The new Galaxy Z Flip 5 is a completely different beast! Now, put an Apple logo on it, and take my money.
If you’re a regular PhoneArena reader, you might know I recently wrote that I’d like Samsung to approach the large cover display of the Flip 5 as a smartwatch screen — in other words, to give it tailor-made widgets that don’t feel as awkward to use as running an app made for a larger display. Many of you disagreed, saying you think the cover screen of the Flip 5 should function just like a regular one, being able to run any app.
Apart from having a bunch of custom-made widgets that let you run various optimized apps (Samsung says more will come soon), the South Korean company will also let you enable the option (via settings) to run any third-party app on the new cover screen of the Flip 5! The only downside right now is that you need to download Samsung’s Good Lock app to unlock the full functionality of the Flip 5’s cover screen.
Anyway… Another thing I said recently was: “Sorry, Fold fans, but this is the year of the compact folding phone”, and after seeing the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5, I’m glad (and full of myself) to say…
Although it might seem like “just a larger screen” on the surface, the huge cover display of the Flip 5 makes the clamshell foldable the device it was meant to be from day one, and has the potential to change the way you use your phone, which is something we, tech people, don’t get to say very often.
Although I love the gapless hinge, and I think this design change makes the Galaxy much more visually appealing (I really do!), what truly sets the Galaxy apart from any other Galaxy Flip that came before it is the massive cover display, which is about 200% larger compared to the Z Flip 4’s.
