus making his own LTT skin. Dbrand is so chill 😂

[@k9chilly5]

I now want D-Brand to take this color scheme, make the skin a limited release, and call it "Orange-Gray Bumblebee Rainbow"

[@666Tomato666]

They're crazy enough that they will likely actually do it.

[@lastwymsi]

I'm waiting for them to send Linus a custom stretched linus face Dbrand skin for the back plate XD

[@anshulgupta6252]

4:3 content test footage. Normal KZbinrs : Snyder cut LTT : Duck Tales

[@MichaRawluk]

Life is like a hurricane here in ducktales

[@marvil9205]

can't wait to afford an a50 when the Fold 12 comes out

[@umar5685]

Lol 😂

[@lukebeattie6264]

That hit home hard

[@cheeznipsmagee2357]

Gotta get that adult credit line kiddos

[@bhu1xo334]

I've had an A50 for more than 2 and a half years and it's held up pretty well lmao

[@kamasotomonte5043]

I just bought an a72(?) Holy shit was expensive AF..... not worth it tho

[@Rickey-ce9bn]

Man I love this guy! He is excited as I am to receive his fold. I pre ordered the fold 3 and can’t wait for it.

[@Pick18]

The day has come man 😁

[@FrankFurther]

@Rickey7777 Has it arrived? How are you finding it?

[@Rickey-ce9bn]

@@FrankFurther yes it has arrived. I received it on 25th of August. It actually came early. Pre ordered from Samsung

[@vansh8638]

MKBHD said someone's gonna test the water resistance but I wasn't expecting Linus to do it

[@NoorquackerInd]

I mean, who else would do it?

[@naenaedmysteries]

i thought jerry was going to do it haha

[@richardshipe4576]

He was going to drop it in by accident anyway.

[@bans9183]

I wasn't expecting it to be the FIRST thing he did lol

[@TimSheehan]

@@NoorquackerInd usually Jerry Rig Everything - he always does the destructive scratch testing etc.

[@XIIchiron78]

The polish on this is incredibly better than the previous one, it finally looks like a real product

[@skywalkies77]

That’s good to hear. My girlfriend is from Warsaw and she really struggled understanding the Fold 2.

[@NeonVisual]

It's basically the same device, slightly faster CPU, both cosmetically and software identical give or take speaker positioning. It's even exactly the same camera sensors, just positioned differently. The only hardware difference is the under display camera and a different metal composite. The fold 2 had exactly the same hydrophobic coating and is indeed also waterproof to the same standard, it just wasn't given the official IP certification while samsung figured out if they get back any water damaged phones. They didn't, so the IP certification makes it official. The higher refresh rate on the external screen is also just a software tweak, as is the "hybrid" S pen support, there's no new hardware in the phone for the pen, it's just software support. The fact that they didn't make a silo for an actual S pen shows you just how little the internals have changed. If it were a PC then you've just got a new case made of a different metal to the last one, a few extra pixels to try and hide the hole they needlessly made in the internal display for some reason, which already has 4 other cameras, and the CPU has been swapped out. Everything else is as it was before.

[@nacho3570]

@@NeonVisual You're talking out of your ass. The pen needs an extra digitizer layer in the phone's screen.

[@NeonVisual]

@@nacho3570 no, it doesn't. There is no digitiser, hence the USB charging. The tip is capacitive so the phone knows where it is on the screen, and the S pen Bluetooth sends the thickness of the line depending on how much the retractable tip is pushed up inside the pen. Unlike all other s pens, these don't have solid tips. They are made of retractable foam nibs.

[@ryanfoley2198]

@@NeonVisual that's not true...not only does it have a digitizer, but it has two: "As for the Wacom digitizer, Samsung didn’t attempt to make that fold. Instead, there are two separate digitizers on each side of the phone. To the OS, it looks like a single panel - and the gap between them is handled by “a new algorithm” to calculate the stylus tip’s position using data from either side." - TheVerge

[@TriBlackXiCan]

8:37 Kinda looks like the DSI with 3 cameras when folded

[@dragonitedla4557]

When Linus features a Fold I always look forward to that KZbin story feature that he talked about years ago. It's silly but it just makes no sense that it's still a problem to this day 3 generations later.

