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Our Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G Review

Samsung Galaxy Fold: Design

The Samsung Galaxy Fold owes its foldable design to its dual-axis locking hinge. Despite the delicate tendencies you might think you’d find with a phone that quite literally folds in half, the Galaxy Fold has been expertly engineered in robustness. 

Opening and closing the phone is seamless. When closing the phone you’ll hear a magnetic click locking the phone into place, which gives the phone a nice sturdy feel when not in use. It’s 17.1mm thick and weighs 276g, so you’re certainly going to know you’re carrying it around with you. Despite its weight and thickness, it’s surprisingly narrow when folded and can quite easily fit into the pockets on your clothes, but will certainly feel as though you’ve got two phones glued together in there. 

Samsung Galaxy Fold: Display

So the Galaxy Fold actually has a single screen just like any other phone, with a camera on the back. This cover display on the outside is 4.6 inches, while the foldable screen inside the phone is a much bigger 7.3 inches. 

When you’re on the move the smaller screen is definitely the most convenient to use, but when you’re wanting to do things such as play games or watch videos, then of course, the big, foldable screen comes into its own.  

The question so many ask is, can you see the crease down the middle of the phone?! You can when the screen is asleep, yes, but when it’s actually in use, you don’t even notice it. 

Samsung Galaxy Fold: Performance

The Galaxy Fold is as fast as the Galaxy Note 10, but the latest iPhone series is still considerably faster, which doesn’t come as much of a surprise. 

The Fold comes with a hefty 12GB of RAM to help speed things up when you’re running numerous applications at once, assisting the Snapdragon 855 chipset in doing a pretty stellar job. Samsung could have gone for a higher-end processor, but decided not to for whatever reason. 

Samsung Galaxy Fold: Camera

There’s quite a few cameras to get through here, so bear with us. 

In its unfolded, natural state, the Samsung Galaxy Fold has a 10-megapixel front camera and exactly the same configuration as the Note 10 front camera. When unfolded, the dual front cameras consist of the same 10-megapixel selfie camera and an 8-megapixel RGB camera.  

On the rear of the phone you’ll find three cameras that you’ll find in the S10 Plus: a 12-megapixel regular camera, a 12-megapixel telephoto camera and an ultra-wide camera. 

All in all, it’s hard to not be impressed with the quality of photos the Samsung Galaxy Fold churns out, so in this department, it gets a huge tick. 

Samsung Galaxy Fold: Battery

The Samsung Galaxy Fold houses two batteries to accumulate 4,380mAh of battery power, but it’s definitely needed to power such a large phone. 

However, this battery is easily depleted with frequent use throughout the day, so if you’re upgrading because of the battery, don’t expect it to last longer than the smaller battery in your current smartphone. 

Another negative is the fact that the Galaxy Fold doesn’t come with the Super Fast Charger, and what’s worse, you can’t even buy it as an after-purchase because it’s not even compatible!

Samsung Galaxy Fold: Verdict

It’s fancy, finicky and certainly different. It’s unlike any other phone on the market right now, with the only thing setting it aside from other smartphones on the market being its foldable screen. 

The only edition comes with 512GB storage (with no possibility to add more) and in either Space Silver or Cosmos Black will set you back a hefty amount each month depending on what kind of phone tariff you go for. You’ll also be required to pay a pretty hefty upfront cost, too.