The Flex Hinge and the Flex Window are two significant upgrades that come with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5. They solved the two main issues with the Z Flip4: the size of the gap left when it was closed and the tiny cover display.
The phone can now finally close flat due to the Flex Hinge. This also reduces the thickness by 2mm from the Galaxy Z Flip4 thickest point, which now measures 15.1mm. The new Flip measures 6.9mm thick, 165.1mm tall, and 71.9mm wide when it is opened.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
The 187g weight is the same as before. The cover display and back panel of this phone are made of Armor Aluminum and have Gorilla Glass Victus 2 protection. The body is IPX8-rated, which allows it to submerge for 30 minutes up to 1 meter (3.3 feet) underwater. the innovative Flex Hinge design includes a twin rail structure that lessens the influence of outside forces (i.e. when you fumble and drop your phone).
The Galaxy Z Flip4 display is 3.78 times smaller than the new Flex Window. It goes without saying that this enables the user to interact with widgets, such as weather, music, stock quotes, and even reply to incoming messages on a full QWERTY keyboard. You may also access all of your stored coupons, QR codes, and payment services by pulling out your Samsung Wallet. Using Multi Widget View, you can swiftly scan widgets and navigate between them using the usual pinch and zoom gestures.
To use the rear cameras to snap selfies, the Flex Window also works much better as a viewfinder. Apart from selfies, Dual Preview enables you to take pictures of your pals while allowing them to see how they seem on the cover display. While you can use Super Steady stabilization for handheld movies, Auto Framing will follow you as you walk around the room if you’re using the Galaxy Z Flip5 as its own tripod.
The Galaxy Z Flip5 main display is a 6.7″ FHD+ panel with a 22:9 aspect ratio and an adjustable refresh rate of 1-120Hz. Keep in mind the Flex display’s unique shape as you consider its 3.4″ diagonal and 720 x 748px resolution (306ppi). It operates at 60 Hz. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Samsung chipset powers the phone (the one found in the Galaxy S23 series). The storage options are 256GB and 512GB, and it comes with 8GB of RAM.
The camera configuration is the same as it was the year before. The primary 12MP module features a 1/1.76″ sensor with huge 1.8 m pixels, Dual Pixel AF, and an OIS-enabled f/1.8 lens. A 12MP super wide camera with an f/2.2 123° lens (1.12 m pixels) is also available.
Of course, the huge Flex Display makes them much more useful for selfies than they were last year. On the interior, there is still a dedicated selfie camera, a 10MP camera with an 85° lens and 1.22 mm pixels. The battery hasn’t experienced any significant modifications; it still has a 3,700mAh capacity, supports 25W cable charging (which can charge it to 50% in around 30 minutes), and supports 15W wireless charging.
It is a capacitive fingerprint reader that is located on the side. there is a card slot for a single nano-SIM, which when used in conjunction with an eSIM, gives you the choice of two phone lines.
Pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 are already available; open sales will start on August 11 in a few weeks.
About the price, there are some good and some negative news. The bad news is that, according to rumors, Samsung is not offering the cheapest model (128GB), but the good news is that the other two are slightly less expensive.
The 256GB model will cost £1,050 in the UK, while the 512GB model will cost £1,150. This capacity cost £1,060 and £1,200, respectively, the previous year.
There are four colors for the Galaxy Z Flip5: mint, lavender, cream, and graphite. Gray, Blue, Green, and Yellow are among the regular colors that may only be purchased from Samsung.com.
Additionally, you can purchase a Silicone Case with Ring, a Flipsuite Case, a Clear Gadget Case, or a Flap Eco-Leather Case.
By the way, compared to other generations, this generation of Gakaxy Z foldable uses more recycled materials, such as post-consumer recycled PET bottles, glass, and aluminium as well as pre-and post-consumer recycled glass and aluminium. Of course, all of the paper used to make the box was recycled.
