Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold5 closes flat, packs a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip
This is the new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 and it's a bit better and smarter, but generally more of a refinement piece, rather than an overhaul. Which is probably not a bad thing, considering that the predecessor was the best-selling large foldable globally.
Samsung addressed the main complaint with the Galaxy Z Fold4 - the Galaxy Z Fold5 now closes fully flat, thanks to a new hinge design. Samsung calls it the Flex Hinge, and it's a dual rail structure, which diffuses external impacts. The new hinge enables a more flexible Flex mode - you'll be able to set the phone at just about any angle for hands-free photo taking or split screen applications.
The Galaxy Z Fold5 is also thinner thanks to the flat folding position, and 10g lighter than its predecessor.
The materials haven't changed - the Galaxy Z Fold5 uses an Armor Aluminum frame and Gorilla Glass Victus 2 glass panel over its external display and back. The Galaxy Z Fold5 adheres to the same IPX8 water-tight standard as its predecessor.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
Both the cover display and the main screen have kept their respective parameters - you get a 6.2-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X with a 2316x904px resolution, and 120Hz adaptive (48~120Hz) refresh rate on the outside, and a 7.6-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X with 2176x1812px resolution, and adaptive 120Hz (1~120Hz) refresh rate on the inside. The displays have also retained their aspect ratios.
The main screen has gotten 30% brighter this year reaching a peak of 1,750 nits.
Of course, the new Galaxy Z Fold5 gets the fastest mobile chip available in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy - the same as the one in the Galaxy S23 series - but the bigger Fold will likely be better at heat dissipation thanks to its overhauled cooling system and due to the larger surface area.
Camera was never the main focus of the Galaxy Z Fold series and the Galaxy Z Fold5 doesn't buck that trend. The entire camera system is seemingly unchanged from 2022 - you get two selfie cameras - a 10MP f/2.2 1.22μm unit embedded in the cover screen, and a 4MP f/1.8 2.0μm under-display camera on the inside.
Around the back you get a50MP f/1.8 1.0μm wide-angle shooter, a 12MP f/2.2 1.12μm ultrawide camera, and a 10MP f/2.4 1.0μm 3x zoom snapper.
The battery has the same 4,400mAh capacity with 25W wired charging and 15W wireless charging support. These enable 50% charge in 30 minutes, which is far from great by today's standards. Battery life should be slightly better than before, thanks to the new more efficient Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip.
Samsung made improvements to multitasking in the Galaxy Z Fold5. The taskbar now holds up to four recent apps for quick switching back and forth, and the two-handed drag and drop allows you to move content between apps and screens more easily. Touch and hold an image in the Gallery with one finger and use another to open Notes and drop the image.
There's a new S Pen Fold Edition that's slimmer and more compact than before. It can be paired with the Slim S Pen Case, which combined with the pen is only slightly bigger than a regular case, and comes in a variety of colors.
The new, more compact S Pen
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 is available for pre-order in select markets today and will be on sale from August 11. The phone is available in Icy Blue, Phantom Black, and Cream, with a choice of 12/256GB for €1,900/£1,749/$1,800, 12/512GB for €2,020/£1,849/$1,920, and 12/1TB, priced €2,260/£2,049/$2,160.
Feel free to check out our hands-on experience with the brand-new Galaxy Z Fold5 here.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 loses the gap, gains a much larger cover display
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 arrives with two key improvements – the Flex Hinge and the Flex Window. Those fix the two biggest criticisms of the Z Flip4, the large gap that was left when it was closed and the tiny cover display.
The Flex Hinge finally allows the phone to close flat. This also makes it thinner – the thickest part now measures 15.1mm, 2mm down from the Z Flip4. When opened, the new Flip is 6.9mm thick, 165.1mm tall and 71.9mm wide.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
The weight is the same as before at 187g. This phone is built out of Armor Aluminum and features Gorilla Glass Victus 2 on the cover display and the back panel. The body is IPX8-rated, meaning it can dive up to 1m/3.3ft under water for half an hour. The new Flex Hinge design also has a dual rail structure, which helps dissipate external impacts (i.e. when you fumble and drop your phone).
The new Flex Window is 3.78 times larger than the display on the Z Flip4. As expected, this allows the user to interact with widgets – weather, music, check stocks, toggle settings (e.g. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth) and even reply to incoming messages on a full QWERTY keyboard. Additionally, you can pull out the Samsung Wallet and access all payment services, QR codes and coupons that you have stored there. Multi Widget View allows you to quickly glance at widgets and switch between them with the familiar pinch zoom gestures.
The larger Flex Window lets you reply to messages and use widgets
The Flex Window also serves as a much better viewfinder so you can take selfies with the rear cameras. Selfies aside, Dual Preview lets you photograph friends while giving them the option to check their look on the cover display. Super Steady stabilization can be used for handheld videos, but if you’re using the Z Flip5 as its own tripod then Auto Framing will track you as you move around the room.
