The fancy folding phone gets an upgrade with the latest components, although there’s one thing missing from this $1,450 flagship.
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Samsung today announced a $1,449.99,5G version of its Galaxy Z Flip phone a few weeks in advance of its big Unpacked event, clearing the decks for the five new devices that Samsung Electronics President TM Roh said are coming on Aug. 5.
It’s not clear whether the Galaxy Z Flip 5G is one of the five promised devices, or whether there will be five more announcements. At the moment, we expect a Galaxy Note 20 phone; a Galaxy Fold 2; a new smartwatch; and bean-shaped Galaxy earbuds. This could be the fifth device, or Samsung could have a surprise up its sleeve. The Z Flip 5G comes in a striking bronze color. (Image: Samsung)
The Galaxy Z Flip is Samsung’s show-off luxury phone. It uses the company’s clearly limited supply of flexible “ultra thin glass” to create a 6.7-inch smartphone that folds into a square. When we reviewed the first model in February, we treated it as a fancy fashion item, which is basically what it is; you’re not paying this money purely for performance.
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The Z Flip was the most successful of a buzzy set of folding phones that captured imaginations last year.
