Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5... the TRUTH

[@Li_Nik]

I never took a selfie and I never use a Foldable. After using the Flip5 a couple of days (without taking a selfie), I must say, that I love this little big phone. It's well-built, has beautiful displays, great power , decent cameras and it delivers a lot of fun and possibilties to use.

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

Yep agreed. Coming to this fresh from another phone will feel really sweet 👍

[@mqproductions]

People need to start crediting Samsung for pushing the boundries. Mine came yesterday and after a decade of slab phones this one is a breath of fresh air.

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

Agreed

[@lionellhwang5153]

I came from the flip 3 and its still a much larger breath of fresh air than all my other more “traditional” upgrades in the past

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

@@lionellhwang5153 yep, will feel like a nice bump up from the F3

[@ChesterFoster]

I got mines today and I’m in Love💕I got the typical black to match my iPhone 14 Pro Max. I’m sold, this phone is amazing. Flex window all day

[@rachellyons1127]

I just love how this phone fits better in my pocket.

[@kimmurphy3971]

I have owned the flip 3, 4, and now 5. While i understand that there isn’t significant change. I took advantage of Samsungs trade in, i love the large outer screen, and for nostalgia. I had a flip back in the day, loved it. I’m older and simply like to travel light. Small phone works for me.

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

Yep I’m with you 👍

[@bappy1901]

What about display durability??

[@kimmurphy3971]

@@bappy1901 no issues. Now, I do hv a screen protector. I love this phone.

[@BuckFush08]

I owned the Z Flip 4, traded it in and received $900 credit towards the Z Flip 5, along with a $50 credit for signing up before the release, the new Z Fold 5 cost me $40 plus my older Z Flip 4. Samsung gives ridiculously great trade in values on previous models, which makes their foldables much more reasonable, once you purchase your 1st one. Not a bad deal at all! The phone does have it's flaws, but it's really a fantastic phone. Easy to carry around, takes reasonably decent photos and is just a fun phone to use. Give Samsung props for taking a chance on foldables. There are now numerous other companies releasing their version of a foldable phone!

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

Love Samsung foldables, especially the Flip. But I hope they upgrade it a bit more next year. P.s. does it make you wonder how much profit they are sacrificing to gain market share with $900 trade-in deals? Just food for thought…

[@kenannon5604]

46 year old male here. Have an S10+ and have not had any reason to upgrade it. The newer models don't have much that I need. The flips have intrigued me for a while (nostalgia) so I've taken the plunge and ordered the flip 5. With an older model trade in that has a cracked screen, it's not costing me anything other than tax, upgrade fee, and a 3 year risk...if it sucks I can always go back to my current one. I think I'll do most of my tasks on the front screen possibly lessening the opening and closing... We'll see. That's my .02

[@nahyunjo1087]

Same here. Didn't feel a reason to upgrade until now but just pre-ordered flip5, from note 10 from 2019

[@JodyMajkaAlexander]

Same here. I definitely agree with you. I'm 44 and grew up with the old flip phones. So I think Samsung does deserve credit for doing this and creating a more upgraded flip phone for us older ones. My daughters are 14 and 17 and they have no interest in these kind of phones. They love their Apple iPhones, that I don't even understand how to use. I have an Flip 3 and I'm really hoping that the new Flip 5 is better because I did just order one and definitely not for social media!

[@philipp3001]

I just received my flip 5 yesterday. I'm still having mixed feelings about it. The camera is not good. Everything else about this phone is great. I'm coming from the s22+ and the camera on that phone is amazing.

[@xoxo_sis]

As a girl who’s 24 and has an iPhone 😂 I got this phone 😍 can’t wait to use it

[@thullraven1]

Truthfully, I wanted the Razr Plus but couldn't get a good deal on one like I could with the Flip 5, so that's what I got and so far, I love it. I have a very masculine black carbon fiber case around it.

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

They are both great phones at the end of the day - enjoy 👍

[@Alfonsator369]

The feel from new hing is much worst than on Flip 4 ..... it was stifer, harder to move, perfect and same after year of using. Flip 3 was losing stifnes in months, and i feel like this will be similar story. Maybe thats the price of new "water drop" hinch. Bud in general, after few days of using, Flip 5 is great amd its an progress in many aspects.

