Introduction

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 is in the house! We saw it at the launch event in South Korea. But this is the Indian variant & we’re going to do its unboxing & first impressions. A lot of people online are saying that this is an incremental update & nothing much. But let me tell you this is the 5th generation of Fold. And the important thing is that this is probably the perfect Fold out there.

Samsung has worked on the important things. The form factor & weight is always more. Obviously it’s a foldable phone so the weight will be more.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 Unboxing

But let’s open the box first. This time Samsung has used a lot of recycled materials. They’ve increased the usage. Let’s see what’s inside. Documentation USB Type C to Type C cable & a sim card tool. Even the material used is super premium.It’s a gap less design.

And it’s noticeably lighter as well. I’ve used the Z Fold 4 & compared to that it’s thinner, smaller & much more manageable. And it feels quite durable. It has an aluminium frame with Gorilla Glass Victus 2. Overall it’s an excellent in-hand feel. It’s less bulky than the previous one. It’s very close to a normal candy bar And because the hinge has changed, they’ve managed to get the gapless design.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 Weight

Let’s do the weight. It’s around 230-240g. It’s 256g. And I’m telling you the flagship phones are around 230-235g. Before going to the ports & buttons, let’s drop it. When it drops to 250g, there’s absolutely nothing. Build wise, there’s no doubt about the durability. I’ll definitely say that it feels very thin in the hand. This really feels very light in hand.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 Ports and Buttons

Let’s look at the ports & buttons. There’s a speaker grill on the left & right side. There’s a USB Type C port & a microphone on the right side. There’s a side mounted fingerprint sensor & a power on & off button. There’s a volume rocker.

There are 3 microphones & a speaker grill on the left & right side. There’s a sim card tray on the top. There’s a dual nano physical sim card slot on the flip. There are physical sim slots but you can use 1 eSIM & 1 physical sim.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 Design

And friends, do you know why it feels thin. It has increased from 6.3mm to 6.1mm. The Z Fold 4 was 6.3mm & this one is 6.1mm. Overall, it has reduced from 2.4mm to 6.1mm. Let’s start with this phone & talk about its main features. The main display is 7.6” with 120Hz refresh rate.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 Display

It has a QXGA display which is closer to 2K. It has Dynamic AMOLED 2X & the brightness has increased from 1300 nits to 1750 nits. So it’s a very bright display. It has a camera but it’s an under display camera. And the bezels are very thin.

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It has a 7.6” wonderful display & it’s dynamic. So it changes from 1Hz to 120Hz depending on what you’re doing. So the battery also lasts. The external display is a 6.2” HD AMOLED display. It’s a 48Hz display which is also dynamic. It’s a tall & narrow display. But 99% of the things you can do on a normal phone you can do on a cover. Only when you want to do a lot of productivity like multitasking or watching videos, then you’ll open this.

Otherwise, everything can happen here. But once you get used to a big display you’ll leave everything else & work on this only. Imagine, on a phone, you get this kind of display. And do you know why? Because over the last 5 generations Samsung has improved. The software, hardware & feel has improved. In everything, it has improved with every generation. If I talk about the folds, it’s certified up to 2 lakh folds. Even if you fold it 200 times, it’ll last for 1000 days. So you should not have any problems for 3-3.5 years.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 Specifications

It comes on the latest & greatest processor, 8th Gen 2. The base variant is 12256, but there are other variants like 12512, 12GB & 1TB. If you book now, you’ll get 12256 as well.

It has a 4400mAh battery & 25W charging. But since the last generation, the 8th Gen 2 is a much more power efficient processor.