[@sagittariusa2201]

What was the problem that's still valid today??

[@fearcaboose]

@@sagittariusa2201 I’m guessing @18:31

[@slopedarmor]

same I was also waiting for it :)

[@lorsal]

it a problem for 0.0....% of user so for samsung it's not something very important

[@FrankFurther]

It's just not something that anyone other than Linus cares about so I get why they aren't fixing it

[@austinnguyen8370]

19:52 lmao this is just genius. Linus should do this more often whenever manufacturers done something wrong. This remind me of a compilation of Trump saying 'no'(s).

[@crazywilly85]

😂😂

[@rawdez_]

>52 19:53

[@EkiToji]

It's most of the way through 2021 and KZbin on the PC won't even let you select an audio track from a "stereo" recording or just set it to mono. Having to open a streaming video in something like VLC instead just so you can use both of your ears is obnoxious for the end user and they can't play ads through it. I don't think he's going to get through to them about something even more niche but still quite important.

[@makak_zeleny]

@@EkiToji how is it important

[@TechyBen]

I felt so bad for him. Like, all the money these companies have... and 3 broken systems? :O

[@LaidBackDeveloper]

This is amazing! The fact that they managed to get water resistance on it! I am absolutely stunned by this!

[@sj9365]

I love how you're still using the Note 9. Most perfect Galaxy note phone ever released yet, it's a pain using Type C for audio.

[@hydrolifetech7911]

Mine's screen totalled a few weeks ago and I still haven't gotten over it

[@mariogreco729]

That's why Note 8 is the king

[@domingomark]

Note 7 is still the bomb

[@nervebreaker]

@@domingomark lol

[@paulabdul4505]

Ew buy some Samsung buds

[@AcCeSsDeNiEd65]

I just got this phone a few days back and I'm loving it. My first foldable phone. I thought I would skip the first 2 gens so they can tweak out the issues.

[@elitexcomputing8802]

Somebody make a remix with Linus's voice saying "candybar mode" as like, a banging EDM track.

[@THISISYOUTUUUUUUUUBE]

I can see the whole "video on top, chat on bottom" feature being excellent for Twitch and other live streaming platforms

[@redboi9]

This is awsm

[@go7cha459]

It's almost like using a laptop would be better. Smh.

[@DualGamingVids]

@@go7cha459 can a laptop fit in your pocket?

[@go7cha459]

@@DualGamingVids depends on the pocket

[@lustechsource5197]

This is the best implementation of the under screen camera I've seen. For those applications that make the the under screen camera important, you can just use that. But if you care about quality, you can just fold the phone and use the better camera and still have an electronic viewfinder to see yourself in. This eliminates the downside of the worse quality of the under screen camera.

[@RoxGYT]

Mi MIX 4 ? An actually useful under screen camera ? 20MP instead of that crappy 4MP

[@popguy1234]

@@RoxGYT It's trash 20MP 😆

[@RoxGYT]

@@popguy1234 lmfao no

[@devanirnf]

I love how Linus have fun making these videos. It's really lovely. And the amount of information is HUGE!

[@YOEL_44]

20:49 You should be able to play the game with the device upside down so that the camera it's hidden under your fingers...

[@TheThirdWorldCitizen]

Or at least rotate so that way it’s never inverted when you fold it no matter direction

[@don-hc8se]

It does not auto rotate?

[@YOEL_44]

@@don-hc8se Some devices only let you rotate to one side, at least that was the case in the past, and this being such a picky device, it could also be the case, I don't know...

[@KW-md1bq]

Points at his cameraman: "It's compensating when I'm pointing at something that's not so bright".