Better selfies, Dual Preview and Auto Framing
The main display inside the Z Flip5 is a 6.7” FHD+ panel (22:9) with an adaptive refresh rate, 1-120Hz.
The Flex display has a 3.4” diagonal (keep its odd shape in mind) and a 720 x 748px resolution (306ppi). This one runs at 60Hz.
The phone is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy chipset (the one found in the S23 series). It is paired with 8GB of RAM and you have a choice between 256GB and 512GB storage.
The camera setup is unchanged from last year. The main 12MP module has a 1/1.76” sensor with huge 1.8µm pixels with Dual Pixel AF, the f/1.8 lens offers OIS. Also here is a 12MP ultra wide camera with an f/2.2 123° lens (1.12µm pixels).
12+12MP cameras on the back
Those are usable for selfies, of course, much more now than last year thanks to the large Flex Display. There is still a dedicated selfie camera on the inside, however, a 10MP shooter with an 85° lens (f/2.2, 1.22µm pixels).
There have been no major changes to the battery, it still has 3,700mAh capacity and supports 25W wired charging (50% in around half an hour) and 15W wireless charging.
The fingerprint reader is mounted on the side (it’s a capacitive reader). There is also a card slot for a single nano-SIM, which combines with the eSIM to give you the option for two phone lines.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 goes on pre-order today, open sales will begin a couple of weeks from now on August 11.
There is some good news and some bad news on the pricing. The bad news is that Samsung is skipping the cheapest model (128GB), the good news is that the other two are a bit cheaper, despite what the rumors were saying.
In the UK, the 256GB variant will sell for £1,050, the 512GB one for £1,150. Last year those capacities were priced £1,060 and £1,200, respectively.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 in: Mint • Lavender • Cream • Graphite
The Z Flip5 is available in Mint, Lavender, Cream and Graphite. As usual, there are several colors that are only available from Samsung.com: Gray, Blue, Green and Yellow.
You can also pick up a Clear Gadget Case, Flap Eco-Leather Case, Flipsuite Case or a Silicone Case with Ring.
Official cases for the Galaxy Z Flip5
By the way, this generation of Z foldables uses more recycled materials than their predecessors, including pre-consumer recycled glass and aluminum and post-consumer recycled plastics, sourced from discarded fishing nets, water barrels and PET bottles. The box is, of course, made out of 100% recycled paper.
Check out our hands-on review of the Galaxy Z Flip5 here.
This is the new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 and it's a bit better and smarter, but generally more of a refinement piece, rather than an overhaul. Which is probably not a bad thing, considering that the predecessor was the best-selling large foldable globally.
Samsung addressed the main complaint with the Galaxy Z Fold4 - the Galaxy Z Fold5 now closes fully flat, thanks to a new hinge design. Samsung calls it the Flex Hinge, and it's a dual rail structure, which diffuses external impacts. The new hinge enables a more flexible Flex mode - you'll be able to set the phone at just about any angle for hands-free photo taking or split screen applications.
The Galaxy Z Fold5 is also thinner thanks to the flat folding position, and 10g lighter than its predecessor.
The materials haven't changed - the Galaxy Z Fold5 uses an Armor Aluminum frame and Gorilla Glass Victus 2 glass panel over its external display and back. The Galaxy Z Fold5 adheres to the same IPX8 water-tight standard as its predecessor.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
Both the cover display and the main screen have kept their respective parameters - you get a 6.2-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X with a 2316x904px resolution, and 120Hz adaptive (48~120Hz) refresh rate on the outside, and a 7.6-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X with 2176x1812px resolution, and adaptive 120Hz (1~120Hz) refresh rate on the inside. The displays have also retained their aspect ratios.
The main screen has gotten 30% brighter this year reaching a peak of 1,750 nits.
Of course, the new Galaxy Z Fold5 gets the fastest mobile chip available in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy - the same as the one in the Galaxy S23 series - but the bigger Fold will likely be better at heat dissipation thanks to its overhauled cooling system and due to the larger surface area.
Camera was never the main focus of the Galaxy Z Fold series and the Galaxy Z Fold5 doesn't buck that trend. The entire camera system is seemingly unchanged from 2022 - you get two selfie cameras - a 10MP f/2.2 1.22μm unit embedded in the cover screen, and a 4MP f/1.8 2.0μm under-display camera on the inside.
Around the back you get a50MP f/1.8 1.0μm wide-angle shooter, a 12MP f/2.2 1.12μm ultrawide camera, and a 10MP f/2.4 1.0μm 3x zoom snapper.
The battery has the same 4,400mAh capacity with 25W wired charging and 15W wireless charging support. These enable 50% charge in 30 minutes, which is far from great by today's standards. Battery life should be slightly better than before, thanks to the new more efficient Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip.
