As for software, this is a typical Samsung phone, which means you either like OneUI, or you don’t. You can read any number of Samsung device reviews to get a full sense of the software, which is extensive on a phone like the Galaxy Z Fold 4. For a flip phone, the only software that is different from what you’ll find on a slab phone is the cover screen, and some of the gimmicks Flex mode brings.
Some apps, the camera app, in particular, are optimized for flex mode, putting the viewfinder on one half of the screen and controls on the other. This can make it easier to snap photos and shoot videos but since the vast majority of my photos and video are shot in landscape, the value add is lessened considerably.
When using other apps not specifically optimized for Flex mode, Samsung will push the app into the upper half while the lower half is reserved for five functions — using the bottom half as a trackpad, adjusting the brightness or volume, grabbing a screenshot, or pulling down the notification shade. I didn’t find any of these to be terribly useful. I suppose if you wanted to watch a Paramount+ video and adjust volume and brightness on the fly, an argument could be made. I briefly entertained the notion of using the Kindle app in flex mode with the cursor positioned so that all I had to do was tap the trackpad to advance the page, but that was short-lived.
Features like this are fun to show off at parties, but their actual usefulness varies by user. Samsung still needs to figure out why Flex mode is useful beyond video calls.
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