[@brettdeadrick524]

A couple thoughts...there are definitely some truths here (mid 40's buyer of this phone after switching from iPhone14 Pro.) Over the past couple weeks with this device I have found that my doom scrolling has actually decreased according to the weekly metrics...mainly due to the Flex Window where I can quickly review notifications and flick them away if I don't deem them worthy of taking the time to open the phone. It has only been almost a month but it's definitely improved my screen time habits. It also is a much more convenient phone size. Could the cameras be even better...sure...but in this form factor that's gonna push the price heavily. Is $1000 a lot for a phone....If you're young...yes...if your middle aged and had to shell out $1000 (equivalently) for the Palm Treo 650 back in 2003 which did way way less than this phone at launch...not at all. I think it's safe to say with each revision Samsung has made it more durable and at some point innovation matters. I like iPhones...they work great...and maybe when Apple has a foldable option..I will definitely take a look....but this is the form factor I want going forward.

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

Spot on - well said 👍

[@spiderboyjosh]

I'm currently on a z flip 3, and I love it. Your point about the outer screen is just one of the reasons I am a fan. While I did wish it were bigger and to at least be able to make quick responses to txt without opening it, I enjoy not getting sucked in and spending too much time on my phone. Thankfully, Metro Pcs supports this phone, and the switch was crazy easy. Usually, I'd have to wait for a new Sim if I switched devices, but I was able to use the current Sim from my A51 5g phone. Huge improvement over my previous phone. You would expect the battery life to be much better on such an expensive device, but because I use my phone less, the battery lasts long enough for me before having to charge it again. The wireless charging is nice because I've never had a phone with that feature, and it's nice just setting it down not having to fumble looking for the wire. I'd say that for the average user looking for a nice phone, this is a great device. Having the flip feature oddly makes me feel like I'm moving forward in the cell phone market while also giving me that nostalgic feeling of when I was younger and flip phones were the hottest new thing in school. Luckily the price on this phone dropped significantly, and buying second had made it even cheaper. I am really satisfied with my device. I managed to snag a pristine device with no scratches, weird cracking crease, and still has the plastic protector on it. Pop a case on it and you're sure to have this device a long time. Their are so many cool features this phone offers, and for someone who couldn't really ever afford a flagship device, I feel like I'm one over on my friends now who still use slab phones or use apple products. I tried Apple once in my life, and I was disappointed with that experience. I didn't enjoy the platform or the way they specifically make their products exclusive to them, so in other words, if you buy apple you have to buy other expensive apple products i.e (watch, watch bands, ear buds). Not only that, but it seems they keep selling products separately, thus costing you more money long term. With Android, I've found I can buy a variety of less expensive products that connect perfectly with my phones that are not specifically galaxy products. I know to each is own, but I'll always be an android lover over apple.

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

Really thoughtful comments Josh thanks for sharing 👍

[@spiderboyjosh]

@ThoughtsOnThings You're welcome. Of course, yeah. I think flips and folds are going to be the leading competitor in the mobile market. These devices are pretty darn cool. 😁👍

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

@@spiderboyjosh Agreed!

[@SenthilNattamaiSekar]

I agree on most of what you said but in US its so cheap to upgrade from flip4 to flip5 - only $49+tax with preorder perks and bundle discounts like $150 for watch6 classic 47mm so that really interested me to buy a used flip4 for $300 which is sold to me by a girl who is iPhone user and didn't like the filp4 fhen i ordered filp5 with filp4 trade in. But i agree it's not worth it for full price. PS: I am currently a S23u user which I like very much but i wanted to try zflip since version 3 but the awkward hinge gap stopped me & when i looked at flip5 in person at store with almost 0 hinge gap i was impressed immediately plus phone was light weight.

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

👍 Having seen switching data on the Flip, it tends to pull a lot of people across from iPhone and then the majority of these people switch back to iPhone within a few months. It’s not ‘sticky’ enough yet… battery, camera, durability all need improving. Still, it’s a great phone

[@jptech250]

Possible to share this data source? Thank you

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

@@jptech250 afraid not - you’ll have to get friendly with a Samsung employee

[@mommymarine1756]

I got it because it’s smaller. I’m tired of trying to fit my huge phone in my pocket. I don’t carry a purse. I just want to call people and watch KZbin.

[@bappy1901]

Is the display durable enough?

[@myss01]

I bought graphite z flip 5 😊

[@stephenneilsimbajon5974]

Me to i have it from pre-order and I'm loving it really much,,,,no regrets!!

