Samsung decided to tick one phone off its
list for the August 5 Unpacked event and went ahead with the announcement of
the Galaxy Z Flip 5G today. We've known for weeks now that this was coming so
there really are no surprises. The Galaxy Z Flip 5G inherits most of its
hardware from the Galaxy Z Flip, but gets a new Snapdragon 865+ chipset with a
5G modem, and two new colors - Mystic Bronze and Mystic Grey.
The rest is mostly unchanged - the 5G
model is 0.1mm thicker at the hinge and weighs the same 183g. The Galaxy Z Flip
5G has a 6.7-inch 2636x1080px folding Dynamic AMOLED screen inside and a
1.1-inch 300x112px Super AMOLED cover display on the outside. There are two
cameras on the outside - a 12MP regular snapper with f/1.8 aperture and a 12MP
ultrawide with an f/2.2 aperture. Inside sits a 10MP f/2.4 selfie camera with
autofocus.
The One UI 2.1 running on the Galaxy Z
Flip 5G brings a few exclusive features to take advantage of the form factor,
like Flex Mode, which splits some apps in two - like showing the camera
viewfinder on the top half of the screen and the controls on the bottom.
The Galaxy Z Flip 5G will go on sale in
Mystic Bronze and Mystic Grey on August 7. In the US it will be available
through AT&T and T-Mobile priced US$ 1,450 (that's US$ 70 more than the 4G
model). Pre-orders in Germany begin today. T-Mobile has the Galaxy Z Flip 5G
starting at € 829 with a monthly plan, those who pre order before August 6 can
get a limited gift box worth up to € 300. This leaves Samsung's Unpacked event
on August 5 focused on the Galaxy Note20 and Note20 Ultra, the Galaxy Z Fold 2,
the Galaxy Buds Live and perhaps the Galaxy Tab S7 duo.
