You can get Samsung’s flagship foldable phone in 5 different colors this year, but I’ve got an important recommendation before you buy one.
Samsung offers two online-exclusive colors of the Fold 5 with unique matte finishes that have several benefits.
For Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5, I’ve gone hands-on with all this year’s color variants in the run-up to the official launch on August 11 and I discovered something unexpected: two of the colors are actually superior to the others in multiple ways.
Here’s the deal. The Fold 5 comes in three standard colors: Phantom Black, Cream, and Icy Blue. Their metal parts all have shiny chrome finishes with tints to match the colors. These three are the models that will soon appear in stores and be sold by the wireless carriers.
However, Samsung also offers the Fold 5 in two additional colors — Blue and Gray (a very light gray that’s more like off-white) — that are online-exclusives this year. Normally, that wouldn’t be a big deal. But these two online exclusives come with a matte finish, both on the back color panel and on the exclusive « Deep Gray » metal finish on the rest of the phone.
