Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 5G (Phantom Black, 12GB RAM, 512GB)

Genuinely my own fault. Posting so somebody else does not repeat it. The listing says who should avoid this: Anyone in dusty conditions — there is no dust rating — or who wants a normal-width front screen. That was my situation and I ordered anyway. It does what it says on the page — it just was not the thing I needed.

7.6 inch main display genuinely replaces a small tablet. That was the whole reason I picked this over the cheaper options, and it is exactly as described. Also worth mentioning: 200,000 fold rating, roughly five years at 100 folds a day. Nothing has surprised me in three months.

Had this most of a year now, so this is not an unboxing opinion. 200,000 fold rating, roughly five years at 100 folds a day. Still mildly irritated by one thing: IPX8 with no dust rating, and grit is what destroys hinges. Known trade-off rather than a fault, though, and I would buy it again.

Leading with the problem, because it is what I would have wanted to read: IPX8 with no dust rating, and grit is what destroys hinges. 23.1:9 cover screen is awkwardly narrow for one-handed use. Neither is hidden — both are listed on the page — but they matter more in daily use than they look on a spec sheet. I have kept it, for one reason: 7.6 inch main display genuinely replaces a small tablet. That still outweighs the rest, but only just.

The page describes who this is for, and it described me: Anyone who genuinely works on a tablet-sized screen daily and accepts the compromises. On that basis it has been the right call. 7.6 inch main display genuinely replaces a small tablet.