Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 first impressions: Shines brightly in a sea of Flip phones, but not without its flaws
After weeks of anticipation, Samsung finally unveiled its next-generation foldable smartphones on July 26 at Galaxy Unpacked 2023 which was held at its home turf in Seoul, South Korea. While the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Z Flip 5 were the standout unveilings, it is the Flip smartphone, that has got everyone talking about it. The smartphone has received some big upgrades, but is it enough to once again become the best flip phone in the market, especially at a time when there is serious competition in this segment?
After spending a few days with the Galaxy Z Flip 5, here are our first impressions.
In terms of looks, there is one thing that makes the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 distinctly different from its predecessor - the large cover display. Samsung has (finally) swapped the tiny 1.9-inch panel for a bigger 3.4-inch AMOLED display called the Flex Window, and this opens up all sorts of possibilities. There are different customization options for the Flex Window such as an option to see the notifications, battery percentage, weather, and time, all in one place.
There's a carousel of other widgets that you can scroll through such as weather, quick dialer, alarm, health, and more. A simple swipe down opens the quick access settings which has toggles for Wi-Fi- Bluetooth, sound modes, torch, volume, and more. Oh, you can also quickly reply to messages from the cover screen itself too.
At the moment, only first-party apps are supported, but you can run other apps through the Good Lock launcher. We would've liked to see at least a native Spotify widget being available similar to the Oppo Find N2 Flip, but it could come out in the future, so here's hoping for that.
It's about time that Samsung redesigned the hinge, allowing the device to
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