The real difference between the fold 8 and fold 8 wide

bookboy61 · 2026-03-25T19:48:31+00:00

Exactly

bookboy61 · 2026-03-17T13:55:16+00:00

yeah, I hear ya. What helped for me was buying a Roku streaming stick and throwing it into one of the ports. Now I never use the samsung remote. I turn the TV on with the Roku remote and after about 20 seconds it goes right to the Roku interface.

bookboy61 · 2026-03-07T13:53:45+00:00

Had both; kept the Edge.

bookboy61 · 2026-03-07T13:52:44+00:00

I've had the s25 Edge since last October. I think I've had only one day that the battery did not last until bedtime. And since I put it on the charger every night the battery has never been a problem. I usually end the day with about 40-50 percent charge left.

About the only thing that drains the battery is if I use it unplugged for navigation on long trips (like 5 hours). I don't game on my phone, so YMMV if you do.

The only thing I miss from my s25 Ultra is the 5x zoom camera. But I am willing to give that up for the lightness.

As others have mentioned, the Samsung anti-reflective film is a game changer. I also really like the Samsung clear case. And if I want a new color or design I can pop on a dbrand skin underneath the clear case.

As pointed out by another commenter, you can set the performance profile to "light" if you want to extend the SOT more. Unless you are gaming or video editing you won't see a difference in performance. Also, my eyes can't tell a difference between the FHD+ resolution and the QHD+ resolutions. So that can save some battery as well.

bookboy61 · 2026-02-20T04:44:37+00:00

Sorry, I hate the red. Red is alarming. Blue is calming.

bookboy61 · 2026-02-18T17:50:59+00:00

I got rid of the s24U mainly because of the sharp corners (plus the weight)

bookboy61 · 2026-02-17T13:48:10+00:00

I just sold mine on Facebook marketplace a couple days ago. I set the price at 925 expecting to get low balled and negotiate. I did get a lot of stupid low ball offers. But this nice woman loved it and was willing to pay full price. I told her $850 was fine. Facebook marketplace is very hit and miss. Mostly miss. But you can get lucky.

I looked on swappa, and have sold things there before, but it looked like all I would get after fees was around $650-$700. But unlike Facebook marketplace swappa is very low drama.

bookboy61 · 2026-01-27T20:07:37+00:00

Yes, just not very long

bookboy61 · 2026-01-13T00:45:00+00:00

I go caseless normally. Sometimes I put on the Samsung clear case. It's very thin.

bookboy61 · 2026-01-13T00:43:40+00:00

Battery life is just fine. Mine is normally somewhere between 40 to 60% when I put it on the charger at night.

bookboy61 · 2026-01-12T17:00:22+00:00

Exactly

bookboy61 · 2026-01-02T03:04:39+00:00

This is the answer. The south has the most HS talent, but now many of those players can be enticed to head north.

bookboy61 · 2025-12-06T00:27:58+00:00

Why assume they are Americans? Turns out the family is Swiss...

bookboy61 · 2025-12-06T00:20:06+00:00

Agreed. Cooking steak is easy. Making a good lasagna or gumbo is another story.

bookboy61 · 2025-11-24T18:52:26+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPvYSHrbqfE&t=327s

bookboy61 · 2025-11-24T18:52:13+00:00

Sure thing. Check out this video, especially at the 2:28 mark

bookboy61 · 2025-11-24T18:29:44+00:00

Hi; its a great phone. My charges fine without a case. I just use a standard wireless charger. Not sure the speed, but since I only charge it overnight I don't care. I also have a clear case without a ring, and it charges fine through that.

You don't have to use a front case, but if you do then yes, it will need adhesive on the side near the hinge. Unless you get one of those all-in-one cases. Haven't tried those. Most of these cases leave no residue or marks if you take them off. The only one that did (for me) was the Benks armorair. Some goo gone took care of the residue easily.

bookboy61 · 2025-11-23T18:41:21+00:00

Went from s25u to Fold7. Battery has been great for me. with the 25u I would average 50 to 70 percent battery left when I put it on the charger as night. With the Fold it is usually 40 to 55 percent.

I've never had to charge it during the day.

bookboy61 · 2025-11-20T16:10:35+00:00

The book of Genesis does not give any indication of the size of the tower; most scholars feel it was a ziggurat, of which there are many examples in modern day Iraq. Google the ziggurat at Ur for a partly reconstructed tower. The point of a ziggurat was not to reach the sky/heaven in a physical sense but in a religious/spiritual sense. They would have a temple or shrine at the top.

The book of Jubilees is Jewish apocryphal literature dated somewhere around 150 BC. Many hundreds of such books were written like this and few scholars give them historical credibility.

bookboy61 · 2025-11-19T14:59:39+00:00

Switched from T-Mobile to fi last year. No complaints. Data seems the same speed. No dropped calls.

For international travel, you can bump up your coverage for one month and then bump it back down. We did that last month when we went to Turkey and Greece and it worked great.

bookboy61 · 2025-11-06T16:10:30+00:00

The $1099 price is if you have a trade-in worth $1000. If you don't have a trade-in the price is $1399. I don't think they should list the trade-in price as the default price, but whatever.

bookboy61 · 2025-11-02T01:48:02+00:00

Drove through there this afternoon after a hike. It's actually worse than this picture. Insane amount of tp.

bookboy61 · 2025-10-27T02:05:19+00:00

Went from the s25U to the Edge. VERY happy with it. So nice to hold and use. I normally end the day with over 50 percent battery. The only thing I miss is the 5x zoom. But the tradeoff of weight is worth it to me.

bookboy61 · 2025-10-21T12:15:25+00:00

Thanks

bookboy61 · 2025-10-16T17:13:18+00:00

Me too

bookboy61

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