I’m a long-term fan since the Galaxy Z Fold3 – and here we have the Galaxy Z Fold5. I wasn’t expecting that much of a difference but I was still pleasantly surprised nonetheless.
We have the coverage for all the 4 devices announced during this Galaxy Unpacked event too – you can read them all here or watch the video down below.
This is the one device that I’m most excited about because I am already using the Z Fold4 since the day it was launched. We also did a long-term review recently and I shared my thoughts too.
The new Galaxy Z Fold5 will be available in 3 different colors – and more will be available via Samsung.com as exclusives.
- Phantom Black
- Cream
- Icy Blue
The overall shape and size of the Z Fold5 isn’t that much different than before, there are some tiny changes here and there but expect it to be the same. I’ve talked about it in the past and I still like this form factor a lot – including the lanky cover display.
The unfolded display is still 7.6-inch in size, but it is brighter than before. The overall device is now 253g, so that’s 10g lighter compared to the Z Fold4.
Of course, the first big change is the hinge. It’s now using the new Flex Hinge and cuts the thickness down to 13.4mm only, which is 2.4mm thinner than before. That’s a big difference – and here’s a comparison.
Just to manage expectations here, this new hinge design will still have a crease but a lot shallower than before. However, I don’t know how’s the long-term implication yet because I’ve talked about it before, the brand new Z Fold4 is nearly creaseless but as the months go by, the hinge is deeper.
Even with the new hinge, the Z Fold5 still has IPX8 rating, and the phone is using Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2. The phone frame is made from Samsung’s Armor Aluminium – or aluminum, depending on how you want to say it.
Oh, the Ultra Thin Glass has also improved too. Not quite sure how but it is.
The performance has obviously been improved as it is using the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy chipset but the vapor chamber has been enlarged by 38%. This will yield a much better gaming experience, like what we’ve seen on the S23 series.
Again, since it is using a new chipset, the photography processing will be improved too. From what I remember, it seems like they’re using the same camera setup as before too.
The software is the second biggest change that the Z Fold5 has. Yeah, multitasking is pretty much on steroids now. We can have a total of 4 widgets floating on the screen or parked at the sides to hide, and then stack them all up into a single widget to be accessed later. That’s an amazing feature and I can see myself using this a lot.
We now also have even more interoperability between apps too. As shown in the video at the top of this article, we can actually hold an image from the Gallery app and then use our other hand to open up Samsung Notes, then drop the image there. Very convenient!
Speaking of Samsung Notes, those notes can now be shared with other Samsung Notes users and have two person work on the same note at the same time.
The battery capacity and charging speed is the same as before – so 4,400mAh and 25W wired fast charging via USB-PD. I’m okay with this as my Z Fold4 never runs out of battery anyway.
Official Galaxy Z Fold5 accessories
Let’s start with the S Pen – it is still not embedded. But, we’re getting there. Introducing the new S Pen design – thinner and smaller than before and it can be parked into the case. The entire S Pen case is now only 4.35mm.
The entire S Pen still functions the same as before with the same features and specs. We can even reuse the old S Pen Fold Edition too.
As for the other accessories, we still have this case. It’s the same design as the S Pen case for the Z Fold4, but we have a strap instead. We can still swap out the piece for a kickstand.
We also have the Clear Gadget Case, whereby the design had been brought forward from the S23 series.
There will also be a leather case just like before too. From what I can see here, it seems like Samsung will not have the Aramid case for the Z Fold5. I wonder why?
Specs sheet
Official prices and where to buy? (Affiliate links)
Surprisingly, in Malaysia, the Z Fold5 is the exact same launch price as the Z Fold4! I’m impressed, actually.
And yeah, there are online-exclusive colors too. I’m not sure how different is the blue color here since there is already an Icy Blue color. Maybe the hinge is blue too? I sure hope so.
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