The Korean giant’s July event sees the unveiling of the Galaxy Z Fold 5, Z Flip 5, Tab S9 series, Watch 6 series, and more.
It’s Samsung Unpacked time, which means come on, Barbie, let’s go party because new products will be launching all summer long. This year’s July event sees the unveiling of seven new pieces of hardware, including foldable phones, tablets in all sizes, and smartwatches.
Whether you missed the live event because it’s happening when you’re not even half awake (read: in South Korea), or you don’t have the time to sit through an hour-plus-long keynote, I’ve gathered all the specs, features, and tidbits on the latest Galaxy products below, starting with the ones that were officially announced.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5
It’s year five for Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold and Flip series, which means all eyes were on Samsung to deliver a refined duo of foldables that justified their premium price tags and gave customers worthy reasons to switch from traditional slab phones.
With the Z Flip 5, Samsung sort of achieved that. The biggest change with this year’s model is the larger external display, sizing up to a 3.4-inch panel that the company now calls Flex Window.
Samsung compares the user interface of the outside screen to using a Galaxy Watch, with swipeable pages of apps and widgets, gesture-based navigation, and quick access to the wallet, dial pad, and more.
Not every app is optimized for the 3.4-inch panel, but users will be able to force open services via Samsung’s Good Lock extension app. That puts the Z Flip 5 on par with Motorola’s Razr Plus.
The second notable upgrade with the new Z Flip is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy chipset, which, based on the numbers we saw on the Galaxy S23 Ultra from earlier this year, should improve the overall performance, battery efficiency, and low-light photography of the phone.
That’s very important because the actual battery size, charging speed, and camera layout of the Z Flip 5 are the same as last year’s Z Flip 4, so the improvements this time around stem from backend processing more than anything else.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
This year’s Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 sees improvements to its overall design, display brightness, processing power, and multitasking features.
