Samsung's glass-based approach felt smooth to swipe across, with a frictionless feel. The Galaxy Z Flip display is made of Samsung’s ‘Ultra Thin Glass’, which one-ups what we've seen from other foldables, including the Motorola Razr with its plastic OLED and its own original Galaxy Fold.
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Samsung calls this contextual continuity, and it's similar feature to how apps on the Galaxy Fold series are capable of running on the outside display and instantaneously loading on the main display when you unfolded the phone.
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You can scroll through the various sets of data on the Cover Display, plus there's a way to tap a notification on the and then open up the phone to see the app in full. Notifications, battery life and the time can also be shown on this small screen, and it does more than just display static information. That said, our 10-digit number proved too long for the entire Cover Display when we tested it out.
There's a tiny 1.1-inch AMOLED 'Cover Display' on the outside of the Z Flip, and it has just enough space to show an incoming call from a contact – if their name is short enough – in the form of a scrolling name or phone number. Names and CallerID numbers forced to scroll if too long.Simple notifications, the time and date appear here.The 1.1-inch AMOLED outer 'Cover Display' is tiny.(Image credit: Future) That small Cover Display Its limited edition status meant it sold out, but the box came with a leather phone case, the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2, and the Galaxy Buds Plus. There was a $2,480 Z Flip Thom Browne Edition in gray with a red, white and blue strip that was a fashion statement more than anything else. It not only contained 5G speeds, but upgraded the chipset to the Snapdragon 865 Plus and changed up the color options to Mystic Grey, Mystic Bronze and Mystic White. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G carried an even bigger price tag – $1,449 / £1,399 / AU$2,599 when it came out five months later on Friday, July 22, 2020. Z Flip colors included Mirror Black, Mirror Purple and Mirror Gold. Everyone seemed willing to pay for its novelty despite that lofty price. Like all foldable phones, Samsung's Z Flip launched with an extremely high asking price: $1,380 / £1,300 AU$1,800, and it was impossible to find in stock on its release date: Friday, February 14. Now discounted and easier to find in stock.Release date (5G): Friday, July 22, 2020.Release date (4G LTE): Friday February 14, 2020.(Image credit: Future) Samsung Galaxy Z Flip release date and price This will turn heads for the next few months, though the novelty may wear off soon. In that regard, it's an experiment with a high asking price, one that's destined to be upgraded in 2021. The Galaxy Z Flip doesn't necessarily represent a pivot in Samsung's foldable phone strategy – it feels like another an experiment to see which design sticks with consumers. Both the Fold and Flip styles may co-exist. That's still not enough reason for everyone to pay so much money for a phone that's just as pricey as the Note 20 Ultra, which has better cameras and specs. You have to be looking for something new and chic.
The Z Flip gets a lot of things right that Motorola got wrong, including stuffing in a bigger battery and thin glass – not plastic – to protect the 6.7-inch inner display. We've found Motorola's foldable flip phone disappointing, despite offering tons of nostalgia (many people we showed Samsung's Fold to either called it 'the Razr', or instantly asked about the Razr – please, don't but it for the name). But make no mistake, some are better than others: the Z Flip is the hand-down better foldable vs the equally expensive Moto Razr (and the Moto Razr 2020). Its specs aren't as good either – 256GB of internal storage and 8GB of RAM.Įxpensive and dialed back specs are par for the course for all new, space-deprived foldable phones in 2020. It costs more than the Galaxy S20 and the Note 20 series, yet the camera isn't nearly as good as the Note 20 Ultra. Here's the rub: the Z Flip's half-size portability is a selling point, sure, but the primary reason to buy this phone is make an early adopter super flex.
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