The Galaxy Z Fold 4 Replaced My Laptop 

**Dex mode can be used on a bunch of Samsung devices, not just the Fold 4 🤓** - What's your favorite way to use the Z Fold 4?

To address a few of your comments/issues: 1) you can use more than 5 apps at a time if you're using an official Samsung dock (DeX Station, DeX Pad) or the Skull and Co. Jumpgate dock. Alternatively, you can use the Samsung Good Lock MultiStar module to remove this limitation with other docks and adapters. You can otherwise use 20 apps at a time. 2) Regarding interfaces for Zoom and Slack, the web interface is often more reminiscent of their Windows/Mac counterparts. I've found the best browser experience is found with Edge, making sure to set to always load desktop sites and to remain in Edge when clicking links rather than launching external apps. You get an experience that's very similar to a traditional desktop PC as a result. 3) The full-screen chat window you observed in Zoom is a product of lazy app developers. Full-screen keyboard has been a legacy issue in Android for years. Developers can fix that, if they want, so that the keyboard typing window does not occupy the full screen. 4) Be sure to dive into the system settings' Advanced Features section to enable multi-window for all apps. This will ensure you can multi-task and run pop-up windows for *all* apps. This is in addition to getting Samsung Good Lock and the MultiStar module for even more capability (such as removing the aforementioned app limit). It's unfortunate that Samsung does not have these features enabled by default, because they really do make a dramatic UX difference. If anyone is looking for more insights like this, head over to the r/SamsungDeX subreddit. There's a wealth of knowledge there to maximize DeX.

For Dex mode, you can overcome the limit of 5 apps by installing GoodLock Multistar module. Samsung always have a backup for most of the settings.

You actually did the Z Fold 4 justice. I will now refer anyone who ask “what can my Z Fold 4 do” to this video . Once again thanks for such a in-depth view from a business perspective.

I got one and you forgot to mention the wireless Dex mode to your TV. I love that feature specially when you are tired and want to work from your bed or sofa from a bigger screen.

It's not just public transit or metro no-car portability that this can really work for, but the growing car replacement e-bike culture in motion. Great focus. Terrific performance review.

This setup of a device that can be used as a phone, a tablet and a laptop computer is fantastic and a technological marvel. Reminds me of the times when cell phone manufacturers were putting the concepts of a palm pilot and a phone together. Great setup as a jack of all trades but a master of none.

I have been an Apple user since 2007, bought the z-fold 4, and I just love it it's amazing, watching RU-vid, reading and news clips, doing zooms, is an incredible experience in your pocket everyday 🤩🤩🤩

Thanks for the demonstration! This is something I am excited about and if working professionally I would likely have one. Being retired I can only justify it if ATT offers it free when I update my hardware.

The only cell phone I would consider spending more than 1000$ on and don't feel ripped off!

Great video. I have the Fold 3 which I upgraded from the Fold 2. I might skip the 4 as I now work from home so I don't need the extra battery life. I'm a big user of Dex, and have been for many years. Dex reminds me of how greedy Apple is. They could easily provide a Desktop experience with their iPhone's, but if they did that, people wouldn't buy as many MacBooks.. So you have hundreds of millions of people walking around with chips in their phones that offer greater performance than 75% of desktops, but who will never _ever_ user the chip to even 50% of its potential!! At least with Samsung and 1plus you can levy the power of your phone.

I couldn't agree more. I don't know how i have ever gone without having this phone. I was an iPhone user through-and-through but a couple of years ago I climbed over the wall and set myself free and so i decided i was going to try the Z fold 2, oh I have not looked back since. I purchased the Z Fold 3 , and now I currently have the Z Fold 4. I absolutely love this device. And no, by no means do you have to buy a new one every year. I do it only because I like to have the latest and greatest, but by no means do you have to. Great video. This shows the true power of this phone, and i can tell you it was able to do everything he showed without problems with it being able to keep up. This phone is extremely powerful. Again Great video. Thanks

Refurbished ZF3 owner and I'll say I love this device there's no way I could go back to an ordinary phone after this phone. It's a productivity magnet. And also an amazing tablet experience all together.

