How Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip failed me without actually breaking
When the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 arrives, likely this July, it could be a pretty decent upgrade over the Z Flip 5 I own. Itâll reportedly have a slightly bigger battery than the Flip 6, which had a slightly bigger one than the Flip 5, plus a much bigger outer screen.
Unfortunately, I canât wait a few more months. After a year and a half with a Flip, Iâve reached my breaking point.
To be clear, my phone never cracked. My folding Flip never even sprouted a green line of doom along its crease. The factory screen protector did begin to peel, but $30 and a trip to uBreakiFix made that problem go away.
No, the end came for my Flip when it stopped lasting the day and started waking me up at night. The battery is constantly dying faster than it should, and ever since the last big software update, the sleep and do-not-disturb modes no longer block notification sounds. I canât figure out either one, and the Flipâs unique benefits no longer feel good enough for me to deal with them anymore.
On battery: Iâve seen this phone reach the 80 percent mark by 9 in the morning, and threaten to die by 9PM. I practically donât even use the phone when Iâm at work, and yet now I fee …