Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold3 5G stands alone. The only big-screen folding phone in the US, it does things no other phone can do, letting you play games, read PDFs, and create content in unique ways. More than any other phone, it can be your only device for most of your day. As with the Galaxy Z Fold2, the only reason we're not giving the Galaxy Z Fold3 our Editors' Choice award is that it costs $1,799. Samsung has a great array of trade-ins and discounts for this phone, but a phone priced like a laptop just isn't going to be the mainstream choice.From Note to Fold The concept of big-screen folding phones was all the rage in 2019, but Samsung is the only maker in the US that continues to pull the trick off. Huawei is out of the picture here, ZTE tried once and shrugged, LG gave up on phones entirely, and Google and Apple's folding phones remain rumors. Motorola has the RAZR, but that fills a different niche (and one that Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip3 does better): a regular-sized phone that...
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G's giant screen gives it productivity powers no other phone can match.
Unique folding form factor; Enhanced durability and waterproofing; S Pen support
Very heavy; Very expensive; Cameras could be better