Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 review

Introduction

Samsung reinvented the Fold conscionable successful clip to formed a shadiness connected the imminent iPhone Ultra release, but its Flip counterpart got an upgrade excessively - adjacent if it received a batch little attraction astatine the motorboat event. Now, with the Fold8 reviews retired of the way, we mean to springiness the Flip our afloat attention. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 is successful for review.

On paper, the Galaxy Z Flip 8 appears arsenic an awesome telephone connected its own: a water-resistant compact foldable featuring a top-of-the-line chip, an upgraded hinge, and an eye-catching caller lineup of colors.

The Z Flip8 packs a 6.9-inch LTPO AMOLED 2X foldable surface with 1080p solution (400ppi), dynamic 120Hz refresh rate, and HDR10+ support. The screen surface is simply a 4.1-inch regular AMOLED with 342ppi density and a 120Hz refresh rate. Both screens present enactment up to 3,000nits of highest brightness.

As mentioned, the telephone has gotten a caller spot arsenic good - the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for North America and China, oregon the Exynos 2600 for everyplace else. Either way, it comes with 12GB of RAM and 256GB oregon 512GB of UFS 4.0 storage.

The camera setup remains familiar: a 50MP superior and a 12MP ultrawide imager connected the back, positive a 10MP selfie camera connected the wrong screen.

The Z Flip8 packs a 4,300mAh artillery supporting 25W wired, 15W wireless, and reverse wireless charging.

It each sounds great, but we can't place the information that truthful small has changed since the Z Flip 7 - an incremental spot update, a insignificant bump successful highest brightness and caller colorways, and that's astir it.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 specs astatine a glance:

• Body: 166.9x75.4x6.1mm, 180g; Plastic beforehand (unfolded), solid backmost (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame; IP48 particulate and h2o resistant (dust > 1mm; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min), Armor Aluminum.
• Display: 6.90" Foldable Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 3000 nits (peak), 1080x2520px resolution, 21:9 facet ratio, 400ppi; Cover display:, Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 3000 nits (peak), 4.1 inches, 948 x 1048 pixels (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), 342 PPI.
• Chipset: Qualcomm SM8850-1-AD Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) - US/CA/CN, Exynos 2600 (2 nm) - ROW.
• Memory: 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM; UFS 4.x.
• OS/Software: Android 17, up to 7 large OS updates, One UI 9.
• Rear camera: Wide (main): 50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm, 1/1.57", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS; Ultra wide angle: 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚, 1/3.2", 1.12µm.
• Front camera: 10 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1.12µm.
• Video capture: Rear camera: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@60/120/240fps, HDR10+; Front camera: 4K@30/60fps.
• Battery: 4300mAh; 25W wired, QC2.0, 55% successful 30 min, 15W wireless, 4.5W reverse wireless.
• Connectivity: 5G; eSIM; Wi-Fi 7; BT 5.4; NFC.
• Misc: Fingerprint scholar (side-mounted); stereo speakers; Samsung DeX (desktop acquisition support).

The Galaxy Z Flip8 has everything to beryllium a tempting compact foldable successful a oversea of book-style foldables. It each depends connected whether its terms tag makes sense; otherwise, the Flip 7 mightiness conscionable go a astonishment bestseller successful the upcoming buying seasons - oregon adjacent earlier.

Unboxing the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8

The Galaxy Z Flip8 ships wrong a bladed container that contains the Z Flip8 and a USB-C cable.

You besides get a SIM ejector, but nary lawsuit oregon charger.