Many Chinese smartphone manufacturers have approached Samsung with their folding cell phones. Both the technical equipment and the design are more convincing than the Galaxy Z Flip 4. With the Galaxy Z Flip 5, however, Samsung will hit back hard.

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5: Specifications revealed

Samsung will host its next Unpacked event at the end of July 2023. According to the rumor mill, new folding cell phones will be presented on this. Including the Galaxy Z Flip 5, to which now all major specs and a price leaked are. Compared to the Galaxy Z Flip 4 with the expected large external display, Samsung has not only upgraded the new generation optically, but also technically.

While the competition from Motorola, Oppo or Vivo uses older or weaker processors, Samsung is supposed to use the current one in the Galaxy Z Flip 5 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 block, which already ensures excellent performance in the Galaxy S23. The The battery remains unchanged at 3,700 mAh, but the runtime could definitely be longer due to the more efficient chip. However, Samsung is still lagging behind when it comes to loading speed. There is only a maximum of 25 watts.

Samsung should no longer make any compromises when it comes to the displays. There is a foldable 6.7 inch display with 120 Hz. The much larger 3.4-inch display is supposed to work on the outside. A 12 MP dual camera is probably used and 8 GB of RAM and 128 or 256 GB of internal memory. Since Android 14 is not ready yet, Android 13 will come preinstalled with One UI 5.1. The update guarantee of 5 years should also apply here. This could make the Galaxy Z Flip 5 the most interesting folding phone this year.

For comparison: We also present the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4:

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5: First prize revealed

Samsung has made the Galaxy S23 smartphones noticeably more expensive this year. The middle class in the form of the Galaxy A54 also costs considerably more than its predecessor. According to the insider, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 is set to become an unchanged one, at least in the US Starting price of $999 pre-tax. In Germany, the Galaxy Z Flip 4 cost 1,099 euros. If it stays that way, Samsung will undercut competitors like Motorola with the Razr 40 Ultra, which starts at 1,199 euros.