[@mikeyellis4702]

Ermm the least durable on the market? Uh OK... you have watched the flip test KZbin video right?... moto snapped in half.. z flip 5 still going 😂

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

When compared to ‘all’ smartphones. Not simply within the Flip / Fold category. If talking about only foldables, Samsung are doing a decent job on durability I agree 👍

[@Dark_Goth]

I have the Flip 5 in lavender and its 512gb. I love it

[@fm1886]

The screen does stay stiff when opened.....or at least mine does just tried it.

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

Sounds like it’s a bit hit and miss from what others have said - lucky you!

[@Sam-dc9bg]

4:30 Exactly. When I saw the "flex window" I both think "nice upgrade" and "yet another distraction" at the same time. I am torn between this one and just going to ebay and getting the flip4 for 50% of the price of a flip5.

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

Depends how many selfies you take!

[@frankdistefano7883]

i am getting the flip 5 tradind my flip 3 my flip 3 was great never crack the trade in was great 100 out of my pocket color mint green keep up the good work

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

👍

[@benslyfink]

So the phone is bad because. . . . Sydney Sweeney and . . Women? It's a niche phone, I think the razr on paper is a much better phone. Finally samsung has competition. But they are building a market pretty much by themselves here. I think it's cute for what I use it for. I'm watching your video and commenting on my cover screen btw.

[@bobobunhunlol]

@@benslyfinkthink you need to actually watch the video. He doesn’t say the Flip is bad, he actually says he’s going to buy one! Speaking from someone who’s a 25yo woman he’s nailed this. I literally hate how it’s being marketed.

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

@@bobobunhunlol thanks you've saved me a reply there!

[@benslyfink]

@bobobunhunlol hello fellow 25 year old woman. I too am a 25 year old woman. I mean that doesn't affect whether the phone is good or not? The critiques on the phone don't have to do with the phone itself at all. You can just turn the TV or skip the ad lmao. Apple always has cringy ads but that doesn't mean I'm not going to like the phone.

[@JodyMajkaAlexander]

My two teenage daughters love their iPhones & not this kinda phone. I love Samsung phones and I'm 44. I got the Samsung Galaxy Flip 3 a year ago which I loved but have had many issues with. I don't use mine for social media. I'm a single mother of two girls. I liked the idea for the convenience size. I definitely don't want it for social media because I'm just learning & just got interested in social media but for different reasons. Also I'm the older generation that grew up with flip phones, in fact my second phone was a flip phone!

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

It’s such a great form factor 👍

[@bees_nail_art82]

I'm 40 and I am getting one for the size and so I can use the flex window only when needed I spend to much time on my phone I also want a small phone I'm done with biggest heaviest phones I can get I switched from the iPhone 12 pro max to the s22 ultra last year so I'm downgrading so to speak

[@jeffreybateman7314]

This channel has major potential. Honestly, as a 54 year old guy I understand the marketing strategy. They already have my demo for nostalgia, and switching young people to the brand is their only chance for long term growth. And I'd argue your point on the price. In the USA they're pretty competitive at $999 with massive trade in deals. I understand that's not the case in the UK and other markets. Pretty clearly Samsung wants these phones to move in the States and become a "thing". Only after that happens can they work on improving their margins. For now, it's growth at all costs in the USA as an attempt to slow the Apple monopoly. (Whose margins are massive)

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

It’s just a shame their entire campaign is built around selfies. It’s so much better than that

[@solomonkane408]

43m jere and i love this phonw its the form factor for me inhave a 23 ultra also but its a slab of glass and heavy the flip is a joy to carry .

[@akshitarora7066]

Great editing ❤

[@davidmccarthy6061]

Waiting for my Flip 5 to arrive. I think you missed a major point but you were in the neighborhood. Unless you're 10, everyone is on their 3rd or 8th phone at this point and have realized that they are no longer improving hardly at all and what they have now, which may be paid off, is basically the same as the new phones offered each year at ever higher prices. I'm a handful of years from retirement and have to carry a phone but hardly use one. I traded in my Pixel 6 Pro (so the Flip 5 is costing just $200) because if overheats and shuts down in 15 minutes in the summer, and I no longer want to dig a 6 inch+ phone out of my pocket because it made a sound. Also moved to a smart watch, Galaxy 6 Classic to match the phone UI, so I can use that for 90% of what I need a phone for.

