For all of you out there who are following Samsung’s latest updates, you know about the absolutely gorgeous beast that the company has just launched: the Z Flip 5. People have seen that phone pop up on their social media feeds and have stopped scrolling to look at it, and even perhaps, think about buying one of them. However, what makes most people stop and think before they spend their money on this latest launch is the feedback and performance of the original Z Flip. There are some notable changes that Samsung has made to its third-generation foldable and here are 5 of them that you should know if you’re considering buying one for yourself.
Here are 5 things to know about Samsung’s Z Flip 5
It’s butterfingers-resistant
While the Z Flip series hasn’t faced a lot of flak for their durability like the Z Fold series, Samsung has still worked pretty hard to ramp up the protection on this phone and coat it with the most protective of materials. The outside of the phone is made up of Armor Aluminium, which Sansung has claimed is the strongest aluminium ever used on a Galaxy smartphone. The cover and the display of the phone are equipped with Corning’s Gorilla Glass Victus, Corning’s strongest glass ever. To take it even further, the phone is IPX8 rated, which means that you can safely take your phone out in the rain and submerge it in water (5 feet for up to 30 minutes)
Interesting cover designs
The Z Flip 5’s bigger cover is already one of the best upgrades that the phone has come up with this year. The increase from 1.1 inches to 1.9 inches has made a huge difference in terms of user experience for many customers. The tiny screen that also houses the camera module can show you notifications, useful widgets and let you use apps like weather, timer, alarms and calendar.
Better scrolling experience
The phone comes with a display that supports 120Hz refresh rates for smoother scrolling through the phone. The feature is adaptive, though, and users need not worry about their phone draining battery all the time. That is because the higher refresh rate is optimised and kicks in only when you need the extra smoothness.
Drastic colour changes
Samsung came out with really flashy colours like mirror purple and mirror gold on its first-generation Z Flip and decided not to offer them this year. Rather, the Z Flip 5 comes with more muted colours that include cream, green, lavender and phantom black. While many people adore the subtle look, others like the flashy colours to accompany their top-tier, unique flip phone in the 21st century.
It’s priced better
Unlike the Galaxy Z Fold 5, which is only $200 less than the Z Fold 2, the Z Flip 5 is $450 cheaper than its predecessor. Still, it’ll cost users about $1,000 for the base model.
Conclusion
Whether the phone gets received very well by Samsung’s user community still remains to be seen. However, with lots of people getting excited for a new kind of phone in the marketplace, one that brings back old trends in modern skins, the phone is set on the path to becoming a huge success, at least in the short term.