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Samsung · Galaxy Z

Galaxy Z Flip

Released February 2020

The Galaxy Z Flip is Samsung's first flip foldable, from 2020, with a 6.7-inch main screen that folds in half to a compact square, a tiny 1.1-inch cover screen and the Snapdragon 855+, of interest to collectors and anyone tracing how foldables developed.

Screen
6.7″
Display
OLED, 60 Hz
Chip
Snapdragon 855+
Memory
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Main camera
12 MP
Zoom
–
Battery
3,300 mAh
Weight
183 g

What reviewers say

Reviewers agree the clamshell design is clever and turns heads, with strong performance and a more durable feel than Motorola's Razr. The common complaints are the very high price and a tiny cover screen; Trusted Reviews found the inner screen fragile, and battery life divided them, rated excellent by Trusted Reviews and subpar by Tom's Guide.

From trustedreviews.com, stuff.tv, techradar.com and tomsguide.com

Specifications

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Display

Main screen
6.7″
Resolution
2636 × 1080
Sharpness
425 pixels per inch
Panel
OLED
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Cover screen
1.1″, 300 × 112
Display type
FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED Infinity Flex Display, 21.9:9, 2,636 × 1,080; 60 Hz (Notebookcheck)
Pixel density
425 ppi (main screen); 303 ppi (cover screen)
Cover screen
1.1-inch Super AMOLED, 300 × 112, 303 ppi (1.05 inches on Samsung's Denmark product page)

Performance

Chip
Snapdragon 855+
Memory
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
CPU
7 nm, 64-bit octa-core (up to 2.95 GHz + 2.41 GHz + 1.78 GHz); 8 GB of RAM
GPU
Adreno 640
Storage type
256 GB (223.3 GB available); no microSD slot

Cameras

Main camera
12 MP
Ultra wide camera
12 MP
Telephoto camera
None
Optical zoom
None
Front camera
10 MP
Main camera
12 MP wide-angle, Super Speed Dual Pixel AF, OIS, F1.8, 1.4 μm, 78°
Ultra wide camera
12 MP, F2.2, 1.12 μm, 123°
Front camera
10 MP, F2.4, 1.22 μm, 80°
Zoom
Up to 8x digital zoom
Video recording
4K at 60 fps; HDR10+ recording

Battery and charging

Battery
3,300 mAh
Video playback (maker's claim)
Up to 18 hours
Wireless charging
Yes (wattage not published)
Battery life detail
3,300 mAh typical dual battery; video playback up to 18 hours; internet use up to 13 hours (LTE or Wi-Fi); talk time up to 35 hours (4G)
Wired charging
15 W fast charging, QC2.0 and AFC compatible
Wireless charging
9 W fast wireless charging
Charges other devices
Wireless PowerShare

Design

Type
Flip
Weight
183 g
Thickness
17.3 mm
Height × width
87.4 × 73.6 mm
Size unfolded
167.3 × 73.6 × 7.2 mm (6.9 mm at the screen)
Materials
Gorilla Glass 6 back
Colours
Mirror Purple, Mirror Black (UK)
Biometrics
Capacitive fingerprint sensor (side), face recognition
Sensors
Capacitive fingerprint, accelerometer, barometer, gyro, geomagnetic, Hall (digital and analogue), proximity, RGB light

Software

Operating system
Android
Software at launch
Android 10

Connectivity

Mobile network
4G LTE Cat 16 (up to 1.0 Gbps down) and Cat 13 (up to 150 Mbps up), 2×2 MIMO, 5CA
SIM
One nano-SIM and one eSIM
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac), 2.4 and 5 GHz, VHT80 MU-MIMO, 256-QAM
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0 (LE up to 2 Mbps); ANT+
NFC
Yes
USB
USB Type-C
Positioning
GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou

Storage options

Storage
256 GB

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Folds to 87.4 mm tall
  • Folding screen covered in Ultra-Thin Glass, a first for a foldable
  • Hideaway Hinge stays open at a range of angles, like a laptop screen

Cons

  • Small 1.1-inch cover screen
  • 3,300 mAh battery and 15 W wired charging
  • No telephoto camera or IP-rated water resistance

Closest rivals

Model
ScreenDisplayChipMemoryStorageMain cameraZoomBatteryWeightReleased
SamsungGalaxy Z Flip3
6.7″OLED, 120 HzSnapdragon 8888 GB128 GB – 256 GB12 MP–3,300 mAh183 gAug 2021
SamsungGalaxy Z Flip4
6.7″LTPO OLED, 120 HzSnapdragon 8+ Gen 18 GB128 GB – 512 GB12 MP–3,700 mAh187 gAug 2022
SamsungGalaxy Z Flip5
6.7″LTPO OLED, 120 HzSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy8 GB256 GB – 512 GB12 MP–3,700 mAh187 gAug 2023

Newer model: Galaxy Z Flip3.

Sources

  1. news.samsung.com/uk/the-future-changes-shape-express-yourself-with-galaxy-z-flip
  2. samsung.com/dk/business/smartphones/galaxy-z/galaxy-z-flip-f700-sm-f700fzkdnee
  3. news.samsung.com/mx/comienza-en-mexico-la-preventa-online-del-nuevo-galaxy-z-fl…
  4. news.samsung.com/pe/el-galaxy-z-flip-es-el-primer-dispositivo-de-pantalla-plega…
  5. samsung.com/uk/support/mobile-devices/what-size-memory-card-does-my-smartphone-…
  6. qualcomm.com/smartphones/products/8-series/snapdragon-855-plus-and-860-mobile-p…
  7. notebookcheck.net/Samsung-Galaxy-Z-Flip-review-The-better-foldable-smartphone.4…

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