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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G unveiled — here's what you get for $1,450

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G unveiled — here's what you get for $1,450

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If you've been waiting around for Samsung to add 5G connectivity to its best foldable phone, your wait is just about over.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G debuts today (July 22). It'southward a new version of its clamshell foldable phone that includes 5G connectivity, a faster processor and more color options. These upgrades bring the cost to a hefty $1,449, which is higher than the original'southward $1,380, though Samsung is offering up to $650 in rebates when yous trade in an eligible phone.

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In add-on to its newfound ability to connect to 5G networks, the Galaxy Z Flip gets a processor boost for this edition. Samsung's using a height-of-the-line Snapdragon 865 Plus processor, an upgrade from the Snapdragon 855 Plus that powered the original Galaxy Z Flip.

Other than the new processor, there's footling in the manner of nether-the-hood changes for the Galaxy Z Flip 5G. That includes the phone's 3,300 mAh battery, which is a bit of a surprise. 5G connectivity draws power, and the original Galaxy Z Flip wasn't exactly a long-lasting device. That phone lasted viii hours and 16 minutes on our bombardment test, which is below boilerplate for a smartphone though ahead of rival devices similar the Motorola Razr.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip carriers and availability

Y'all'll be able to get the Galaxy Z Flip unlocked also as from AT&T and T-Mobile. All-time Buy, Amazon and Samsung itself volition also sell the Milky way Z Flip 5G. The Galaxy Z Flip 5G includes four months of YouTube Premium. Buyers too can access the Galaxy Z Premier Service and Concierge Support to help them setup their new foldable phone.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G colors and cameras

Samsung made some changes to the exterior of the phone. The Milky way Z Flip comes in new colors — Mystic Gray and Mystic Statuary. The original came in Mirror Black, Mirror Purple and (in some countries) Mirror Golden.

Other hardware remains the same. The Galaxy Z Flip 5G features two 12-megapixel cameras on the outside and a 10MP selfie cam on the interior brandish as it did before. And the phone nonetheless features 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.

Samsung Milky way Z Flip 5G software improvements

Look some tweaks to the software features that have advantage of the Milky way Z Flip'southward foldability. Samsung says that it'due south bolstered the Flex mode characteristic in which uses both halves of the phone's interior display for dissimilar functions.

Before, when y'all place the Z Flip in Flex mode with the camera app, the height one-half of the screen became a view finder while the bottom featured on-screen controls With the Z Flip, y'all'll exist able to contrary that orientation with a tap — good for taking overhead shots.

Flex Mode in the original Galaxy Z Flip

Flex Mode in the original Galaxy Z Flip (Image credit: Tom's Guide)

Multitasking sees improvements, too, equally yous'll be able to open and access two apps at in one case using App Pair in the phone'south Multi-Window tray. That tray is at present integrated with the Edge Panel, so yous'll have access to more apps.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip Outlook

Otherwise, this sounds a lot like the phone that came out in the spring and immediately established itself as the best foldable phone then far. A layer of Ultra Thin Glass beneath the Milky way Z Flip's screen added some durability and the telephone fit neatly into a pocket when folded close.

The Milky way Z Flip 5G was widely expected to debut aslope the Galaxy Note 20 at Samsung's August v product launch. Instead, the foldable telephone volition hit stores two days later on August 7.

Philip Michaels is a senior editor at Tom'south Guide. He has stiff opinions about Apple tree, the Oakland Athletics and old movies. Follow him at @PhilipMichaels.

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