The phone's crease naturally splits the display in half, but it's unclear whether the foldable aspect of the screen will actually make the Flip any better at multitasking than any other Android phone.
The Galaxy Z Flip has two 12-megapixel camera: one wide-angle lens and one ultra-wide-angle lens. It lacks a telephoto lens like the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S20, but it still has an advantage over Motorola's competing Razr, which only has one 16-megapixel camera.
Still, the small notification window on the Galaxy Z Flip feels like it makes a lot more sense than the cover screen on the Galaxy Fold, which was too thin and small to really use for more than viewing the occasional text message. It's great to see Samsung lean into this aspect by minimizing the screen and optimizing it for its most important job on the Z Flip.
It's also not quite as easy to open with one hand as I had hoped. But I was impressed with how durable the hinge felt overall.
With the Galaxy Z Flip, it's clear that Samsung is still getting a feel for what the next generation of mobile phones may look like. And perhaps the answer isn't just one form factor but several, unlike today's market in which nearly every smartphone pretty much looks the same.
The Z Flip in some cases makes your phone more portable — primarily when you're not really using it — but it's unclear what it will bring to the experience beyond that.
Or maybe the fact that using the Galaxy Z Flip doesn't feel all that different than a regular smartphone is the biggest indicator of Samsung's success with the device.
But at the very least, the fact that its price point is lower than the nearly $2,000 Galaxy Fold and $1,500 Motorola Razr — combined with a familiar, nostalgic design — could mean that the Flip has a better chance at success.
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