When I initially sat down to try and put my thoughts together for this review, I was going to take the “traditional” approach. But since the Galaxy Z Fold 3 has already been available a few weeks, that’s kind of the boring approach.

Slimmer and lighter than the Z Fold 2, Having a foldable phone is still an incredible feeling, S Pen support was a necessary and welcome addition, Phantom Black is the best color on a smartphone

Battery life is still horrible., Cameras are good but not great, The crease is annoying when using the S Pen

The Z Fold 3 is water-resistant, more durable, $500 more affordable than its predecessor, has two good 120Hz refresh rate displays, a top-of-the-line processor, 12GB of RAM, and a user interface that is near perfect.

Waterproof and more durable, The UI works so well with the larger device, Screen feels so much better

Still too expensive, The cameras aren’t to par with the price you’re paying, especially the UDC, Still too large, awkward and gimmicky for most

The Galaxy Z Fold 3 is a genuine technological marvel from Samsung. The South Korean firm has improved almost everything with its third-generation folding tablet-phone hybrid. It is faster, smoother, has much improved software, better cameras, a more reliable fingerprint scanner and is £200 cheaper...

Pros: a phone and tablet in one, water resistance, useful split-screen apps, great cover screen, fantastic tablet screen, top performance, good battery life, good cameras, head-turning design, S Pen support.

Cons: very expensive, no 5x optical zoom camera, internal screen can be marked more easily than traditional glass, heavy, thick.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 - Now $1599 Unlocked @ Amazon Snapdragon 888 performance impresses Foldable tech that works pretty well Incredible AMOLED color reproduction Tons of camera options with good quality Premium build materials and looks Cover screen works great for quick use Crease down the center...

Snapdragon 888 performance impresses, Foldable tech that works pretty well, Incredible AMOLED color reproduction, Tons of camera options with good quality, Premium build materials and looks, Cover screen works great for quick use

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 is the best foldable mobile from the South Koreans to date. But are you absolutely sure that a foldable mobile is something you want?

Best foldable mobile from Samsung so far. More robust than its predecessor, now being waterproof down to 1.5 meters. Also supports S-Pen. Comes with configuration from top shelf.

Very, very expensive. You could also have expected more from the camera, especially for the price. Poorer battery life than its predecessor. And are foldable mobiles something consumers want at all? We have come to doubt.

All-weather foldable. With the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G, Samsung has presented the third generation of its folding smartphone along with many detailed improvements. The foldable leaves a mature impression now, it looks more stable, and it has also become more affordable.

With the third generation of its folding smartphone, Samsung offers a strong piece of technology tha...

bright, color-accurate OLED displays with 120 Hz; fast system; long-term updates; IPX8 certification; good positioning capabilities; USB Type-C 3.2 with HDMI/DP and DeX; S Pen support;

storage expansion not possible; SoC throttles; Phone calls in speaker mode; mediocre ultra wide-angle lens;

Overall, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 is the best foldable smartphone you can get at the moment. It ticks all the checkboxes for a flagship Samsung smartphone (Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, IPX8 water resistance, S Pen support) and it is lighter, tougher and at RM6699, more affordable than when the first...

If you’re sold on the perks of the foldable concept, though, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 is its best proponent yet.

Uniquely expansive main display, Plenty of power, Refined, more robust foldable design

Cameras aren’t competitive with the very best, Still very expensive, No S Pen bundled in

The future makes skeptics of us all, and folding phones like the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 still face an uphill battle. While the third generation of the range-topping foldable costs less than its predecessor, at $1,800 it’s still a laptop-priced commitment to a form factor that remains controversial.

Foldable design feels like the future of phones, One UI 3 makes apps usable on an Android tablet, Cheaper than previous Fold models, Waterproofing adds reassurance

Still incredibly expensive for a phone, Cameras are good, but not stand-out, Under-display camera is distracting, S Pen sold separately and there's nowhere to store it

Works well. Samsung also provides the Galaxy Z Flip3 5G, the slimmer folding phone, with the improved mechanism of the Z Fold3. But not only the folding technology has improved, the hardware is also state of the art. Our review reveals what the complete package can do.

Like the larger Galaxy Z Fold3 5G, the Z Flip3 5G proves to be an all-around improved version of its...

bright OLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate; system runs fast; water-resistant according to the IPX8 standard; good camera performance;

no storage expansion; only USB 2.0; battery life should be better;