[Gadgets]Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 Review: Striving for Perfection

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Samsung is currently at peak innovation with its foldables and the iterative updates we've been getting since the past year is proof of it. While there's nothing wrong with that, it does mean there's little to get excited about. This year was no different with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5, which launched in July. Apart from the usual upgrades such as a newer processor, Samsung has used a revised hinge mechanism which has helped bring down the weight and thickness of the phone by a bit. This doesn't change the game in anyway, but it's certainly a step in the right direction. Needless to say, current owners of a Galaxy Z Fold 4 can easily skip this generation and wait for next year's model.

But if you have an older Fold phone, is the Galaxy Z Fold 5 worth upgrading to? Here's our review after spending a good month with it.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 price in India
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 surprisingly starts at the same price as last year's model (which is still officially being sold in India). Rs. 1,54,999 gets you 256GB of storage and 12GB of RAM. There are two more variants with the same amount of RAM but higher storage. The 512GB variant is priced at Rs. 1,64,999, while the 1TB variant is priced at Rs. 1,84,999. Considering you cannot expand the storage, it's nice to have such options. For most users, I think the base variant should suffice. It's available in Icy Blue, Phantom Black, and Cream.

The Galaxy Z Fold 5 doesn't come with Samsung's S Pen, and will have to be purchased separately. If you'll be doing that, then it's best to get the S Pen case which has a little docking station for the stylus on the back.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 design
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 is virtually indistinguishable from its predecessor but if you look closely, small changes like the placement of the LED flash and the colours are some of the ways to tell the two apart. It's still one of the best-built horizontally-folding phones thanks to the shatter resistant glass on the front and back and the aluminium frame. The new hinge also allows the two halves to sit nearly flush with each other when folded, thereby reducing the gap. The phone is IPX8 rated for water resistance.

Both displays on the Galaxy Z Fold 5 are very similar to the Fold 4 with the exception of the peak brightness of the folding display, which is now 1,750 nits compared to 1,200 nits. The display dimensions on the Galaxy Z Fold 5 are the same as before, which includes a 6.2-inch HD+ AMOLED outer display with a 120Hz refresh rate, and a 7.6-inch QXGA+ main display with a 120Hz refresh rate.