I got it, and I like it!

[SwitchBoardDj]

Question for those who have the flip. I'm seeing I can only angle the screen at 90° but in review and all I see they were keeping the screen at an angle.. I'm doing it wrong?

I'm able to angle mine at varying degrees. J first put it up to 90 degrees, then slowly adjust it to the degree that I want it at.

 

[bhatech]

I'm able to angle mine at varying degrees. J first put it up to 90 degrees, then slowly adjust it to the degree that I want it at.

I can do little angle before 90 but after some angle the spring kicks in and makes it straight. I'll have to stop by best buy and check if it's the same with the display model to make sure mine is the same.

 

[Bkdodger1]

Thanks for sharing pics and thoughts y’all ...good stuff

 

[bhatech]

Also does YouTube half screen work for any of you? My camera works when I make it 90 degree angle with controls bottom and view finder on the top. But YouTube doesn't do video only on top. I thought that was supported in YouTube? I do have YouTube premium so that shouldn't be a problem in case if it's a premium feature.

 

[Lobwedgephil]

I can do little angle before 90 but after some angle the spring kicks in and makes it straight. I'll have to stop by best buy and check if it's the same with the display model to make sure mine is the same.

I can do 90 degrees and maybe 30 or so degrees more. Hard to say exactly, but it is a little worse with the leather case I just got, but still more then I need so not an issue for me.

As for your YouTube question, I am premium as well, so I am not sure. I get somewhat flex mode, but I don't get the controls on the bottom. I get video on the top 2/3rds of the screen, and then I can keep scrolling on the bottom, read comments, etc. I am not sure what it should be.

 

[bhatech]

I can do 90 degrees and maybe 30 or so degrees more. Hard to say exactly, but it is a little worse with the leather case I just got, but still more then I need so not an issue for me.

As for your YouTube question, I am premium as well, so I am not sure. I get somewhat flex mode, but I don't get the controls on the bottom. I get video on the top 2/3rds of the screen, and then I can keep scrolling on the bottom, read comments, etc. I am not sure what it should be.

I have the leather case as well, based on observations the weight with the leather case causes the hinge to push down after certain angle. I believe what we see for YouTube is correct, I watched some reviews it's only for Duo and camera app they have some customization but not for YouTube.

 

[Lobwedgephil]

I have the leather case as well, based on observations the weight with the leather case causes the hinge to push down after certain angle. I believe what we see for YouTube is correct, I watched some reviews it's only for Duo and camera app they have some customization but not for YouTube.

That makes sense, it can go a little more without the case on. Youtube is disappointing to me a bit, wish the entire half showed video in flex mode. Will be honest though, loving this little phone so far. Going to have to decide when my Ultra shows up Tuesday.

 

[bhatech]

That makes sense, it can go a little more without the case on. Youtube is disappointing to me a bit, wish the entire half showed video in flex mode. Will be honest though, loving this little phone so far. Going to have to decide when my Ultra shows up Tuesday.

Lol same here, ultra is coming Tuesday. I'm liking it but thinking if I need to keep this and ultra both. I don't know though if I can use this as my main daily driver. So far I'm liking it and may be I'll sell my Pixel 4 XL to offset some part of cost for this. Still have couple of weeks to decide on how I feel.

On the YouTube part yeah, I thought it was pretty obvious both Google and Samsung should have worked to have the entire video in the flex mode. I'm pretty sure most people use YouTube more than duo, hopefully they can enable that in app update but I doubt if any more apps take advantage of the flex mode. We are left with whatever works now.

 

[bhatech]

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[bhatech]

I can do 90 degrees and maybe 30 or so degrees more. Hard to say exactly, but it is a little worse with the leather case I just got, but still more then I need so not an issue for me.

As for your YouTube question, I am premium as well, so I am not sure. I get somewhat flex mode, but I don't get the controls on the bottom. I get video on the top 2/3rds of the screen, and then I can keep scrolling on the bottom, read comments, etc. I am not sure what it should be.

