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- Samsung has had five iterations to turn

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its clamshell style Galaxy Z Flip

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from novelty into mainstay.

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And now the Flip 5 is here
with a bigger exterior screen,

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which would make for a fun,

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or at least interesting phone experience,

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only if Samsung didn't get in its own way.

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The Z Flip 5 is designed
for those with tighter jeans

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and smaller bags who
still want quick access

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to their notifications,
calendar, or weather widgets.

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The new hinge design means it
finally folds virtually flat,

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and hell, it works well for that.

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It's comfortable to hold and
type with, even when folded.

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The new Galaxy Z Flip 5 comes

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with a larger 3.4-inch cover screen,

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compared to the Flip 4's 1.9-inch.

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It comes with a selection
of quality widgets,

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though you'll need to go through settings

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to enable a selection of just five apps.

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For the rest, you need to find
and download a separate app.

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The UI on exterior screen apps
isn't perfect or even, well,

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good, but when I wanna access my music,

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I don't want to have to use
two hands to extend the screen

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just to access Apple Music.

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By default, you can see your emails,

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but you can't respond to them
without opening it first.

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Other than the new outer screen,

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the Flip 5 is very, very similar
to the Flip 4 in both specs

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and silhouette.

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The two cameras are the
same 12 megapixel wide,

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and ultra-wide sensors.

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Though now you can take selfies

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without needing to unfold it first.

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It also makes taking group
photos much easier when you,

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and your friends can see
and adjust themselves

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when watching the exterior display.

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The phone is running

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on the powerful Qualcomm
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2,

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like Samsung's other flagship phones.

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However, all that power plus
the external display means

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the battery will probably
be pretty drained

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by the end of the day.

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But even with that,

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the Flip 5 is the best version

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of Samsung's clamshell foldable yet.

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Unfortunately, other companies
like Motorola are catching up

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to this burgeoning market.

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The app limitations are a sticking point

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for what's otherwise a fun phone,

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but at $1,000, you'll be
giving up some premium features

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from other phones at the same price point.

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Maybe with some UI changes,

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the Z Flip 5 will be the fun
little foldable that could,

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though I'd like to
finally see clamshells go

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for something below $800.

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One could dream.

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