Samsung made improvements to multitasking in the Galaxy Z Fold5. The taskbar now holds up to four recent apps for quick switching back and forth, and the two-handed drag and drop allows you to move content between apps and screens more easily. Touch and hold an image in the Gallery with one finger and use another to open Notes and drop the image.
There's a new S Pen Fold Edition that's slimmer and more compact than before. It can be paired with the Slim S Pen Case, which combined with the pen is only slightly bigger than a regular case, and comes in a variety of colors.
The new, more compact S Pen
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 is available for pre-order in select markets today and will be on sale from August 11. The phone is available in Icy Blue, Phantom Black, and Cream, with a choice of 12/256GB for €1,900/£1,749/$1,800, 12/512GB for €2,020/£1,849/$1,920, and 12/1TB, priced €2,260/£2,049/$2,160.
Feel free to check out our hands-on experience with the brand-new Galaxy Z Fold5 here.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 loses the gap, gains a much larger cover display
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 arrives with two key improvements – the Flex Hinge and the Flex Window. Those fix the two biggest criticisms of the Z Flip4, the large gap that was left when it was closed and the tiny cover display.
The Flex Hinge finally allows the phone to close flat. This also makes it thinner – the thickest part now measures 15.1mm, 2mm down from the Z Flip4. When opened, the new Flip is 6.9mm thick, 165.1mm tall and 71.9mm wide.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
The weight is the same as before at 187g. This phone is built out of Armor Aluminum and features Gorilla Glass Victus 2 on the cover display and the back panel. The body is IPX8-rated, meaning it can dive up to 1m/3.3ft under water for half an hour. The new Flex Hinge design also has a dual rail structure, which helps dissipate external impacts (i.e. when you fumble and drop your phone).
The new Flex Window is 3.78 times larger than the display on the Z Flip4. As expected, this allows the user to interact with widgets – weather, music, check stocks, toggle settings (e.g. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth) and even reply to incoming messages on a full QWERTY keyboard. Additionally, you can pull out the Samsung Wallet and access all payment services, QR codes and coupons that you have stored there. Multi Widget View allows you to quickly glance at widgets and switch between them with the familiar pinch zoom gestures.
The larger Flex Window lets you reply to messages and use widgets
The Flex Window also serves as a much better viewfinder so you can take selfies with the rear cameras. Selfies aside, Dual Preview lets you photograph friends while giving them the option to check their look on the cover display. Super Steady stabilization can be used for handheld videos, but if you’re using the Z Flip5 as its own tripod then Auto Framing will track you as you move around the room.
Better selfies, Dual Preview and Auto Framing
The main display inside the Z Flip5 is a 6.7” FHD+ panel (22:9) with an adaptive refresh rate, 1-120Hz.
The Flex display has a 3.4” diagonal (keep its odd shape in mind) and a 720 x 748px resolution (306ppi). This one runs at 60Hz.
The phone is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy chipset (the one found in the S23 series). It is paired with 8GB of RAM and you have a choice between 256GB and 512GB storage.
The camera setup is unchanged from last year. The main 12MP module has a 1/1.76” sensor with huge 1.8µm pixels with Dual Pixel AF, the f/1.8 lens offers OIS. Also here is a 12MP ultra wide camera with an f/2.2 123° lens (1.12µm pixels).
12+12MP cameras on the back
Those are usable for selfies, of course, much more now than last year thanks to the large Flex Display. There is still a dedicated selfie camera on the inside, however, a 10MP shooter with an 85° lens (f/2.2, 1.22µm pixels).
There have been no major changes to the battery, it still has 3,700mAh capacity and supports 25W wired charging (50% in around half an hour) and 15W wireless charging.
The fingerprint reader is mounted on the side (it’s a capacitive reader). There is also a card slot for a single nano-SIM, which combines with the eSIM to give you the option for two phone lines.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 goes on pre-order today, open sales will begin a couple of weeks from now on August 11.
There is some good news and some bad news on the pricing. The bad news is that Samsung is skipping the cheapest model (128GB), the good news is that the other two are a bit cheaper, despite what the rumors were saying.
In the UK, the 256GB variant will sell for £1,050, the 512GB one for £1,150. Last year those capacities were priced £1,060 and £1,200, respectively.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 in: Mint • Lavender • Cream • Graphite
The Z Flip5 is available in Mint, Lavender, Cream and Graphite. As usual, there are several colors that are only available from Samsung.com: Gray, Blue, Green and Yellow.
You can also pick up a Clear Gadget Case, Flap Eco-Leather Case, Flipsuite Case or a Silicone Case with Ring.
Official cases for the Galaxy Z Flip5
By the way, this generation of Z foldables uses more recycled materials than their predecessors, including pre-consumer recycled glass and aluminum and post-consumer recycled plastics, sourced from discarded fishing nets, water barrels and PET bottles. The box is, of course, made out of 100% recycled paper.
Check out our hands-on review of the Galaxy Z Flip5 here.
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