Martin, a tech journalist at PhoneArena, brings a unique blend of humor and insight to his work. His fascination with smartphones began with a Galaxy Young and evolved through a series of trades and upgrades, making him a self-proclaimed smartphone nerd.
pretty much since launch, and Google ’s second attempt at a foldable has managed to convince me folding phones are here to stay - even if they won’t be everybody’s cup of tea.When we put aside the familiar Pixel shortcomings like the OK battery life and mid-range chipset, Google ’s latest foldable has incredible displays , great day-to-day performance, more than good enough cameras, and it actually feels great to hold and use… for the most part.starts to fall apart once I open it up.
A side effect of having a nearly perfect square for a screen is the super-large black bars you get when watching YouTube videos - that’s a ton of wasted viewing space. In fact, turning around the Galaxy Z Fold 6 , will give you a slightly larger YouTube picture, and that’s despite Samsung’s foldable having a noticeably smaller display to begin with.
And of course, you can just spin it around to get the extra horizontal space if you need to run 2/3 apps at once, or watch videos - or if your hands are extra large and that’s how you want to type on the inner screen.simply because I already have it, but if I had to make a choice , I’d choose the Fold 6 over the Pixel without hesitation.
Now, am I saying Google should go back to the original Fold design? Maybe… Maybe not. Perhaps the perfect compromise will be to copy the Galaxy Z Fold 6’s aspect ratio, or I suppose make the screens a bit larger while keeping the rectangular shape, which feels just right for both typing and watching videos.
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