No thr battery life for me is about the same. I think that main big screen is a little lower res so I'm sure that helps on the fold. Also, I wont let my kids touch it bc I'm scared they'll break it. Pretty much everyone I know wants to touch it when they see it and it stresses me out lol. they always try to close it by pressing on the center of the screen and that's a huge no no lol. I've gotten to the point that I wont pull it out of my pocket so I dont have to talk to people so much lol.