[HELP] Need a daily driver foldable. Fold 5 or OnePlus Open?

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Hi guys, I’m seeking advice from fellas who’ve been in similar situation before and have bought either of the above-mentioned devices.

I have used Samsung’s Fold 2 extensively for about 1.5 years before both the screens gave way in September last year. I got a Google Pixel 8 Pro as a replacement but I JUST CAN’T go back to normal slab phones anymore. Excels and pdfs on foldables are just a bliss to glide through and even after 4 months with my Pixel 8 Pro, I cant get used to it. So it’s up for sale and will be soon pulling the trigger on either of these.
Also, cant seem to find any substantial leaks/rumours online regarding the Open 2; so don’t know if I should wait for the next refresh from Oneplus if and when it arrives

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Did you tried screen replacement. How much does it costs? Is it advisable to replace the screen because of these questions un-answered haven’t pulled trigger to buy a foldable. And yours seem to went kaput in a mere 1.5 yrs

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Fold 6 is around the corner. Might be releasing by Jun24 max. wait for it.

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Screen replacement for even a gen 2 product is around 40K (inner screen) and around 15K for the cover. This is from Samsung Authorised service center.

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Damn…that’s like buying a used one

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Option 1: sell pixel 8 pro and get screens replaced.
Option2: wait for next Fold. If you cannot wait and don’t want to fix fold 2, get the Oneplus Open.

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Get the OPO as it should cheaper now, it should be worthwhile to get the care package with the foldables. For slightly higher price, I would recommend the xfold 3 global which is launched in India. It has arguably better cameras and the latest & greatest specs. I really like the vivo image processing.

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Was chatting with someone in the UK who had it and same crap. Now they get a 2yr warranty there instead of one year in India but no.

Samsung reneged so £1,400 out the window like that… No recourse whatsoever.

Early adopter! High risk.

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if you have got the dough, why not the Vivo X100 Fold? currently its the best foldable by far on the market