How has the reliability been?

Here's part of the list of warnings I saw when I setup a Samsung Fold for someone else:

> Don't press the screen or under display camera with a sharp object such as a pen or fingernail. Doing so can result in scratches, dents, or damage to the screen.

> This phone isn't dust-proof. Exposure to small particles such as sand may cause damage.

I live close to the beach, so very often have a bit of sand in my pocket. Seems like these phones wouldn't last a weekend.

I actually went back to the s25 from the fold because of this.

When you get sand in the hinges, it's pretty annoying and difficult to clean out. I was always nervous about taking my phone out on the beach.

That's tough living in Florida, the whole state is basically a giant sand bar.

I also actually didn't like the fold part. Most of what I do on a phone is read Kindle or browse the web.

For Kindle, the phone was uncomfortable to hold with one hand for long periods to read.

Web browsing was worse than a normal phone because many common sites like weather.com have responsive design that get very confused and unusable with that "in-between" size. The display on the outside of the phone that you can use while it's closed was so tiny and narrow it was unusable as well.

The whole thing was heavy and clunky feeling. (This was the most recent galaxy fold, the pixel one may be better)

I was pretty happy to go back to a normal form factor.