[@ASD-ss2lq]

BLM!

[@tolu619]

NOOOO!!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@mrsandroks]

The cameraman will use rear cameras of course (not frontal under screen)...

[@BBW4MEPLZ]

Anyone notice they’re filming to almost 7PM (if you read Linus’ watch toward the end). What a hard-working guy. As a (new) business owner, can relate. Thanks for bringing us the latest and greatest.

[@j.w.presents9552]

2 year, Note 10 plus user here. Just pre- ordered the Fold 3 CANNOT WAIT!

[@zanecolin7859]

Linus has become god tier with these reviews. Just show up, off the cuff, brand new product, time limit, and knocks it out of the park. Turn the cheats off.

[@sunburst8810]

Click bait has to go. As long as he's click baiting he'll never be got tier.

[@ncpolley]

@@sunburst8810 what is clickbait about this video title?

[@namegoeshere197]

It's not a review :)

[@martinpalmer6203]

Gotta admit Linus seems genuinely impressed with this one... looks like the 1st truly usable generation of foldable is here... very nice

[@dominic8200]

It is basically the same as the z fold 2 so it isn't usable.

[@tacodirtshield4323]

@@dominic8200 no it isn't lmao

[@dominic8200]

Name 3 useful upgrades @wimbus

[@tacodirtshield4323]

@@dominic8200 waterproofing (better hinge in general), 120hz outside screen and a more durable/usable inside screen

[@martinpalmer6203]

@@tacodirtshield4323 Not to mention numerous software tweaks & through screen camera. The refinement is what makes it usable. Another reviewer put it best.. "This is the phone Samsung was *trying* to build when they released the first and second Fold." Thats my impression to, they finally refined it enough to be considered perfected.

[@Swarm509]

Adding the pen support is actually a pretty big deal for me, I have been looking for a good tablet so I can markup large PDF's on site or on the go, or taking had written notes. I know the Samsung tablets (or even Ipads if I decided to go into the Apple ecosystem) are a hell of a lot cheaper and work very well but having just one device on me is very tempting, plus it just looks like a good device in general.

[@rashad9014]

3:25 Samsung paid a hell of money to you for doing this prior the event....what an idea!

Having the new fold with a system that correctly distinguishes between z fold pens and normal s pens and reject normal ones is actually a pretty genius and idiot proof mode. It not only warns you but it completely refuses to work with them, so people will not ignore that warning. Good job samsung!

[@pablojp3498]

@Waldel Martell the screen is not glass but plastic. Therefore, other spens not made for the fold will scratch it.

[@gillesnullens]

@@pablojp3498 it is glass. covered by some polymer screen above. But the screen is glass

[@pablojp3498]

@Gilles Nullens i didnt want to go in to the technicalities of the screen but: "non-removable plastic screen protector that covers a layer of extremely fragile ultra-thin glass.". The thing it does not matter if the screen, has glass, or even diamonds for that matter, if on top of it it has plastic it will scratch like plastic. So, it is a special s pen with a "softer" and retractable tip to reduce the risk of scratching the plastic.

[@minorcek]

Yeah they want people to fork out money for a new one

[@MartinBlyberg]

@@minorcek No it's because the other ones are made for a glass screen which the Z Fold has but not at the top. The top is plastic so it would get scratched which would have a lot of people complaining about their 2000$ phone being scratched. Instead they made pens that are ensured not to scratch it. And if you can afford that phone and really want the pen I do not think you care about the extra cost. Just imagine the outrage if apple made an accesssory for their phones that will probably harm the phone if you use it. Like a magsafe wallet with metal spikes on the back. It will stratch the back to all hell.

[@SpecterKu]

16:42 Korean uses exactly the same keyboard layout as English. not even close to the difficulty of Chinese keyboard 😂😂

[@charm3979]

Unless you use the traditional 3x3 keyboard

[@BelacDarkstorm]

I think this is the first one that I would consider "good enough". Might even start saving and try to get the Fold 4 when that comes out...

