After reading the reviews, both positive and negative I rolled the dice, and honestly, this phone is amazing! It is not that heavy, yes the main screen is not as wide as the note, however, it is very easy to get used to. The downside is the updates take a while when you first begin. The upside, however, it is sleek, has multiple cameras, and has many new features, that will be exciting to use. For a person who is 35 plus, I would recommend the phone due to the fact that the screen is larger and there is no strain on the eyes. Pricey? Not really, considering Apple is equally priced with fewer bells and whistles. If I could give this phone a 10, I definitely would. Quite happy with the purchase.

I had been looking at the fold Z flip and the vertical Z flip for about a year or 2 and finally I made a decision to buy it and I do not regret it and I love everything about it it takes getting used to when you open it up to the phablet part of it but it is definitely worth every bit of the money make sure you get a protection plan and it's a go.

The $1600 price of the phone, Samsung should include two chargers and a protecting case. I spend over 30 minutes, removing Samsung's bloadware. Some of the bloadware can not be removed! (what ever happend to allowing the customer do what they want with the property?) For new buyers, an option, I have not tried, was to restore phone to factory defaults, before adding your apps and SIM card. Not sure if that will rid of said bloadware. I like the screen size and for sure it is good hardware.

I really didn't need the phone, I work in IT and just enjoy tech, so 8 didn't have any expectations when purchasing the phone. I must say after having it for a week it will be very hard to go back to the S23, lol.