Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 – External screen, storage: the folding smartphone would change very little

Samsung largely dominates the folding smartphone market, but the year 2023 marks the arrival of a little more serious competition. Besides a Google Pixel Fold expected, the Honor Magic Vs will be available before the summer. The South Korean brand must therefore offer more than a simple update of its products and will be scrutinized when it presents the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Z Flip 5. Several information about them have already leaked.

Everything seems to indicate that the Galaxy Z Fold 5 will benefit from a new hinge in the shape of a drop of water. Potential good news, because this mechanism would almost completely reduce the space between the two parts of the folded screen, while limiting the pressure on the area in question. The presence of a slot for S-Pen remains unlikely and the general look of the smartphone should not change much.

In any case, this is what a tweet from the often well-informed leaker Ice Universe suggests. Asked about the size of the external display, he confidently replied that it would still be 6.2 inches. It is therefore a safe bet that we will find the same long external panel as on the Galaxy Fold 4. On the other hand, the leaker does not specify if the definition will be modified, even if one can seriously doubt it.

Those who hoped for a more compact mobile, like the Oppo Find N2 (reserved for China), will therefore remain unsatisfied. Ice Universe explains that the design of the next two folders should be unchanged. An understandable choice, Samsung tweaking its formula from year to year, even if the models are very similar for three years.

The website Sammobile adds its part to the rumor machine by specifying that the storage options will not move more. We can always choose between 128, 256 or 512 GB of storage versions. Alas, the least endowed version should once again use the UFS 3.1 standard, while the other two would be entitled to UFS 4.0. A situation similar to last year.

Unless there is a big surprise in the technical sheet, the main change should therefore concern the new hinge. A mechanism already chosen by Motorola for its Razr 2022, or Oppo for the Find N2 Flip. The South Korean could however stand out by keeping its IPx8 certification, which is much more difficult to obtain on this type of arrangement.