[@mikerzisu9508]

The transparent camera in the front looks and performs like crap

[@propersod2390]

@@mikerzisu9508 So you think a black hole looks better? And there's 2 more sets of cameras you can use for selfies. Stop complaining, you won't buy the phone anyway because you're poor

[@oldbot64]

@@mikerzisu9508 lol get rekt

[@mikerzisu9508]

@@propersod2390 I have an s21 ultra I was considering trading in for this, but not now. Guarantee I make more than you do lmao

[@propersod2390]

@@mikerzisu9508 why the hell would you upgrade from a 2021 flagship to a 2021 flagship? 😂 Also you can't even trade in any s21 series, I checked out of curiosity. And if you're buying this folding phone and thinking you're gonna get some amazing cameras then your thought process is just flawed 😂 The z fold 3's cameras are like the last thing they thought about. They're still good but not excellent

[@Stavvy0]

Funny to see someone so ingrained in the tech side of YT using a Note 9 (funny because it's still my daily driver and is only now starting to show age). Such a good lil phone.

[@ZenzDeluxe]

How is it in any way funny? It was a flagship phone and it still is a very feature-rich phone that uses a lot of cool tech. Just because its a couple generations old doesn't make it archaic in a "tech" sense.

[@Stavvy0]

@@ZenzDeluxe Because phone companies don't expect nor want customers to hold onto their devices that long. It was good to see someone else still getting value out of theirs.

[@melvin3509]

Linus mocking dbrand must be one of the best sponsor sequences ever

[@kyleduddleston4123]

I forsee Dbrand making a skin for this phone in the exact color combination that he just did just to spite him. Lol

[@MegasXLR]

I love the under screen approach. It's more than enough for video calls and as a person who's made max 5 selfies in his life I don't really care about its quality lol You can use the rear one for selfies too anyway so yeah - overall a win decision.

[@richardprice5978]

i have love hate with it as my bothers ( and girlfriend in the past ) some how they know how to use the camera on my phone 📱 to get the better of me so i cover up / disable mine whenever it's not in use. 🤔 if Samsung is planing on having a thermal image and 3D scanner mode? so 2k freking 🤪K i don't see that selling well but i was so wrong with the 1200 iPhones🤷‍♂️

[@ivandimitrov7994]

I take a lot of selfies when traveling with the wife and being able to do a selfie using the main back camera and the outside display is freaking awesome.

[@leoshork]

@@richardprice5978 What?

[@logank]

With the other way to take selfies on this phone for once in a blue moon occasions, I’d honestly prefer they just remove that camera altogether. But yeah, still definitely a wise decision since I know others still may want to use it

[@richardprice5978]

@@leoshork ever had someone spy 🕵️‍♂️ on you "just because " or use technology for there entertainment at your expense of dignity and or other ways? my girlfriend as one example thought it was funny to sent pictures if me sleeping 😴 or spy on me at work and other ( bother did that one 1000 miles a way without ever seeing my phone 📱 ect. ) activities or if i forgot and had my phone 📱 in my pocket when i was showering ect. and using the mirror for amming or hoping to see/get lucky 🍀 and doing some of it remotely to other people like my boss ( 😴 picture aren't funny 😆 to him. you got the idea ) after-hours aka my time off and or her friends ( or mine ) ( that got me in hot water 🚿 with her friend and not just a social deal but a legal one to thankfully 😅 i havd nothing to do with it. and she let it go plus the cops 👮 ) or my family.

[@elizabethCorkins83]

15:55 🤣 👍🏻 lmao... "Omg NO It yells at you..." 🤣 lol....

[@elizabethCorkins83]

"No likey" lol

[@nyahnyahson523]

"They have a motion photo feature now just like the iPhone" - Linus referring to the motion photo feature that came out years before the iPhone's

[@loop5720]

He's becoming an iPhone fan without us knowing?... mane..

