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What do you improve on a phone that's already the default option in its class and competition is either very region-limited or, if widely available, just not popular enough to be a serious threat? Well, not a lot, Samsung says with its Galaxy Z Flip5.
The latest-gen foldables from the Korean company tread carefully, but the Flip does still feel like the more meaningful generational step up. That's mostly due to the fact that the clamshell is treated to a much-needed cover screen upgrade, the new larger unit greatly improving usefulness (with some caveats). The other major development is in the hinge design, so the Flip5 finally folds flat, as opposed to forming an edge. And that's mostly it.
Sure, the Flip5 comes with a new chipset - the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 goes without saying. The base storage has been doubled to 256GB, which is also a most welcome change. Minor tweaks can be spotted in the camera system, but it remains essentially the same. Similarly, the internal display may have gotten a brightness boost, but that too is hardly a groundbreaking update.
But perhaps expectations for disruptive changes are unrealistic, and the Z Flip5 brings just the right amount of differences and improvements to make it a worthy successor. That's what we'll be trying to find out on the following pages.
The Z Flip5's retail package packs no surprises. The half-height black box features a small stylized likeness of the handset, color-matched to the actual unit inside.
The list of accessories included is predictably short, too. After the removal of the charger from the box with the S21 generation, Galaxies typically ship with just a USB-C cable and nothing else. Well, that, and a SIM eject pin, of course. But let's shift our focus where it belongs - on to the handset.
You need to take care of things. Mine still like new after more than a year.
Don't buy the phone, mine in 1 year screen protector already has air under it and need to be changed...also the camera is a total disaster. No good pictures..Go for the S25 or Apple.
bought my flip 5 in May 2024, it's been great since... very nice performance even for gaming, and I love the style, the cam could be better, and battery life, but the phone is compact, it was expected. The complaint is about the screen protector...
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