You can use Samsung's own good lock app to unlock dex to allow unlimited apps open at once

You can open more than 5 apps if you install Goodlock and then the multistar plug in. You can then go into the we dex and it has an option to allow more than 5 apps.

Agreed! This is such an amazing phone. I use it more often than my Ipad or Samsung tab. Absolutely love it. Will never go back to S-series.

If you want to use more than 5 apps at once, install good luck. There are many more settings you can unlock using good lock

Probably the best actual real world review of a foldable. Makes me seriously consider getting one. Thank you! Please make this a regular review series as new models come out with new functionality.

Great review. I'm a first gen fold owner and it's still going strong. People that reviewed that phone exaggerated its weaknesses. Looking forward to the 5th generation of this form factor.

This is the first video I've seen where someone actually goes forward with EVERYTHING thr device has to offer to be productive and not complain through every point being made. I don't recall why I stopped watching this channel, but I like the new faces I'm seeing

This is basically how I use my z fold 4 glad you made this video people sometimes dont understand that that fold phones are not just normal cell phones but can be used as a mini laptop.

EXCELLENT VIDEO JUSTIN!!!! all options and variables tested, I'm thinking in buying a case, with standing capabilities and a wireless mouse and keyboard. Thank you for such excellent job.

Nice video! Is it possible to plug in a usb c mechanical keyboard? Thanks!

4:00 how about sharing screen or presenting? how was it?

Thanks for the video. It sure would make a good saving, using only one device. I still wonder how it behaves when getting a phone call while using it and how baterry health is doing.

This is really cool. I'm impressed at how well this functions. It's not perfect, for sure. But it will get better. With these sorts of things I am most interested in the future potential of this technology. Phones will eventually get to a point where they will function as well as computers today. Whether that means they will ever catch up to the advances that the computers of the future will make... that's doubtful. However, I definitely think we will get to a stage where a good portion of the population will work from their phones in such a way as this video shows.

Great review, and thanks for not going into a bunch of bench mark testing that most users don't even care about. This showed why I've gravitated to Samsungs ecosystem and decided to trade in my Galaxy 22 Ultra for this Fold 4. It handles my productivity task very well, and yes there are some areas for improvements but I'm confident that Samsung will work on making it better over the coming years. Nothing against Apple users but I find Samsung just give greater flexibility of use within all of their tech.

Did you try fold4+nreal air ? Killer setuo?

I use DEX mode on my Tab S7 all the time and it has replaced my personal laptop. People that say android tablets are junk haven't tried Samsung DEX and they don't know what they're talking about. And the functionality is WAY better than an iPad.

This is an interesting take. The Z Fold4 is a very versatile and capable device. I can see it being able to fulfill most tasks that a laptop can do. Samsung DeX is one of the most underrated features on Galaxy smartphones. I like that it turns your phone into desktop like experience. I don’t think many people talk about this, but using a cloud PC service like Shadow or Windows 365 can make this a laptop replacement when traveling. I will note that the subscription can be quite pricey and you need a good internet connection to have the best experience.

I was thinking of buying This for my partner who trades. Would there be a delay with Dex. And can we use it on Apple Mac ?

what earphone are you using in this video?

Windows or the Mac equivalent keyboard key + left or right arrow () does window snapping. Works great in Dex.

Excellent review

I don't own a fold, but galaxy note 20 ultra, and I don't use laptop that much anymore. Looking forward to have these kind of phones that would do most of the tasks.

Love mine, one thing I found is that the image quality on the external display is kind of crappy (kind of pixelated?) for some reason, using QHD mode on the Full HD display I have can improve a bit though.

I use my galaxy phone for software development. It can run any full Linux apps, gimp, vscode, postgesql server, anything.

Monitor model? please.

Is that phone directly connected to the screen?

I honestly love the iPad, but DeX runs circles around Stage Manager. If you are planning to replace your laptop since you are not a heavy user, this or the Tab S8 variants make sense. If you are a regular consumer who wants to use tablets as tablets, then the iPad is still the way to go. Both excellent manufacturers, Samsung and Apple.

