Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 Alleged Renders Suggest Massive Cover Screen: Details

The images hint at a dual-screen setup on the outside.

Written by Roydon Cerejo, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 20 March 2023 19:23 IST

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 Alleged Renders Suggest Massive Cover Screen: Details

Photo Credit: Twitter/ @RoderSuper, @technizoconcept

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 is expected to arrive in August 2023

Highlights

Renders show a much larger cover screen than anything we’ve seen before
The folding display is said to have a waterdrop-style fold
A smaller secondary display is also said to be present next to the camera

We have already heard rumours that the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 will have a much larger outer display, even bigger than the one on the Oppo Find N2 Flip. We now have our first renders of what that could possibly look like. The images suggest a horizontal dual camera layout (vs vertical) next to a tiny display, along with a massive display below that takes up nearly all of the phone's width and length, for that half. The tipster also claims with great certainty that Samsung will be using a waterdrop-style fold for its folding display, similar to Oppo, in the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5. If this is true, then we should expect a less prominent crease in Samsung's next foldables.

Tipster SuperRoader (@RoderSuper) along with Technizo Concept (@technizoconcept) tweeted a bunch of renders of what they think the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 might end up looking like.

Personally, I don't see Samsung doing a dual outer display especially if they will be going with such a large cover screen to begin with. The main advantage of having a large outer display is that it should let you perform most of the trivial tasks without having to unfold the phone every time.

It's a feature a lot of people are patiently waiting to arrive in Samsung's next flip phone. Motorola had the right idea with its first Razr foldable and Oppo quickly doubled-down on this idea too with its first flip phone, the Find N2 Flip. The latter, while good, still has plenty of untapped potential as we've discussed in our recent podcast. The tipster also mentioned in another tweet that Samsung will be switching to a waterdrop-style hinge, mainly to reduce the creasing of the folding display.

Considering last year's foldable launch, we should expect Samsung's next-gen folding phones to arrive somewhere around August to September. This is also roughly the time when Qualcomm announces its more power-efficient and more powerful flagship SoC, which means the Galaxy Z Flip 5 could ship with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 SoC. Other specifications could include an IP rating, quicker wireless charging, better cameras, and hopefully a bigger battery.

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Roydon Cerejo writes about smartphones and laptops for Gadgets 360, out of Mumbai. He is the Deputy Editor (Reviews) at Gadgets 360. He has frequently written about the smartphone and PC industry and also has an interest in photography. With over a decade of experience covering the consumer technology space, he is also an avid sci-fi movie and TV show geek and is always up for good horror flick. Roydon is available at roydon@gadgets360.com, so please send in your leads and tips. More