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

Thanks David. Love the form factor of the Flip and mentioned that in a previous video. It’s a great phone, but not a big upgrade from last year and the advertising has missed the mark. All the best

[@pietricello]

interesting point of view but i do not agree on many things. I would like to reverse the questions? What do you expect about Flip conscious of the "at today" technology limitations? By my side we have the top class and energy saving proc. maybe (i have only since yesterday) same lasting of flip 4 but we have to consider the flex display. Flex display now is useful and me as many others are not a teennager and selfie fan (51 years) but maybe just even for the age, bigger display better readability :-) Hinge seems better but who knows we will see. Curge is close to impossible to do not have no one material that already exist can do that. Surely i hope that who buy this phone as me, is aware is not a rock and have to be nicely treated. So what's more keeping the same size and weight? I don't think much more. Sorry but i totally disagree about your comment on the flex display. Is gorilla glass ..i mean almost 99% of smartphone have non protected front glass and if we argue about this so even all candy bar phones are fragile it's a non sense by my point of view. Finally do i suggest to swap flip 4 with this? You can or not ..at this point is , as often, a matter of money and how much you like technology. By my side in Italy that is one of more expansive country with the discount and giving back my flip 4 i'm spending 649 Euro (500 for trade in) and maybe (i'm not fully sure) i will get a brand new bud2 pro ...if this will be true price could be appetizer to someone. But generally speaking for me the top reason to have it (it worths also for flip4) is having something i can put on my pocket instead of close to 7" brick to carry. For that i have iPad and laptop and desktop computers so why struggling with bricks when i'm on the move? :-P

[@Augustov12]

Well, interesting review, but you are considering only the U.S. Market. Here, in Brazil, fo exemple, a major part of Brazilians use Samsungs phones, but, in the affordable prince range, like the A line up.

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

Exactly, different price range 👍

[@nikonifu]

As a 30 yo that uses my selfie camera daily for capturing me in my sport, I think this phone has basically 2 big advantages over other phones: the form, it stands it´s smaller, much more confortble than any S22-23 phone and finally we have a decent camera for calls, self videos and pics, but honestly more for videos. I think for sports people it is a good phone for these reasons, but thats an audience that doesnt even know about it

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

Agreed 👍

[@darrennico8527]

Lol at the end of the day its choice it's half decent. And it different to a boring candy bar phone. So Samsung are doing what apple carnt .and it's called choice and different options. Thank you . ❤❤

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

👍

[@JingujiSama]

I promised that i would never buy a flippy boi but i got the flip 5 for free with a promo, so why not try it And I have been liking it so far. But coming from a Note9 the cameras are ehhhh soso good enough. I was in need of a new divice cause note 9 has cracks etc. Its nice to fold it into a compact size and I use my phone less now actually.

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

Nice 👍

[@photosbymiketm2461]

Dude ! If you don't want to get a scratch on your screen, it's called using a tempered glass screen protector on your screen which is how to protect your phone's screen lmao.

[@TaiwanisMoving]

The criticism of the price and marketing focus would make more sense if 80% of the young adult people I see holding iPhones. The marketing is highlighting a unique use case that almost no other phone can offer. If they're trying to get iPhone users to hop onboard, this seems like one of the easiest ways.

[@bees_nail_art82]

All my nephews uss iphones so do all there friends they think samsung is trash for some reason I'm the only one in my house who got on last year I love mine

[@TaiwanisMoving]

@@bees_nail_art82 It really is crazy how brand loyal the young'uns are

[@AmeliaMackie]

no one wants a flacid screen! Great video- love the funny clips too

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

Thanks Amelia. Let’s hope Samsung can stiffen it up a bit for next time…

[@toccaramoi]

The phone is Fantastic🥰🤩 i have it!!!

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

👍

[@nivconan3633]

Drawback is no camera real improuvment 😢

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

Yep, no camera HW upgrade at all which is pretty shocking

[@praveenvenkatachalaiah9249]

Thanks for your honest review. I was contemplating between s23 or this the flip 5, i guess a safer and better option is s23. My only concer is its already Aug 2023 and i heard the s24 is going to be released sometime in Feb 24 which is not too far. So not sure if i should wait for the S24 or just go for the S23 now ? Suggestions please

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

Ahhh the age old question. Feb is a long way away. If you need a phone you need a phone, I wouldn’t wait personally! The only time I tend to wait is if something is max 2 months out. Hope that helps!