[@RADERFPV]

I was thinking the same thing. My 3 year old S9+ has had that motion photo feature since day 1.

[@conorcurley6798]

Live Photo came out with the iPhone 6 in 2015. Motion Stills, the android version, came out in 2017 at the same time as the S9, two years later.

[@Zenheizer]

Everyone: Laptops need cameras with Smartphone-camera-quality Samsung: I'm sorry? You want a laptop-camera-quality selfie-camera? We gotcha.

[@HashmiSan]

it has two selfi camera, no wait it has 5 selfi cameras literally any camera of the z flip can be used as a selfi maybe you should rewatch the video

[@Zenheizer]

@@HashmiSan I know, I'm just joking. And besides, a camera is better than no camera, but people might expect a better one for almost two grand

[@BananenBoerBob]

The camera is probably fine, it's just the image quality that goes down because of the screen on top. It's all marketing though. Sell something, identify minor disadvantages, spend millions in R&D trying to fix it and probably create a new problem, market the hell out of it, sell phone, repeat. Next year they'll "fix" the camera or the low res spot by making the camera fold out (IT'S A FOLD THAT FOLDS!). Year after that they'll fix the long term durabilty issues of said camera. After that they might even change the aspect ratio by making it fold out 3 times.

[@AlexEffertz]

@@Zenheizer the selfie cameras are still much better than laptop webcams.

[@reign1576]

@@Zenheizer the 2k price tage is for the fold tech not the camera, if youre looking a for a good phone camera then why are you even here at the first place.

[@CFG-qv7hy]

"The difference between the cameras isn't that bad" Linus says as the black wall behind him crawls like a million spiders on the Fold 3

[@ov1lord]

Yeah. Xiaomi manged to hide the selfie camera much better on their mix4 and it has much better quality

[@icediverfull]

@@ov1lord thank you for reminding me. Checking mix4 leaks for months now. But yet i just missed the announcement lol

[@walidfakhfakh3660]

@@icediverfull no

[@icediverfull]

@@walidfakhfakh3660 what do you mean?

[@leonfrancis3418]

@@ov1lord It's a bonus here and a selling point there. Makes sense they'd focus on making it at least slightly better when it's an entire selling point of the phone. The Chinese brands can always get something individually better. Like faster charging speeds. When it comes to evaluating whole products, they always come second in the conversation for a reason.

[@unfa00]

Linus, I think the "distortion" of the underscreen camera you are describing is a diffraction of light caused by the grid of display elements right in front of the lens. You can see that each pixel element causes a vertical and horizontal streak of light from the lens flare of the bright light source. I don't think it's going to affect anything else than the flares (and broken, but with this lens there's gonna be none unless you get too close to it). It's fascinating to see what a compromise this is and how the two elements interact with each other. I still think this is mighty impressive tech. The difference (or lack thereof) in sharpness is unaffected by the screen - only lens flares on bright light sources. The sharpening in my opinion is just common temporal denoising, the sensor in this camera is probably as tiny as possible to make the whole trick easier. Even in static shots you can see how the camera smoothes out your skin, while maintaining sharp (oversharpened even) edges. I don't think there's any crazy postprocessing being done here.

[@gorfmaster1]

I would take a lower quality front camera for it being mostly hidden. I think that is a better compromise vs a thicc bar

[@AnupomAG]

Wouldn't be a good choice if this one was the primary front camera. I can see why this type of camera isn't in a S series or in the Flip phone. Bringing the under display camera tech to a innovative phone, but since the camera quality isn't good enough they placed it where standardized wouldn't be very important. Samsung really sort it out with a nice solution.

