On February 14, 2020, Samsung Electronics presented a very interesting design smartphone called Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, which has an elongated display that folds in half in the style of a clamshell. Do you need such a smartphone and does it have a future?
Design
It is really unusual and does not coincide with the concept of popular smartphones. It has an elongated display that folds in half in a clamshell format. The screen is covered with glass, and the hinge is flexible enough to fix the device in different positions.
When unfolded, the smartphone has dimensions of 74x168x7, 2 mm. It is worth mentioning its light weight - only 183 grams, which is very small for a device with such a large display.
The screen folds inward, while the outside is covered with glass, which has several color variations. Despite the fact that the developer declares no problems during operation, it is highly discouraged to carry it in the same pocket with change, keys or other metal objects - the glass can easily be scratched or cracked.
Outside, the smartphone received an additional screen, but it is extremely small and can only show the time. To take a photo, the user needs to open the mobile phone.
Camera
The important thing is that the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip is not a flagship, but rather a concept. This phone will not be released in multimillion-dollar batches, the company understands that due to its weak characteristics and price, the main buyers will be fans. For this reason, the manufacturer decided not to install the most advanced cameras.
The main camera has a 12 Mpx extension, the front camera - 10 Mpx. The first camera acts as the main lens and the second as the wide-angle lens. The quality of the photos turns out to be good, but if you conduct analytics and comparisons with other devices, you can understand that the modules cannot boast of anything special.
However, you can still shoot a video in 4K 60 FPS quality. The stabilization should work, which means that shaking hands should not become an obstacle to shooting a smooth picture.
Specifications
This is a fairly powerful and productive smartphone. The interface works quickly and at the same time smoothly, mobile games do not freeze or slow down. But this phone is clearly not suitable for games - the screen parameters are not optimized by all developers, and therefore you need to be prepared either for the appearance of stripes in the upper and lower parts of the screen, or change the extension through additional software yourself.
The processor is Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+, the number of cores is 8. The smartphone is productive, but in terms of power, it will not be possible to impose a fight on the flagships of 2020. The same Meizu 17 is already preparing for release, which will have the Snapdragon 865. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip also has good characteristics for a smartphone in 2019.
But from the pleasant it is worth highlighting support for 5G, Bluetooth 5.0. The device costs 1,500 euros (125,000 rubles), which is much more than other flagships with the same characteristics.
