Pre-orders open today
Samsung Electronics today unveiled the latest generation of its clamshell smartphone. Galaxy Z Flip5 has undergone significant changes, both external and internal.
The smartphone has got a huge external screen Flex Window, which turned out to be 3.78 times larger than the Flip4 and allows you to implement a number of new features. Such a screen offers more customization options, including an informative clock that can match the watch face design of a Galaxy Watch6 series user. Flex Window allows you to quickly and easily access useful information, interact with applications and widgets without opening your phone.
Huge external AMOLED and no gaps. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 clamshell unveiled
Widgets are provided for checking the weather, controlling music playback, a Google Finance widget, and so on. You can check your call history, reply to messages, access Samsung Wallet, take pictures, and more.
Many experts and consumers have complained that the Z Flip 4 hinge leaves a gap between the two screens when the phone is closed. According to Samsung, this issue has been resolved and the Z Flip 5 closes completely without a gap.
Highlights include a 3.4-inch 720 x 748 pixel external Super AMOLED at 60Hz, an internal 6.7-inch FHD+ (2640 x 1080 pixel) flexible AMOLED at 120Hz, a dual camera setup (12MP and 12MP), a 10MP front-facing camera, a 3700mAh battery with support for wired charging at 25 and wireless at 15W, as well as reverse wireless, waterproof (IPX8) and stereo speakers. There is support for 5G, 4G, Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.3 LE, USB Type-C, NFC and GPS.
The hardware basis was SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen2, 8 GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 256 or 512 GB of UFS 4.0 internal flash memory. The Android 13 operating system with the One UI 5.1.1 shell is installed on the smartphone. Dimensions folded: 85.1 x 71.9 x 15.1 mm, open: 165.1 x 71.9 x 6.9 mm. The smartphone weighs 187 grams.
Pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 will begin in a number of countries starting today, July 26, 2023. Open sales will start on August 11th. Users are available in several color options. Including mint, graphite, cream and lavender. The price starts at $1,000 for the 256GB version, while the 512GB version costs $1,200.
