A sizable chunk of the tech industry is still convinced that foldable displays are the future. Our rundown of all the tech we saw fold at CES last month included everything from phones to tablets to full-on laptops. But we’ve yet to get that product that truly sells the masses on the form factor. Motorola’s recent Razr resurrection has an excellent design betrayed by weak performance. And we all saw what happened with the Samsung Galaxy Fold last year.
But Samsung isn’t giving up yet. And its recent Unpacked event (not cancelled over coronavirus fears) the mobile giant revealed its new folding Samsung Galaxy Z Flip phone.
First teased in commercial during the Oscars, the Galaxy Z Flip does away with the finicky three displays of something like the Galaxy Fold in favor of a streamlined clamshell design. It’s like a flip phone, only instead of opening the phone to see a screen and keyboard, both inner halves of the devices form one continuous 6.7-inch screen.
So why even fold the thing in the first place? Well closing the Galaxy Z Flip does offer some protection while still showing notifications on a tiny outer display. But Samsung also wrings fascinating functionality out of the split display. A nifty example has you folding the phone and propping it up on a surface, using the top half as a camera while accessing the controls on the bottom half. Finally, the Nintendo DS nostalgic tech I’ve been dreaming of.
As for the durability of the screen itself, Samsung says the three-stop “hideaway hinge” lasts for 200,000 folds of the ultra-thin glass. But we’ll what happens once reviewers get their hands on it. That shouldn’t be too much longer since the Galaxy Z Flip launches February 14 for $1,380.
The Galaxy Z Flip may be the most interesting new phone Samsung showed off, but their flagship models are the Galaxy S20 series including the S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra. To learn more about these upcoming phones, from their massive 108MP “space zoom” cameras to their 5G connectivity, read these impressions of the Samsung Galaxy S20 5G lineup on our sister site PCMag. They also have thoughts on the 11-hour battery life of the Samsung Galaxy Buds+ ear buds.
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