Samsung doesn’t market this functionality enough

Samsung Dex in One UI 5.0 is very good and Samsung has stepped up its capabilities, I like it. The Samsung Dex feature is what makes me love Samsung. This feature doesn't even exist in Apple, I don't think. Samsung holds the best ecosystem.

Try switching cameras use the back cameras for zoom, instead of the front one

Thank you for your review, now I'm thinking of buying one.

Great to see Justin at cnet

Dex has been out for years champ.

Best phone EVER! I can't put the damn thing down. Love it!

So is it a better experience than trying to replace your computer with an IPad? Dex is a much better app than Stage Manager

Love mine! Android and Windows all the way for me. You can get this for about a $1,000 with Verizon trade-in.

Really good video!

If you need to use desktop apps sometimes, you can have a home desktop PC running Windows and access it remotely. I tried this and it worked well. The PC is like a server and your phone is the main device to interact with it.

Nicely done ;)

I'm 1 months in, and it's has been my favorite phone since I got it. I have the s22 and the fold 4. The s22 is for calls and pictures and the fold 4 is what I use for everything else. Gaming, watching RU-vid, movies, scrolling Facebook, Twitter and tiktok. I've never needed to try the inside camera because I'm always using the main camera. If I didn't need 2 phone this would be my only phone.

Good video! To be honest, if I were invested into the Apple ecosystem, I would be inclined to go all out on the Samsung Galaxy Fold 4 or wait for the next iteration, 5. Why? Simply because I can do away with a Macbook, iPhone and iPad. I have it all in one! Sure, the Samsung Galaxy Fold 4 isn't perfect, but it keeps getting better all the time. Hence why I would hold out for the Galaxy Fold 5. With the next generation of Snapdragon Gen 8 2, I'd be expecting more! A better camera system, and more capabilities. Now that Lumafusion is out on Android, I can't see myself wanting a whole lot more from Android. The combination of Android (Samsung) and Windows PC are unbeatable!

If I upgrade my Note 20 ultra to an iphone 14 pro with 512 and an ipad mini 256 with cellular data and the apple pencil, that's $2229. Apple will give me $250 for my Note 20 ultra for a total price of $1979. My Z fold 4 is 512 and cost $2000. After my educational discount and Samsung's discount it came to $1500 but... Samsung gave me $1000 for my Note 20 Ultra. Total price of $500. I absolutely love my Fold 4 as a phone and I super love it as a mini tablet. Best device I've ever owned!

Well if you dont need to use heavy applications such as virtual machines or video editing software then dex is fine

I have one question for those who like to use DEX.... Have you guys tried using Dex on PC (not TV ok) and play Netflix? Does it able display the content to the PC or not? Cuz I tried on my Note 9 today but it won't work. Same thing happened when I want to edit my poster design on Canva

First tech RU-vidr to Tell the full potential of zfold 4

I’ve been an iPhone user for 10 plus years, but seeing reviews of the Z Fold 4 made me make the switch!

I am Galaxy S22 and Fold3 user, and I can tell that although both phones have DEX, there is a pretty significant difference! There are tasks that I used to perform on my PC that I can do in tablet mode (without fancy mouse and keyboard). I will only complain about the limitations with the number of app windows and the fact that Excel has so few features. But the latter can be overcome by using Excel online😅.

Lumafusion now on Android for your video editing needs or capcut

This good functions that you dont have in Windows, we are familiar on Linux Ubuntu. I bought the Fold 4 to use as my main workstation. I am a brazillian Software Architect and Developer and it seems like a Ubuntu experience. Thanks for the point of view.

Justin best review on Z4 I've seen congrats real world use and I've seen so many reviews on this phone and I learned more from you on this phone . As a Mac user and photographer that will never change but im a Samsung user since the Note series showed up and realized Samsung offers more than a phone and cute surfaces and wow marketing Samsung offers you a computer , a phone , a camera and all the tools to really be mobile and you don't have to stand in line outside a store like its food handout Tuesday to get one. currently on a Samsung 21 Ultra with 104mp try that apple. it challenges my $6k Canon camera and so much more . In a few weeks Z4 upgrade for sure

I recently got $800 trade in from Best Buy towards the fold 4 and only paid $1000 out of pocket. WELL WORTH IT!!! LOVE THE PHONE! 💯

Man this is super cool, I'd never spend the money on something like this unless it was old and used

This phones replaces my personal computer on a daily basis using either Dex or Tablet mode. Was it worth the price ? Definitely! I feel i have 3 devices in one package: desktop, laptop/tablet and regular smartphone. I also used it at times, for work related tasks (such as emails, teams chat and video calls and small word editing. It has what i need to perform around 90% of my work related tasks (i am an IT project manager). I even run a linux distribution on it at times... It is for sure, one of the best device i have owned in a long time.

