SAMSUNG Galaxy Z Flip5 AI Phone, 256 GB Unlocked Android Smartphone, Compact, Foldable Design, One-Hand Control, Best Selfies, Full Cover Screen, Hands-Free Use, US Version, 2023, Graphite

I love this phone! I actually got this for around $500, brand new because of Prime Day back in 2024. I've been using it since Aug 2024 and now it's March 2025 and it's really holding up. I'm very careful with it and don't close it hard or anything. The cease in the middle is barely there. At first it was kinda obvious that there's a line in the middle of the phone but after a while, I never even seem to notice it. It's a good quality phone and with good care, it can last a good while.

Look, I love my Motorola Edge Plus 2023. It's a great phone. Really. And it costs around 2/3 or less than this phone. I considered their foldable phone to save some money. Truth be told, they look identical and both this Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 and the Motorola Razr+ 2023 are extremely similar but we have pros and cons with each.When shopping, I found the Razer+ charged faster and has larger screens. However, it lacks the performance the Z Flip5 has due to the Z Flip5 having a newer generation processor. It's not like Motorola didn't have access to the same processor, they did, but to save our pockets, they opted for a generation behind. Not a deal breaker, but when you catch, like I did, the Z Flip on sale, well, that cost difference becomes less of an issue.Both phone are about as scratch resistant as you can get. That is my way of saying the first thing I'd do with any phone is put a case on it and put quality screen protectors. So neither phone wind here .The fact I have three really nice WearOS Samsung watches essentially made the decision for me. It's sad Samsung disables ECG if you're not using a Samsung phone. A plus for Samsung is I can now transfer my watch to a new phone or transfer it back to the same phone if I reset the phone. This prevents having to reset and clear the watches. Another thing Samsung has done is these phones will desltect you've switched watches and syncs all the health data, alarms, and other items you've set on the watch. That option is omitted with any other phone.I love this phone. I like the nice squared sides and flat screen. It took me a little bit to get used to the small divet where the screen folds, but now I barely notice it.Would I recommend this phone at MSRP? No. If it hasn't gone on sale and saved me over $300, I'd be writing a review on the Motorola Razr.If the Z Fold is too large for you, this is a perfect compromise. Folded, it's half the size of my Motorola Edge+ and thinner!The battery life is really all day. That's seems to be rare these days outside of extremely large and expensive flagship phones. This phone feels sturdy, so I don't feel like I'm going to break it opening and closing it but a good case is a must. Bare, this phone is slick and I don't mean just in looks!I really couldn't be happier. It's fast so gaming is nice and smooth, the refresh rate and color quality allows movies to really look great, and surprisingly, this small phone has pretty loud speakers for their size.The only "problem" I have it I get interrupted when I take a call and people see me unfold it.I really am comfortable that the screen will last, and if it doesn't, I have the Amazon insurance. My really large gripe here is with Samsung directly. I tried to sign up for their replacement warranty the moment the phone was set up and they require all these diagnostic reports and video proof of virtually every angle while the phone is on running the diagnostics. Ummm, not everyone has the means to do this and why should I have to since I just purchased the phone and Amazon is an authorized dealer!I'd definitely would buy it again if I needed to. I don't think you'd be disappointed

I moved over from iphone, and haven't looked back. The folding feature is ACTUALLY useful on a daily basis for either more comfortable use, taking pictures, or multi-tasking. The outside screen is especially nice for photos.No issues with the hinge, 90% of the time I forget the crease is there.I hate how large most phones are, but small phones are difficult to use, so this is a perfect middle ground of being compact but also having a good size screen.I don't have any issues with the durability, but I never drop phones and haven't even broken a screen protector before, so someone with a more haphazard use pattern for their phone will probably be at risk of scratching/damaging the soft inner screen.The facial detection is not great for me, but I have an unusual face so even iphones struggle. The fingerprint reader is good, misreads are infrequent. I wish I could add more prints, as being such a strange form factor means I use different fingers to open it often.Battery is great, you can easily use it all day, even in bright conditions or cold weather.

Update; I bought a Motorola and the software is much better. They let you run anything on the cover and if it doesn't work that's on the developer and you can delete it from the cover. Has more people have cover screens more developers will support it. Samsung software really sucks. I'm a retired Amazon software engineer.THE BAD: I was sad to see it doesn't have a telephoto lens. I don't think I used it that much, but none of my photo apps allowed me to quickly search for the use of the different lenses.I was very disappointed the way Samsung migrated my Samsung watch- it didn't.Several of the cases I bought did not work because they were blocking the wide-angle lens at least partially.The cover screen is great but the tools that come with Samsung make it barely usable. I added GOOD LOCK to it from the Galaxy Store & now it does betterThe Google dialer didn't work with the cover screen and I had to revert to the Samsung phone dialer but that's fine.THE GOOD: the form factor is great. I really like putting a smaller phone in my pocket although it is thicker.Without installing Good Lock I would be very disappointed but that makes it all usable. Leaving it folded up looks like it will fill at least half of my uses.Summary: I think it's a game changer. It's great hardware but as normal I'm underwhelmed by Samsung's software.

I was able to Transfer All of My data from My Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G to this new phone very easily and wirelessly. It's a real nice smart-phone. I especially like the fact that I can keep it in My pants pocket. I used to hate having to use a holster to hang My phone on My belt of My pants. It has a lot of Great new features like when You are texting with Someone, You can see that They are responding by tapping on the upper left corner arrow of the text box and it will read, "typing". The cameras are Excellent, both photo and video. It does not take a memory card, but that's not a problem because this phone came with 256 GB of storage space. It Works Real Well. I would recommend this phone to Anyone. I hope this helps.