[@j.d.8593]

To quote the words of the master JerryRigEverything: "No phone is waterproof, just water resistant" 🤓

[@SingleTheShot]

guessing that outer screen has that good good glass that only gets "scratches at a level 6 with deeper grooves at a level 7" although i doubt the foldable screen will suffer the same fate considering glass doesnt fold

[@alistairblaire6001]

Nobody showed putting this phone into an autoclave...come on tech reviewers.

[@MrAdiomen]

You obviously forgot about the NoPhone

[@Sillyakko]

even though i know i'll never be able to afford a fold, i still love watching these videos. i genuinely find the technology and drive behind this incredible

[@KevinIrish]

Same here. I just go to BestBuy and play with it for a while then go home and cry myself to sleep.

[@chaikagaz]

thats what i said years ago and now i got a fold 2 waitin for fold 3.

[@Dwarficus]

Linus: "Should I fold it?" My connection: "Find out next time on Dragonball Z"

[@stablestoic1491]

SS Goku vs One punch man

[@cabestropaa]

At this time Cell felt the true horror jijiji

[@stablestoic1491]

@@cabestropaa 😆

[@msgeen]

I have an S21 Ultra and I'm wondering if my device will get the update that enables it to fold.

[@solelgammal]

Ahh yes

[@Zero-yi5gw]

lmfaoooo

[@aryanjairath2143]

26:58 that's not lag Linus🤦‍♂️😭 that's the LTPO screen going to 60 hz because ur not physically touching the screen. Give the screen a tap and then rotate it so it thinks ur using it and it'll look perfectly smooth

[@touseef_akhtar]

This review was awesome! I love how the Linus/team have fun while working.

[@pdtheowl9292]

19:54 more terrifying than any horror movie I've ever seen

[@wachter206]

Already got my hands on a Flip and Fold. (Working for a carrier is Awesome) and the Fold is WAY more solid than previous versions. I already ordered myself one.

[@altaiir55twitch59]

Thanks for this review dude! I hear a lot good about this 3rd gen. I wanted one from gen 1 and I can finally afford one on gen 3 it feels amazing. (Tho I am just scared that I will scratch inside screen)

[@ruddynordin9215]

@@altaiir55twitch59 Go for it!! My ZFold2 is almost a year in 2 months.. perfect condition/zero scratches even when my nails are longer than usual still (inner screen).. just keep on the screen protector you will be good.

[@altaiir55twitch59]

@@ruddynordin9215 thanks for advice man! What screen protector do you recommend? I guess I can do only plastic one right? Also how is the battery holding up? I had always problems with battery on Samsung. Also when is the phone closed does the inside screen turn off and doesn't consume battery? Sorry for bombarding you with questions and thanks for answer and info!

[@altaiir55twitch59]

Mine arrived today! And I am absolutely in love with it! Inside screen feels like a glass to be honest!

[@artinkanani958]

@@altaiir55twitch59 how is it? i want to buy it next week im so excited

[@Deepwing]

You know Linus is excited when he doesn’t have a smooth transition to todays sponsor…

[@CWZimba]

He was like a kid opening Christmas gifts 😂😂

[@simplecraft7960]

11:06 - Someone has been spending a lot of time with the new Tormach CNC

[@jeremyenjaynes9954]

21:11 "omg that is something else" first time i hear nice comment about a 4:3 screen.

[@baschoen23]

That Dbrand ad was the most amazing thing I've ever seen. Forget Samsung R&D. LTT x Dbrand marketing teams is the crossover over of the century, like when the Fairly Odd Parents met Jimmy Neutron or when Harry met Sally 🔥

[@ThePizzaDevourer]

Props to Linus for growing a beard so we can clearly compare camera sharpness with his beard hair 😄

[@Kitulous]

and since the pandemic isn't going anywhere any time soon, we're gonna have beard Linus for a while now :)

[@PRO_OF_MC]

@@Kitulous why should the beard go after the pandemic he looks better with it imo

[@Kitulous]

@@PRO_OF_MC iirc he has said that he would shave the beard off when the pandemic is over, but maybe that's my memory is fucking with me

[@reptarien]

I hate that I laughed when I heard the startup noise at the beginning. DAMN YOU JIMMY!!