[@thullraven1]

I own both a Flip 5 and an S23. I love them both for two different reasons. The S23 is compact but has top of the line features in a smaller form factor. I hate giant phones that keep falling out of my pocket. Battery life is pretty good on the S23 for a compact phone. It also has BOTH dust and water resistance. The Flip 5 has water resistance but no dust resistance. If you are going to a dirty environment or the beach, leave the Flip 5 home and take the S23 instead. I love the form factor of the Flip 5. It just fits in my pocket so good. Cameras and battery life is better on the S23, but I haven't had an issue getting through the day on the Flip 5. It probably depends on your settings and how often you open it up to the main display. I downloaded the Good Lock app and don't have to open my Flip 5 all that much, so that helps with battery life. IMO, the S23 is the better phone but I love the portability of the Flip 5 and it's different from all the slabs out there.

[@rednatsyb7]

I'd say wait for it if you're not in a rush to need a new phone. I was about to buy Flip 4, but I decided to wait for Flip 5 to see if I was interested in what Samsung has to offer; if not, Flip 4 is still available slightly cheaper than last year. Needless to say, my wait was worth it.

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

@@thullraven1 Agreed

[@aaamq99]

Agreed 👍🏼

[@Jaronite]

Disagree on the "trend" of reducing smartphone usage. That is really irrelevant argument in my view. The very people who push for this argument are watching their post getting likes on the internet. I am glad Samsung does not cave in to this temporary trend. Towards the end, I also disagree about ur view of getting Flip 4 over Flip 5. Flip 5 is targeted at a mixed market, a userbase of Content Creators/Light Gaming. I think this is broad enough amongst the younger generation crowd. After all, Foldables phones as a archetype is relatively to the market. Whilst most other power-user Flagships has had 10 generations to improve on. It needs time, the steps taken right now are in the right direction but at a barely sufficient pace. That much, I will agree.

[@CG-ri4nc]

Did you not see the data from the Harvard study? How can you “disagree” with the trend of wanting to use smartphone less when it’s there in black and white - ESPECIALLY for young people. You sound like the tobacco industry back in the 80s…

[@nokayart612]

About curving usage, I had the phone for about 2 days and haven't been on it a bunch like my old phone. I get less notifications, they all don't just pop up in my face anymore when I open the phone. The fold factor is to my benefit cause I won't have an urge to open it back up again.

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

Yeah nice, that is my experience as well. Hearing it a lot from others. Shame Samsung don’t make more of it

[@bees_nail_art82]

I want a z flip 5 I am not a teen or like taking selfiies unless my kids are in the photo with me if not I never take a picture of myself I want it because it's small and compact to fit in my smaller bags and I've only had huge phones I'm over them.

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

Yep, you sound like most people (including myself)

[@bees_nail_art82]

@@ThoughtsOnThings oh ok

[@cutehoney14]

Very good points you have mentioned in this review, i have been thinking about getting this flip phone since i first saw last year model the flip 4 its like love at first sight but because of the big gap when closing the phone and also the small outer display and some others i told myself i would wait for the next model to see how much samsung would change/upgrade the new model and now here we are but still i find there could be more improvement since the price is not very affordable and also the battery life is not that great either..guess im gonna wait a little bit longer

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

Join the club! 👍 Fingers crossed for next years model 🤞

[@fahimfiros6139]

camera quality is not that bad

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

No it’s not, it just hasn’t been upgraded since the previous model

[@ljacobs357]

Apple is great at marketing lack of innovation, particularly to their American users. The Flip 5 is great and much more usable than iPhones.

[@drwheycooler8423]

I don't think you have a good read on this at all... I have never taken a selfie...and never plan to take a selfie. I got it because it is small. Toss up between this and Moto flip and I got this because the significant buy out of my old phone ($600 USD) and $100 gift card.

[@frosty9085]

they are dropping in the US market because of the blue and green text messages

[@davidstjohn1]

You do realize it's that people have no money anymore and phones are down on sales everywhere!

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

Yes true, but Apple profit dropped 9% during same period. 95% vs 9% bit of a difference…

[@Farin100]

Sumsung is strong in Europe and Asia and Africa, not American market iPhones to ass is useless we don't do apple pay

[@juniorrantan4559]

To negative

[@giovannefiore8252]

Nothing shocking you talked about!

[@keshdemont1420]

Well people's are lik3 sheep anyway

[@ThoughtsOnThings]

😂