Found this info

1 At launch, Flex mode-compatible apps include the native Camera and Gallery (image and video viewer) apps, as well as the Always-On Display (AOD) and Google Duo. Compatibility with more native and third-party apps will be introduced in the near future.
2 Not all aspect ratios support both images and video.

 

[Ian B]

Got the red case from amazon today. It looks thicker a little bit more that what comes w phone. It is a vibrant red and love it. The new phone will be delivered tomorrow in the afternoon and the open box one in the morning. Here are a couple of pictures.

 

[Morty2264]

Got my Z Flip delivered today. So far...so good. No regrets at all. I wanted something different for awhile after holding slabs for years.

The Z Flip is very nice. The crease that's all the tech reviewers are talking about is non-existent to me...it's not a big deal at all. I didn't even notice it after awhile.

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That is a very sweet looking phone, for sure. So glad you are liking it!

 

[Ian B]

Got today the black open box from BB and the new purple ordered also from BB. The open box one looks like new and will keep it, put the red case I posted above and return the new purple one. Overall a $200.00 dollars savings by getting the open box. So far, loving it on par with my Fold. Everyone at work likes the form factor of the Z flip and one stated he was jealous and can see getting himself one.

 

[bhatech]

Got today the black open box from BB and the new purple ordered also from BB. The open box one looks like new and will keep it, put the red case I posted above and return the new purple one. Overall a $200.00 dollars savings by getting the open box. So far, loving it on par with my Fold. Everyone at work likes the form factor of the Z flip and one stated he was jealous and can see getting himself one.

Did you open the new purple one? If you haven't opened it then they won't charge the $45 restocking fee.

 

[Ian B]

Did you open the new purple one? If you haven't opened it then they won't charge the $45 restocking fee.

Correct, got the manager to waive the restocking fee. He is same manager that ordered my fold. I was ready to say if you don't waive the fee, I will open it and return it. You will then have to sell it at a loss as open box. Glad did not come to that.

 

[Morty2264]

Got the red case from amazon today. It looks thicker a little bit more that what comes w phone. It is a vibrant red and love it. The new phone will be delivered tomorrow in the afternoon and the open box one in the morning. Here are a couple of pictures.

Thank you for the photos! That's a snazzy case!

 

[raqball]

Mine should be here Friday.. Ordered a matte black dbrand skin for it as well..

 

[Morty2264]

Mine should be here Friday.. Ordered a matte black dbrand skin for it as well..

Please post pictures of your new phone and case! Can't wait to see them!

 

[raqball]

Phone came today, a nice early surprise, and I pretty much have it all setup... It's an interesting device for sure and here are my initial thoughts on it. My d brand skin has not arrived yet however.

-It's a fingerprint magnet! After a few seconds of use the entire device is a hot mess of smudges. The skin will stop this so I hope it come soon.
-Not easy to open and close one handed. But this is expected as the device needs to be firmer so you can use it in the stand modes.
-You can feel the crease when interacting with the phone
-The crease is not really visible when using the device
-It's fast and snappy.
-Split screen is sweet on it when you have it in stand mode
-My AT&T version came with a bunch of crapware pre-installed. Easily removed but still a bummer
-I wish the front notification screen was a little larger.
-Is it worth $1380? Maybe. The cool factor alone is pretty sweet.

I wanted the new Razr when it was 1st announced. After seeing the reviews I decided to pass on it. The Z Flip is hands down the better phone -v- the Razr. I had the OG Razr back in the day and love the snap close and flip open feeling it gave. You can flip the Z open but it's not as easy as say the Razr.

Overall I like it. I have 2 weeks to decide if I'll keep it or not but so far, I am digging it. I got the black one and will post some photos with the skin once my d brand arrives and I get it slapped on.

A few photos

 

[justme1966]

Its not that big of deal for me to pick up a phone and flip it open. Before the slabs, nobody had any issues with opening a flip phone...lol

I will probably miss the convience of just picking up my phone and just using it. But I like change.

I been using this phone all day and honestly I don't have one complaint about the phone itself.

When we all had flip phones we weren’t on them all day. You answered an occasional call and sent an occasional sms using the T9 keyboard. Phone usage is vastly different now.