Questionable renders of the Galaxy Z Flip 5 show a large external display on the front of the clamshell device.
When the Galaxy Z Flip was first released by Samsung in 2020, the chief complaint was the size of the clamshell’s external 1.1-inch display which showed notifications, and incoming calls, and allowed users to control streaming media. But the size of the external display was much smaller than the 2.7-inch Quick View external screen on the Motorola Razr (2020). Samsung decided that it would increase the size of the Galaxy Z Flip’s external display on future models.
By last year’s Galaxy Z Flip 4, the external display was up to 1.9 inches but still trailed the 2.7-inch Quick View display on the Razr (2022). And this year a new player entered the clamshell market as the Oppo Find N2 Flip was released with a huge (in comparison) 3.3-inch external display. Still, the Razr’s Quick View display offers the most functionality and the rumor is that the Quick View screen will be much larger this year, possibly covering the entire front panel.