And you’ll use the main display for a few hours. So the battery should last for the whole day. Definitely an improvement in battery life. Obviously the battery capacity is not that much. Otherwise, the phone would’ve been a lot bigger. And there’s a lot of support for wireless charging.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 Performance

Samsung has tuned it really well. Earlier, the cover display used to look uncomfortable. But now, it looks very optimised & clean. And the performance is very smooth. We tried gaming & it was at the highest settings. And imagine playing on this big screen. Because it has a 38% bigger vapor cooling chamber, so it has thermal silent control. I’ll tell you an interesting hack. After playing for a long time, the camera part gets heated. So if you’re playing like this, just do this & it’ll get cooled. So that’s an interesting thing. I want to talk about accessories. Now the covers are here. If you’re using it definitely get a cover. Because it has S Pen support.

With this S Pen, it becomes a productivity monster. You’ll literally not need a laptop or a big screen device. So if you take this, you’ll get the S Pen along with it. And this time the S Pen has become so thin & small. So when you keep it in your pocket, it used to feel uncomfortable. Not anymore! I’ll put it on & show you. It looks a little big because of the case. But the functionality that it gives, you can’t miss it. I’m ok with it. In fact, it’s going to be my daily driver. 

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 OS & UI

If I talk about the OS, it comes on Android 13 with One UI 5.1.1. You get major updates for 4 years & security updates for 5 years.If you take this, you’ll get extra tips.And then you have a leather case & a clear case. And yes, it has DeX mode support. You’re literally carrying a PC in your pocket. Connect it to a big screen with HDMI & use it as a laptop.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 Multimedia

This is the best device that I’ve seen for multimedia. Now I can see it like this. I’ve made it full screen. But that’s not the best part. I’ve folded it like this. You can see the video here & then you have controls right over here. You can do it back & forth. This has become a touchpad. If you want to take a screenshot, you can. So these small things make this device a productivity monster. You can do a lot of things, even for multimedia.

Why am I saying it’s a productivity monster? There’s a new taskbar that you can pin. If you open anything, you get a taskbar at the bottom. You can put your favourite apps in it. I’ll show you something else. Let’s say I’ve chosen an app & I’m opening another app.Now I probably want to put it in Notes. This is the screenshot that I took. You can drop it here & do whatever you want. You can pin your favourite apps & access it like this. These are all incremental updates. But what else can you do with a foldable phone? The Z Fold 5 comes close to the perfection of a foldable phone.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 Camera

Let’s talk about the camera. It has a triple camera setup. There’s a 50MP primary sensor, a 12MP ultrawide sensor & a 10MP telephoto sensor. It gives you 3X optical zoom & a 4MP under display camera. You can always use the rear camera to click selfies. There are 5 cameras on the cover display & this one has a 10MP selfie sensor. The photos are similar to the S23.

So they came out very well. I’ll give you the G-Drive link in the original quality. Excellent photos in normal conditions & even in low light. It has an OIS camera & a 30X digital zoom. And there’s a reason, the form factor is so thin. If it wasn’t there, they could’ve used a periscope. But there’s not much space & I think this one is really good. You can shoot videos at 4K 60FPS, so no problems there.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 Connectivity

Connectivity is 5G, all 5G bands are supported. Latest WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, Samsung Tap & Pay, all that is there. Sensors are all there & they work very well. Multimedia is great as it has Dolby Atmos supported dual stereo speakers & they’re loud. There’s HDR support on Netflix as well. There are 2 extra colours available online, grey & blue.

The shiny sides are matte finish & look premium. Its price is Rs 165, but there are a lot of offers. You’ll get a discount of Rs 8000 on HDFC. Then there’s a Rs 10,000 upgrade of 512GB for the price of 256GB. These offers reduce the price of Z Fold 4, so this time. Who should buy the Z Fold 5?

If you want a foldable phone & haven’t used a foldable phone yet then this is the best choice out there.If you have a Z Fold 3 or an older foldable phone then you’ll definitely be able to upgrade. If you have an incremental upgrade from Z Fold 4 then you won’t need it. But if you have an older Z Fold 3, then you can definitely look at the Z Fold 5. We’ll do a full review of it in a month. I’m going to use it & it’s going to be my daily driver.