Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 - Pre ordering?

[swarlos]

Ugh I was tempted to pull the trigger last night but I already know I wouldn’t be able to keep it or that I’d even want to haha.

But man just watching iJustine’s video and her playing xCloud looked super cool!! Ugh.

 

[bhatech]

My preorder from yesterday now says delivery by the 21st.

That's because ship by 18th which is Friday and next day delivery will be Monday which is 21st. Depends on where you see, sometimes on phone says ships by 18th and on website sometimes says delivers by 21st but both are meaning the same. I have seen that same thing for all my other earlier pre orders as well.

As someone who orders every Samsung flagship ignore that and I can guarantee you will have phone in your hand latest by 18th but most likely on 16th the Wednesday.


See screenshot:
Shop Samsung app says Ships by Sep 18th and samsung.com says delivers by 21st but both are essentially meaning same.

App:

Website:

 

[Morty2264]

Nah. I barely have two grand for bills, let alone a new phone. Will keep an eye out for it though!

 

[donm527]

Too bad it doesn't come in Mystic White. Would look HOT with the silver hinge and camera module and trim.

I like the design. Definitely made me move from the "never" camp for folding phones with the redesigned look and that front screen. Maybe in a couple more generations... needs to be thinner.

 

[Mr Segundus]

IOS 14 doesn't bring anything, infact the app library is frustrating without any control. I have beta and am not impressed. If you are enjoying the eco system, you will continue to enjoy.

iOS 14 will have widgets and an app drawer. Biggest upgrade to iOS in years.

 

[msm0511]

iOS 14 will have widgets and an app drawer. Biggest upgrade to iOS in years.

Trust me, neither are done very well. The "app drawer" is just a bunch of folders that Apple decides the order, category, and folder they're in. I don't really use widgets, so they might be useful for some, but I'm not impressed by them.

 

[donm527]

And needs to be more durable too. I think I saw a video where the phone came with instructions to particles that still seemed too much. I'm spending the week at a building site out of state and got drywall dust, ceiling tile dust and hating even exposing my N20U to it and having to do a wipe down at the end the day. If it were the Fold... it would be no match for those particles. Still not water resistant too right?

Too bad it doesn't come in Mystic White. Would look HOT with the silver hinge and camera module and trim.

I like the design. Definitely made me move from the "never" camp for folding phones with the redesigned look and that front screen. Maybe in a couple more generations... needs to be thinner.

 

[simplepink]

Waiting it out. Never want to be the early owners. What's the rush? My phone works for all my needs.

Want to hear what all these eager owners have to say about this phone. If your phone works and you are able to do everything you need with it, there is no need to get this yet! This is a WANT not a NEED. This is like rent money, mortgage money, insurance money, the list goes on.

 

[Notefan161]

Next year I will likely buy if it has s pen

Trade ins for UK £650 for s20 ultra don't see any free gifts though

 

[Notefan161]

iOS 14 will have widgets and an app drawer. Biggest upgrade to iOS in years.

And both are awful. Until developers get their apps to make those widgets useful its unusable right now

 

[maj71303]

Samsung does what carriers want and carriers don't want dual SIM. No surprise there IMO. You can say that they can do US unlocked model can be dual SIM but still they have to be certified with carriers and Samsung doesn't want to **** the carriers off.

And add to that majority US costumers aren't used to the concept of dual SIM so there isn't much pressure from that angle as well to include.

They all have ESIM's software disabled because Samsung is just so weak when it comes to US carriers. Since other companies are eating their lunch in other markets they have to capitulate to US carriers. Apple and lowly hardly selling phones Google can even offer dual sim. That's why Samsung is going to eventually lose the US market as well because they can't gather their courage. These prices are going to finally have the tech bubble burst.

 

[bhatech]

They all have ESIM's software disabled because Samsung is just so weak when it comes to US carriers. Since other companies are eating their lunch in other markets they have to capitulate to US carriers. Apple and lowly hardly selling phones Google can even offer dual sim. That's why Samsung is going to eventually lose the US market as well because they can't gather their courage. These prices are going to finally have the tech bubble burst.

I'm all in favor of Samsung losing or any company that bends over back to useless US carriers losing. But unfortunately US market is Apple vs Samsung and don't think that'll change in a long time.

Mainly because majority customers don't give a **** about what carriers do to their phone and they don't even have any clue about it nor they care. It's me, you and 0.0001% of the people. You are right about some other markets it's a different story with direct relationship with customer and having to compete hard. In the US they get a free pass and it's Apple or Samsung not much, and carriers control the selling channels. Thank god at least one of the companies (Apple) puts the carriers in their right place.

 

[swarlos]

I'm all in favor of Samsung losing or any company that bends over back to useless US carriers losing. But unfortunately US market is Apple vs Samsung and don't think that'll change in a long time.

Mainly because majority customers don't give a **** about what carriers do to their phone and they don't even have any clue about it nor they care. It's me, you and 0.0001% of the people. You are right about some other markets it's a different story with direct relationship with customer and having to compete hard. In the US they get a free pass and it's Apple or Samsung not much, and carriers control the selling channels. Thank god at least one of the companies (Apple) puts the carriers in their right place.

First Sʌᴍsᴜɴɢ needs to get their act together with releasing their phones in the same color and same storage configurations.

 

[sincere11105]

First Sʌᴍsᴜɴɢ needs to get their act together with releasing their phones in the same color and same storage configurations.

Agreed 100%. Every manufacturer should do what Apple did. They don't care much of what the manufacturers say. Samsung is definitely big enough to do that

 

[swarlos]

Agreed 100%. Every manufacturer should do what Apple did. They don't care much of what the manufacturers say. Samsung is definitely big enough to do that

Yep and all this region specific bull crap is annoying too.  doesn’t release U.S. specific models with 512gb only and screw the rest of the world from being able to get it.

 

[sincere11105]

Yep and all this region specific bull crap is annoying too.  doesn’t release U.S. specific models with 512gb only and screw the rest of the world from being able to get it.

Exynos vs Snapdragon is a perfect example. Grow some balls Samsung. Do the right thing.

 

[donm527]

So first gen they offered 512GB storage... for $2000 they offer 256GB storage and still no microSD slot... because they did surveys and found that people don't even use 128GB of storage.

For $2000... this phone is suppose to be a phone of excess... gimme the 256 lol. And also... no buds.

 

[tadpoles]

So first gen they offered 512GB storage... for $2000 they offer 256GB storage and still no microSD slot... because they did surveys and found that people don't even use 128GB of storage.

For $2000... this phone is suppose to be a phone of excess... gimme the 256 lol. And also... no buds.

I guess they feel like we should just be happy with the larger front screen, better hinge, better cameras, larger inner screen, smaller bezels, and faster processor.

 

[buzzy3970]

Didn't realize the original fold came standard with 512gb. This makes me angry.

So first gen they offered 512GB storage... for $2000 they offer 256GB storage and still no microSD slot... because they did surveys and found that people don't even use 128GB of storage.

For $2000... this phone is suppose to be a phone of excess... gimme the 256 lol. And also... no buds.

 

[donm527]

Eh. 256 is decent can’t believe in such a large device couldn’t add the microSD on the SIM card slot?

Didn't realize the original fold came standard with 512gb. This makes me angry.