First impressions? This phone is a stunner. The silver shadow finish is sleek, and that satisfying *snap* when you fold it shut? Pure dopamine. It’s like holding a tiny piece of sci-fi tech, and I’m here for it.

The FlexCam is wild—hands-free shots actually work, and the AI auto-framing is scarily accurate. Group photos? No more chopped-off heads. The live interpreter feature saved me during a chaotic airport layover (shoutout to the AI for not judging my butchered French).

But… (yeah, there’s a but). The hinge started making ominous crinkling noises after 3 months. Then came the ‘black screen of death’—a glitchy, unresponsive mess that turned my $1K phone into a fancy paperweight right before Christmas. Samsung’s warranty process? A nightmare labyrinth of ‘prove you didn’t drop it’ interrogations and repair-shop runarounds.

When it works, it’s magical. When it doesn’t? You’ll miss your old brick phone. Pro tip: GET SAMSUNG CARE+ or keep your receipts close.