[@jaydenmackenzie9670]

16:45 actually Korean is easiest to text with keyboard. Trust me. Learned Korean over years

[@nilyaj]

Linus with no time is my favorite Linus he is like the definition of I do my best work under pressure

[@simonrandall7130]

I’m so tempted by this, how does one go about leaving the Apple “eco system “? Should be a video!

[@racingsfun]

Leaving apple is the greatest thing you can do. Enjoy your new freedom. ;)

[@TekuJames]

It's a bitch for the first month, but once you're out, it is awesome

[@simonrandall7130]

@@racingsfun no doubt. But I’m in deep 😧

[@snakeCase]

@@simonrandall7130 120 hz on a phone is 100% worth the switch. I've had a 120 hz phone for 2 years now, I can never go back.

[@jesselioce]

What are you using atm from apple?

[@0hmyl0rdd_]

I love how thorough Linus is, definitely helps me figure out if it’s worth the upgrade from my Z Fold 2

[@ShaneCouncill]

Is it durable? Have you had any issues?

[@NiMareQ]

12:11 What is the other observable circle left to the camera? Is it proximity or ambient light sensor?

[@Jexep]

As one of Z Fold 2 users, I would expect Samsung to update all app related features on Z Fold 2 as well. It would be disappointed if they won't. We are using the flagship here!!

[@LaidBackDeveloper]

They did! They made an entire new version of ONEUI for it!

[@rodrigofilho1996]

Samsung keeping support for OLD phones... kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

[@rollingtroll]

My showerthoughts this morning were on under display cameras. Yup, really. And I figured 'they will probably make the field of view smaller so with a larger aparture your focal depth will be a bit smaller, focusing straight through the pixels'. And here's the proof for that. Way smaller angle on the Fold 3 with the under display camera. I like it though, it's more than good enough.

[@rubberduck01]

3:03 - "They rate it for one and a half hours at 30 metres..." umm, not quite Linus. Try one and a half metres for 30 minutes

[@Sceusell]

he swapped the numbers around and made them both go up lol

[@MattiTuunanen]

Also, by claiming IPx8, they rate it for continuous immersion in actual use (no time limits, up to 1 meters). See my longer reply somewhere here. The 1,5m 30min is only how long it withstands pressurized water. (source: IP standard, IEC 60529)

[@IhasChezBurga]

I love when Linus wrote 'anytime I'm not trying to screw it up, it's pretty good' he knows what lengths he goes through

[@KeppyKep]

Right up until he finally addressed it, I was waiting for him to check the KZbin app. Honestly I feel it must have taken quite some self-control for that to not be the very first thing he looked at.

[@encaged314]

I imagine as soon as dbrand saw this, they got to working on a skin exactly like Linus' tape job

[@Oak_Rocket]

I like where the foldable phones are going and I'm definitely interested in this. I've had my Surface Duo since launch and I love it. It's gets a lot of hate for various reasons and obviously isn't selling well with the way the price has tanked but I enjoy it enough to not be let down by this. It's not for everybody but still a great phone in my opinion. I might try the Fold3 next.

[@kenbee1957]

Surface Duo's biggest problem? The Galaxy Fold series

[@brziperiod]

8:18 was that a small little drop? YES! LINUS DROP TIPS STRIKES AGAIN

[@joki9121]

Man Linus makes me want a fold with how much enthusiasm he has. Too bad it's freaking $1800

[@redboi9]

Yeah too costly

[@AT20211]

512g version was 1,150 for me includes charger, spen, case and smartag

[@halyoalex8942]

Same :(

[@vanisyn2495]

@@AT20211 usd? Where?

[@martinpalmer6203]

Haha thats the price if next years entry level Nvidia GPU ;) Bargain...