The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 is the new member of Samsung's foldable lineup, but is it better than last year's Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4, and should you upgrade?
This story is part of our Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2023 coverage Your boring, old, rigid smartphone is no longer the future. The future is foldable, and while folding and flipping phones are still very much in their infancy as far as market share goes, they’re definitely a growing part of the smartphone sector. Samsung is now on its fifth generation of foldable phones, and if any company can be said to have cracked the code on folding, it’s Samsung.
Related The most obvious difference is seen above: the outer screen. The Z Flip 4’s outer 1.9-inch display lets you see notifications and access Samsung Wallet cards, settings, and some widgets. It also acts as a viewfinder for the main camera, so you can take selfies with the stronger camera suite. But it still pales in comparison to the Z Flip 5’s 3.4-inch display, which is, simply put, better.
Durability is largely the same, though. Both are premium flagship phones made from aluminum and glass. The IP rating is IPX8, which means neither rates at all well for resistance to dust, but can resist immersion of beyond 1 meter in water, which is impressive when you consider how many moving parts each phone has in its hinge.
While we noted it’s not worth upgrading based on the improvements offered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, it’s undeniable that it offers an advantage over the older processor, so we’re giving this round to the Galaxy Z Flip 5.Galaxy Z Flip 5 vs. Galaxy Z Flip 4: camera Samsung has a hard-won reputation for camera excellence, and so it’s a bit of a disappointment that the Galaxy Z Flip 5 doesn’t come with any big improvements to the camera system compared to the Z Flip 4.
Update speeds are also likely to be broadly similar. While we expect the Z Flip 5 will get faster updates, it won’t be by a huge amount, and while the Z Flip 5 will get one more new version of Android than the Z Flip 4, the Z Flip 4 will still get four years of updates — so you’re likely to upgrade before you run out of updates anyway.Winner: Tie
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