r/GalaxyFold

Just received this case for my Fold 8 and it’s the perfect proportions to pull this look off. Anybody else find some cool stuff?

Saw the case as I was scrolling late last night we will see how it go.

I decided they all spoil the feel and look of this phone. Only other time I rocked a skin and not a case was on the original Pixel Fold. Must be this form factor.

Best make sure that insurance is in place.

As a long time iOS user i am so happy and excited with my first ever Galaxy Fold!! Media consumption on this is pretty amazing and when i leave the house i rarely open it because how much i love the passport form factor!!

Tips and suggestion pls on how to take care and make the most out of my fold. Btw i kinda hate samsung for selling a clear case that only includes the back 😭

Pretty much all of the Gameboy time was using the inner screen.

The Fold 8 Closing flat is so impressive to me, now that its in a case, some people are actually so surprised it opens when I show it off

Just wanted to share the before vs after changing a few settings to get more useful vertical space to see things on the cover screen. By disabling the gesture hint, the input selector and the hide keyboard shortcut we can get back a full row of useful screen which makes a lot of difference in a short screen.

I still can change the language by holding the space key. To hide the keyboard I can just swipe from the right of the screen. And swiping up from the bottom works as usual. The screenshot does not capture the are where the gesture hint sits but it was there on the before picture.

I couldn't find a case I liked so I went with a clear one plus a custom skin of my two fur babies. The case I have is probably the thinnest clear one I could find with hinge protection included without a forced built in screen protector on the front.

The grip is also incredibly thin; thinner than the camera bump, which is a nice touch. It also helps with table wobble, though that doesn't bother me as much as it seems to bother others. I never use my phone on a flat surface. I don't charge wirelessly but I was able to use a magsafe stand without removing the grip so I assume it'll work.

Overall I'm happy with this setup for now. Sharing as an idea for those also tired of the "every flavor of black" cases. I tried to include photos to showcase a variety of things such as the case's thickness along with the stand in action both propping the device and in use.

I'll leave a comment with all the things used in this setup for anyone who is curious.

I love the upgrade! Been using the Z Fold 8 Ultra for 4 days now.

The thinner and lighter body is very noticeable. Not to mention the better battery life.

Also, using the Gamesir X5 Lite matches well with the phone. Been playing the android ports of Tomb Raider and Red Dead Redemption. As well as playing Resident Evil Code Veronica X with HD Texture pack on Nethersx2 and Resident Evil Director's Cut with HD Texture on Duckstation.

Satisfied so far!

Fold8 Ultra owner here and had all the Folds since Fold2. Went to the store again to get these side-by-side pictures of Fold8 and Fold8 Ultra. I noticed something: so many people debating which is better, justifying their choices to strangers. Bloggers are pushing the Fold8 like it's a flying car, but in person, it's not really that much of a difference. Sure, one is smaller, but it's a matter of a few centimeter/milimeters. The more things change, or supposedly changed, the more they stay the same.

Definitely the best phone I ever had! I don't really want to go into a detailed review, because a lot of people doing those, but here is my 8 ultra after almost a month of daily torture.

EDIT: I know I messed up the title and it's kinda misleading, but what I meant is that I'm coming from an iPhone 13 pro max.

I never thought i would adore switching to an android phone, let alone a folding phone. After just a week im kinda obsessed.

It genuinely feels futuristic and magical. Maybe its still the honeymoon phase, or maybe its genuine excitement and enjoying cool technology. I love the customisation I have at my fingers, and my lock and home screen are something to behold, at least to me.

Games are so good on this. As a commuter to and from work, this is night and day from my iPhone. I still love iPhones, but i dont think im going back from this. Anything other than this, for me, will be a downgrade.

My only gripes: android auto isnt as seamless in my car compared to carplay, and even refused to connect at one point. And Hey Google seems to be worse than Siri right now. But maybe that will improve over time like my Siri did.

Overall phenomenal honestly.

TL;DR in my opinion it feels like less phone for the money, thermals are a problem, one handed use is subpar compared to the 7, internet browsing is not a great experience and the speakers have relatively poor sound quality. Also turns out the form factor just isnt for me.

A little background on me; I have been using foldables since the fold 3. I also used the original pixel fold. The pixel fold was interesting to me because of the form factor, but it suffered from first gen problems i.e. big internal bezels, not opening flat, poor app optimization. However, even after moving on from that phone, I always missed it because of the form factor. It felt more like a gadget than a phone, and that made it fun. So, when I saw the fold 8, of course I was intrigued all over again.

First of all, I was coming from, and am switching back to, the fold 7. And before anyone says anything, yes, I went to best buy three separate times to hold the fold 8 in hand before committing to pre ordering it. But that is just proof that using a phone in your daily life is different than messing with it in store for 20 minutes.

Id also like to say, the fold 8 is a fantastic phone. The build quality, the hinge and the battery life are all great. And it will be the ideal phone for a lot of people. However, if youre like me, it is not the ideal phone for you and here's why.

1. To me, it feels like less phone. And to be fair, this was a concern when I initially held it for the first time. Obviously its smaller than the fold 7 and the 8 ultra, but it really did feel like I was getting less phone for the money. And honestly, I think that comes down to the fold 7 and/or 8 ultra being capable of performing the tasks that I do on a daily basis just as well, but also offering more screen real estate when needed and a better camera experience.

2. The heat issue is a real thing. I know this has been going around, and there is truth to it. Every time I wirelessly charged my fold 8 in my car, it got very hot to the touch. Not just warm, but hot. Which also dimmed the screen for about 10 minutes until it cooled down.

3. The lack of one handed use on the cover screen bothered me more than I expected. I did not realize how much I used my fold 7 one handed until I got the fold 8. Is it the biggest deal in the world? Of course not, but just something I prefer on the 7.

4. Internet browsing on the fold 8 inner screen is objectively worse than on the 7/8 ultra. The wider aspect ratio seems like it would be nice for browsing the internet, but because the phone is so short, youre not getting a whole lot at once, and a lot of websites have large images that do not play well with the wider aspect ratio. Also, Google image results are so small on the fold 8. Now, do keep in mind you can always rotate the phone when browsing the internet and it is a better experience, in fact I really liked using the fold 8 in portrait mode. However, a key selling point of the fold 8 for me was not having to rotate the phone for videos, but if im rotating it every time I use the internet, that equates to even more rotating. That could just be a personal thing for me, but again the point of this is to give my opinion and to help those that may share my opinion before buying. (Also this was a similar issue on the pixel fold)

5. App optimization is actually mostly good, and thats thanks to samsungs experience with foldables and their software features theough OneUI. However, there will be some that even when you go through labs to force aspect ratios, they still won't play nice. My main experience with this was Snapchat. It wss unusable on the inner screen because it didnt know how to react the the aspect ratio.

6. The speakers. While they do seem to be louder, the sound quality is noticeably worse. More tinny and less bass than the 7. Also the one sided thing when open is there. That wasn't as much of an issue for me as the sound quality itself.

Lastly, I would like to say, the battery life has been great on the fold 8, and that was my number one and literally only complaint about my fold 7. The fold 8 gets noticeably better battery life. Im talking I was at 6 hours of screen on time and still had 45% battery left. Very impressive. I considered getting the fold 8 ultra instead after sending the fold 8 back but I think the fold 7 is still s great phone so I'll wait to see what the 9 ultra has to offer.

Found an AMOLED James Webb shot here on Reddit and used Good Lock’s Wonderland for the parallax and particle effects.

​To get the star effect right, I had ChatGPT generate the JWST star flare and strip the background into a clean transparent file so it wouldn't show a black box in Wonderland. Looks awesome in person!