Galaxy Unpacked 2023 - 26th July @ 12pm - Will you get a new device?

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It's that time again where Samsung announce the new ZFlip and Zfold devices, and probably some other items too.

They have some decent offers for pre-orders, up to £150 off, Buds2, etc.

What's everyone think? Will you be grabbing one of the new devices?

 

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Payed off Fold 3 after 2 years this month and so far not seen a reason to upgrade, atleast not until manufacturers find a way to make hard inner screens, which right now are soft as **** plastic.

Probably several years from now.

Personally have an S23 Ultra. I'd be interested in a Fold, but the screens are pretty fragile, would still consider one

 

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I'd find it really difficult to go back to a regular phone, the big screen is fantastic, but yes you can essentially destroy the inner screen with a finger nail pushed down hard enough. Took me a few months of adjusting, eventually taking the screen protector off because it had dings in it after a year from thumb nail. Feels far nicer without actually the protector actually, it's very thick.

Samsung have certainly gone into incremental mode from Fold 4 onward (virtually identical to Fold 3) whilst the difference between the 2 and 3 were big. For a while it reminded me of the 2000's and early 2010 golden age of hardware designa until all phone became a screen slab. Proper boring, functional but stale.

I'm excited to see how this year's will compare to last. The design on the hinge, perhaps a re-design of the screen to make it more resistant to user damage.

It's nice to see another fold having being used for almost 2 years without any problems. Most people I've spoken to have always had a screen issue on the main screen inside.

I've always stuck to the S line of Samsung devices, but have tried the odd note, and have never been keen on them even with as beautiful as they are. The S23U comes with a pen anyway, so it's like having a note.

Overall, the real persuasion of moving would be the screen as it's like having a mini monitor with you. But, it would have to be a bump up on specs and really defeat the S23U to warrant moving. I'd be keen to see what they offer on trade in against this phone.

 

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So many leaks and teasers over the past few weeks, I assumed they had already been officially announced by now. As always I like to keep up on how the new devices turn out but see little reason to pay the premium for.

Nothing has been officially announced yet. But the leaks 9/10 are very accurate and it's fairly obvious with each event what's being unveiled.

 

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Interested to see if there are any big step changes with the fold given that they now have the pixel to compete with also.

Yep. Moto also do a similar device to the Zflip which is pretty decent.

 

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Woo, free Samsung Buds2 Pro for pre-ordering as well!

Yeah, Samsung Pre-order always provides a lot of bonuses and extra freebies!

 

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Just had an email from Samsung telling me that a discount that was applied to my order was applied incorrectly, they only took £150 off when it should have been £250 - another £100 off the device.
So glad I waited now!

S9 Ultra 1TB 5G, Keyboard Case with a free set of Galaxy Buds2 Pro for less than £1400? That'll do

Lovely result. That certainly is a beautiful device

 

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I looked at the Fold, my car is worth less than a top end model, its crazy

It seems to be that way nowadays haha, phones can be worth more than a car. It's madness

 

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I literally just had a S20 Ultra delivered. Second hand, excellent condition

Out of curiosity how much did you spend on that?

 

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Did the S9 tablet get a brightness boost over the old S6?

That'd be a major selling point for me.

Check GSMarena and compare the specs

 

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That was my plan. Nothing is said there.

Might have to wait for someone to have a hands-on where they compare the brightness