OPINION : Samsung is set to reveal its updatedGalaxy Z Flip 5andGalaxy Z Fold 5at an result affirm to take spot on 26 July , but with leaked image show minimal changes to the book - style foldable , Samsung could be about to lose its foldaway crest .
The leak imagesstarted doing the roundsonline originally this workweek , seemingly showcasing apre - release psychometric test model of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 – and it ’s not that exciting .
At a glance , it seems that the phone will be near - selfsame , sporting the same improbable - and - narrow design when folded and even keeping the same lozenge - shaped camera bump from the Z Fold 4 .
Considering the residue of Samsung ’s 2023 smartphone collection sports a minimalist rear tv camera living accommodations , it seems the Z Fold 5 will be forget with the 2022 style housing .
The only material advancement we can see from the image is the hinge mechanism , with the top - down photo seemingly showing the two half of the Z Fold 5 sitting flush against one another – a big improvement compare to the awkward angled gap present in all previous models of Z Fold .
Admittedly we ca n’t see the internal show so it ’s backbreaking to see how much work Samsung has done to reduce the cardinal plication , but overall , it seems like a very minimum update .
That would ’ve been o.k. had other manufacturer not thrown their hats into the foldable closed chain in 2023 , with much more competition than ever before . That’sespecially reliable of the Honor Magic V2 , which was herald in Bejing in the first place this hebdomad and seems to absolutely blow the Z Fold 5 out of the water .
The Holy Writ - manner foldable strait impressive ; despite a similar overall blueprint to the Z Fold 4 ( and likely the Z Fold 5 ) , the Honor Magic V2 measures in at just 9.9 mm thick when turn up and weigh just 231 g. That ’s not only lighter than the263 g Z Fold 4but also the234 M Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra , fetch the foldable into received smartphone district .
That ’s despite the fact that the Magic V2 boast a big 5000mAh barrage fire , a bigger 7.92 - in folding display and a 6.43 - column inch outside display with a 20:9 aspect ratio that resemble a even candybar sound .
Throw in a triple camera setup with 50MP main , 50MP ultrawide and 20MP telephoto lens , a yoke of 16MP selfie camera and up to 1 TB of storage and you ’ve got some pretty competitive hardware .
confessedly this is all compared to the Z Fold 4 and not the upcoming Z Fold 5 so Samsung could shut the col in some esteem , but give the pre - release images , it ’s unclouded that the ecumenical strain factor is the same .
The Honor Magic V2 is China - only for now , but like with the Magic Vs , it ’ll probably get an external release in the coming month . Will Samsung ’s loyal fans allow the Z Fold 5 to compete or will purity come in and wow a westerly audience with itstop - end folding ironware ?
Only metre will tell , but I think it ’s clean that Samsung ’s day as the top folding maker are numbered .
