Subj : The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 might look boring compared to the Pix
To   : All
From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Fri May 12 2023 11:15:04

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 might look boring compared to the Pixel Fold

Date:
Fri, 12 May 2023 09:53:29 +0000

Description:
Leaked images of a case for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 suggest not much is 
changing.

FULL STORY
======================================================================

As Samsungs next foldable phone edges closer to release were starting to get 
an ever-clearer picture of it thanks to leaks, and the latest suggests it 
might look much the same as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 . 

The most recent evidence for this is leaked images of a case that's 
supposedly for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 , shared by @UniverseIce , who has 
a pretty solid track record. 

Its a simple, transparent case, and in a follow-up tweet they show an 
equivalent case for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 for comparison, with the only 
obvious difference being that the Z Fold 5s case has a separate cut-out for 
the flash to the side of the camera block; the Z Fold 4s case doesnt need 
this, as that phones flash sits within the camera block. Here's the Galaxy Z 
Fold4 case pic.twitter.com/S6dfq0lnoC May 11, 2023 See more 

Of course, wed take this with a pinch of salt, and a case image wont show us 
all the details of the phone its for. But this is very much in line with some 
recent unofficial renders , which also showed the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 as 
looking nearly identical to the Z Fold 4, just with the flash in a new 
position. 

Those renders came with dimensions, suggesting that the Galaxy Z Fold 5 would 
be a few millimeters smaller than the Z Fold 4, so their sizes could be 
almost identical too. The only significant design change we might see, going 
by leaks, is a new waterdrop hinge , which would allow the two halves of the 
phone to sit flatter against each other when folded shut. The Pixel problem 
The Google Pixel Fold (Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff) 

So if leaks are right, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 doesnt sound like the most 
inspiring of upgrades visually  and if there was any year when it needed to 
be, its this year, as the Google Pixel Fold has just launched. 

Thats the slimmest foldable phone on the market, coming in at just 5.8mm 
thick when unfolded. That also makes it slimmer than the upcoming Samsung 
Galaxy Z Fold 5 if the leaked dimensions are accurate, as thats apparently 
6.3mm thick. 

It also has a wider cover screen than were expecting on the Samsung Galaxy Z 
Fold 5, which, as we found in our hands-on Google Pixel Fold review , made it 
more usable than the cover screen on the Z Fold 4. In fact, our US 
Editor-in-Chief Lance Ulanoff declared it the first foldable that could 
masquerade as a normal smartphone. 

So its got a design thats sure to catch eyes  despite some disappointingly 
large bezels around the foldable display. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 on the 
other hand? It sounds like that phone could be more of the same, and if so it 
might need some big changes on the inside to take the title of our best 
foldable phone .



======================================================================
Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/the-samsung-galaxy-z-fold-5-might-look-boring-c
ompared-to-the-pixel-fold


--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64)
 * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100)

.