This new foldable comes with new cases with a ring and strap that make it even easier to hold and fold the phone, making the Z Flip3 5G a very original device. It also debuts protection against water and splashes, being, together with the Fold 3, the first smartphone with a flexible screen that boasts IPX8 certification.
Samsung‘s folding phone mounts the best Qualcomm processor manufactured for the top of the range of 2021, grows its secondary screen and maintains the cameras and battery that we saw last year, adding some other interesting additions.
Screen
The main novelty of the phone is that the front screen has been redesigned and is now four times larger, which makes it easier to view notifications and messages without having to open the phone. Thanks to this, from this panel you will be able to consult your agenda, see the weather or control sports activity with the new widgets that have been included. Even Samsung Pay has been integrated directly into the front screen, making it more convenient to pay quickly and easily.
When it comes to the internal display, there aren’t many changes. It is a 6.7-inch FHD + Dynamic AMOLED 2X panel with a 22: 9 aspect ratio) and a resolution of 2640 x 1080 with a density of 425 dpi that debuts an adaptive refresh rate of 120 Hz.
Thanks to the Flex mode you can take incredible selfies without holding the phone with your hand, with the front camera.
Processor
At the heart of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 5G we see how the brand once again relies on Qualcomm to ensure a more than powerful performance to the whole. Assemble a Snapdragon 888 that is the best of the best that you can find on the market right now, with the permission of the Plus version that is already beginning to be seen by some flagships.
Regarding the graphics performance, the mobile has an Adreno 650 GPU, which is as if we were talking about the best graphics card for playing games on the folding mobile.
Memory
Samsung’s new folding mobile maintains the 8 GB of RAM, LPDDR5 and 256 GB of internal memory but now the phone is also sold with 128 GB so that a larger audience can be reached by lowering the price of this version.
Camera
The camera is, perhaps, the aspect that changes the least compared to what we saw last year. In fact, the terminal again sports the same two sensors on the back, a 12 MP ultra-wide-angle camera with f / 2.2, pixel size: 1.12μm, and a 123˚ field of view, supported by a second wide-angle 12 MP with Pixel Dual AF technology, OIS, and f / 1.8 aperture.
The firm has given special importance to its front camera to make video calls by adapting its interface according to the west phone folded or completely open. This selfie lens has a 10 MP sensor with f / 2.4 aperture and an 80º angle of view.
In this model, the software takes on special importance, since One UI 3.1 has been adapted to improve the way of taking photos with the mobile and you can even keep the device folded and take a photo or a quick video directly from the front screen using the function Quick Shot.
Battery
Again inside the phone we find a 3,300 mAh battery, perhaps the weakest point of the folding smartphone. It is to be imagined that it will cost to get to the night with the terminal on if we use it normally but at least this time we can fully charge it in just two hours thanks to the new fast charge that stars the Samsung Z Flip3 5G.
Connections
The smartphone has% G connectivity with both SA and NSA networks to browse and play at maximum speed and without any latency. But it is also capable of offering an LTE download speed of 1.2 Gbps (LTE Cat. 18) and 150 Mbps upload (LTE Cat.13). We also have WiFi 802.11a (5GHz), 802.11ac (5GHz), 802.11b (2.4GHz), 802.11g (2.4GHz), 802.11n (2.4GHz) and Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2 and GPS as well as NFC to make mobile payments and FM Radio.
The smartphone fingerprint reader is located, as in last year’s model, on the side, while the USB Type C is the only one in charge of allowing the device to be charged and connecting headphones through an adapter.
How it changes from the original Flip
The new model maintains the same weight of 183 grams but when deployed it is a few millimeters thinner. The screen is also the same but although a refresh rate at 120 Hz and Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection. It is defined by the firm as Dynamic AMOLED 2x while that of the previous model was Infinity Flex Dynamic AMOLED to dry.
The big change is in the secondary screen, which at 1.9 inches almost doubles the size of the 1-inch screen of last year’s Flip.
At the hardware level, the changes are in the processor, a Snapdragon 888 from 2021 people to the 855+ from 2020, and the availability also in a version of 1059 that makes it the cheapest Samsung folding, although it has not yet dropped from the 1000 euros. In addition, thanks to the new stereo speakers enhanced with Dolby Atmos, users will get surround sound with clarity.
The other big difference is in a faster 25W charge in the Flip 3, compared to the 15W charge of last year’s model and, of course, in the IPX8 protection against water and splashes, something that the folding smartphone lacks. from Samsung released in 2020.
Price
Available in the colors Cream, Green, Lavender, Phantom Black, Gray, White and Pink, the smartphone is on sale for 1,059 euros for the 128 GB model and for 1,109 euros if we want the version with double the storage. Also on sale are exclusive silicone covers that allow us to carry the phone hooked to the belt thanks to its ring that makes it a keychain!