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6 Unexpected Downsides of Foldable Phones
May 6, 2025
I love foldables. After taking a break from smartphones, foldables caught my eye and led me back in. But there are downsides—some I reflected on, and some I didn’t!
I’ve gotten my hands on most foldables to hit the market in the US. Here’s what I’ve learned as someone who has reviewed a few foldables and is writing these words on my own personal one.
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Unconventional Aspect Ratios
The first foldable I owned was the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5. The first I reviewed was the 2024 Moto Razr+. In both cases, I found that the screen resolutions were not quite the same as what you have in traditional phones.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
The Galaxy Z Fold 5 is Samsung’s best foldable for 2023, packing a speedy Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 ‘for Galaxy’ chip, 12GB RAM, and superfast UFS 4.0 storage. The new Flex Hinge enables the phone to close fully flat, though the Fold 5 falls short in other aspects.
Motorola Razr+ (2024)
The Motorola Razr+ powered gives you new ways to interact, capture, and create. Featuring the largest, most intelligent external display of any flip phone, you can do it all without flipping the phone open.
The Z Fold is tall and narrow on the outside, but tall and wide on the inside. The Razr is almost square-shaped on the outside and slender on the inside. In both cases, apps usually adjust just fine, but games and video don’t quite fit. You can expect letterboxing and pillarboxing when enjoying either type of media.
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