![]() ![]() It’s still a good deal slower than an iPhone (15 per cent, 21 per cent and 137 per cent, respectively, using the same benchmark tests) but there were no times in the last four days using the Fold5 when it felt anything but speedy. The new chipset in the Fold5, known as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy, is 34 per cent faster than its predecessor for multi-core applications, 17 per cent faster for single-core applications, and 88 per cent faster for graphics, according to our Geekbench 6 benchmark tests. There are some other productivity related changes to the Fold5, too. It’s the difference between wondering whether you might be better off with a Galaxy S23 Ultra, which has a pen slot built in and having no doubt you have the best productivity-oriented phone on the market. It’s the difference between having to remember to bring the pen when you think you might need it, and often not having it as a result and always having the pen at hand. You may need to be an avid Galaxy Z Fold user to appreciate that difference, but it’s huge. Where last year’s model was a huge-screen powerhouse that was too cumbersome to carry around with its pen – I ended up taking off the pen, and ultimately losing it – this year’s model is a huge-screened powerhouse that fits well enough into your pocket, even with its pen. Given how much more the Fold5 is capable of, the big iPhone is not as much lighter as one might expect.)īut it’s when you add the new pen case to the Fold5 that you really appreciate the difference between the new and the old model.īecause Samsung has dramatically shrunk the size of the Fold5’s pen (it’s now more like the pen that slips into the Galaxy S23 Ultra, rather than the full-sized pen you could get for the Fold4), the new pen case is barely thicker than a regular, non-pen case. (By way of comparison, Apple’s heaviest phone, the iPhone 14 Pro Max, weighs in at 242 grams on our scales. The new phone is also around 10 grams lighter than the model it replaces: 256 grams compared to 266 grams, meaning it’s still quite heavy for a phone. Meanwhile, the Fold4 was 13.8 mm thick on the non-hinge side, when closed, meaning almost all the improvements Samsung made to the size of the Fold5 were to the hinge. ![]() ![]() Interestingly, our calipers show the Fold5 to be 13.2 mm thick at the non-hinge side, which means the phone still has a very slight ring-binder shape to it when closed, though it’s slight enough to be imperceptible to the eye. It’s a modest yet noticeable improvement to the single biggest problem with the Fold family of phones: they’re enormous in your pocket. The Fold5 is now 13.6 mm thick at the hinge, when closed, compared to 16.0 mm for the Fold4, according to our calipers. It does address my single gripe with the shape of the Fold5: the front screen is still a bit too long and narrow.īut spend the extra $127 on that case, and start to use the Fold5 as a little notebook as I have been these past four days, or to mark up or quickly sign documents, or to sketch out ideas, and it’s hard to imagine even Google’s Pixel Fold competing when it comes to productivity.Īpart from the aesthetic appeal of a folding phone that shuts properly, the biggest impact of this improvement is to the thickness of the phone. We’ve not had the chance to review the Pixel Fold, so we can’t say for sure how it will compare to the Galaxy Z Fold5, but it’s clear that Google’s decision to make its Fold shorter and wider than Samsung’s Fold5 will appeal to many buyers. Without it, the Galaxy Z Fold5 is an excellent choice for productivity-oriented phone users, but a choice that could come into question if and when Google’s competing phone, the Pixel Fold, ever goes on sale here in Australia. But neither the pen nor case are included in the price. This may sound strange to anyone but a seasoned Fold user, but the best new feature in Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Fold5 is actually an accessory.Īnd it’s an accessory that’s not even included in the $2599 (or more) Samsung is asking for its flagship folding phone: a $127 phone case that holds a miniature, digital pen that lets you write on the Fold’s enormous, 7.6-inch internal screen.Ī new, smaller pen much more akin to a traditional Galaxy Note pen now fits easily into the Galaxy Z Fold5’s case. ![]()
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