Its foldable version is a big step up from what you’ve long seen on a regular phone.
Yet it feels much more like you’re holding a moleskin notebook on a foldable.
The extra pixels also give you space to use Samsung Notes split screen with other apps.
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This way, you might take notes during a Zoom call or copy details from a website.
All these factors contribute towhy Samsung Notes is one of my most-used apps.
This is the app I’m using to write this article right now.
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It’s an excellent markdown-basednote-taking tool that goes toe-to-toe with Notion.
On a foldable, Obsidian has tabs just like a web online window.
This helps me switch between documents quickly.
I can write my draft in one tab while having my outline open in another.
The interface doesn’t change when opened on a larger screen, but your books are larger.
The screen is wider than a dedicated e-reader like a Nook or Kindle.
Moon+ Reader is also great for comics, which came as a surprise to me.
I now save all of my digital comics as PDFs and scroll through them continuously like a web page.
The panels connect together seamlessly, making this my new preferred way to read comics.
I wouldn’t call it pleasant.
On a foldable, it is.
Moon+ Reader can only read books and comics that are free of DRM.
On the flip side, you canremove DRM from ebooks using Calibre on your PC.
Showing someone a photo on your foldable feels much more like showing off images on a tablet.
There’s less squinting involved, and you might see more details.
I frankly enjoy sharing photography more with this equipment.
you’re able to take part in video calls without having to hold the machine.
Foldables may not yet offer the most high-end cameras, but the other perks may make up for that.
you’ve got the option to see more of an area at once.
This isn’t just true for Google Maps.
I enjoy using PlugShare more to find EV chargers, and browsing homes on Zillow is also more pleasant.
There’s a reason physical maps unfold to be as large as possible.
The less you have to squint, the nicer a map is to use.
It’s fine since I do virtually all of my computing from a single gadget.
With Samsung DeX, my phone is my PC, and my passwords are always available.
Managing passwords on a foldable requires much less switching between screens than on a regular phone.
you’ve got the option to open your password manager alongside another app in split-screen mode.
This makes it painless to copy and paste passwords and quickly log into apps.
Seeing them in stores or online is one thing, but using them is another.