Come on over to the dark side 😂 The fold is a unbeatable experience than any other device in the market, including Apple

Was that a Nokia 5110i at 4:30?

Great content

Good review! But it's mystifying that you don't mention how the UI is similar to Windows. It's closer to Windows than Mac, e.g., in the way windows snap. Are you not familiar with Windows 11? You should try it. It's great!

Super cool!

That's so cool! It reminds me of why I'm still a Samsung person.

I had a Fold 2 a while ago and it was an amazing device. Now I’m in apple ecosystem, sometimes I’m looking back at Fold and thinking to go back.

Samsung Goodlock app addresses a lot of concerns with Dex

A masterpiece of a phone ♥️

I'm happy to see you having this conversation. Phones for a few years have been supporting desktop mode. Motos do, LG phones did. OnePlus does. Phones can do so much more than people realise. Unless one does power demanding tasks, you don't need a £1000 laptop. I hope you continue to have these conversations on what's phones can do & the power they provide.

After seeing this, I will consider getting a future Samsung Fold as my laptop replacement. Hopefully, that won't be until a couple years later.

This is definitely the future. Apple will be copying this feature in a few years and it will be “worlds first apple desktop”.

I've been using dex as my main for 2 yrs now it's awesome

Pair with Nreal Air AR glasses and your mind will REALLY be blown.

This is INSANE. I'm salivating.

Loved it

6:12 use powertoys always on top ctrl + windows + T

You must have a very light workload then

when your are carrying keyboard and mouse and stand then why not carry a laptop such as surface pro

Bought a used fold 4 in class 1 condition for £700. Half the price and all the functionality. Its a PC in your pocket. Just get a protective hard shell case. I also have small usbc cable and small battery pack just in case. This phone is a mini computer.

Some one who does't have galaxy : OGM!! this is future Galaxy user: No, This is my life.

8:18 This reminds me of Mr. Mobiles video.

Have thought about the phone-as-laptop before and would consider it if I wasn't a software developer.

Since I changed from my 10+ years using regular boxy phones my new Fold 4 is a game changer, I can never go back to a regular phone. Eager to see what Samsung has for the upcoming Fold family.

Of course it's worth..the Z Fold4 is basically 3 devices in one..smartphone, PC and a tablet/laptop that fits in your pocket...it's a bargain when you look at it like that which is the only way to look at it...Especially when you can get one for $1400, that's $465 for each devices..

Not sure about that...

great device!

I will definitely consider it

(I know you are T1D) I'm also an avid user of apple ecosystem but I'm also a type 1 diabetic. I built the loop dev on my favorite iphone but then I tried and made androidaps (AAPS= Android Artificial Pancreas System) on an android phone and boom that was it , i changed my phone and got the fold 4. it's really innovative but unfortunately as a mac user apple watch airopds etc user i miss my iphone.

I felt very stuck in the Apple ecosystem myself and hated how it prevented me from trying other tech I thought was cool. I've since switched to android and only use a Mac for my work computer. Overall I don't miss the Apple ecosystem all that much. Losing imessage was probably the biggest pain point, but not having Apple hold that over my head anymore is worth more to me than the features it offered. I have a s22 ultra and love the idea that if I want a fold I cna trade my current phone in with Samsung and experience that. Switching phones no longer has a negative besides spending money, and that's awesome.

Basically, this review concludes that it's a great device but lacks an Apple logo.

I've had mine since release and I can honestly say the battery life could be better.

Good points on video, I will buy that phone.

You can use more than 5 apps using GoodLock. As usual, reviewers pointing out "flaws" that are actually their lack of knowledge on how to use the device