More Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 benchmarks leak as its launch gets closer
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It’s not long now until theSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 5is official, and we’ve got another leak to cover: this time benchmarks for the global variant of the foldable have shown up online, giving us a few more clues about what to expect.
Thebenchmarks(viaSamMobile) show performance that’s slightly below the level of the US variant of the phone – we saw benchmarks for that handset back in March. Once release day comes around though, after further software and hardware optimizations, we’d expect the foldable to offer the same amount of power no matter where you buy it.
Update:Samsung’s new devices are now official, and you can now check out our hands-onSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 reviewand hands-onSamsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 reviewfor our early impressions of these devices – and here’s our guide to the bestSamsung Z Fold 5 and Flip 5 pre-orders.
We’ve also got our earlySamsung Galaxy Watch 6 reviewand earlySamsung Watch 6 Classic reviewfor our initial verdicts of the wearables after our time with them so far, plus our hands-onSamsung Galaxy Tab S9 reviewand initialSamsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra review, for our first impressions of the tablets – and here are the topSamsung Galaxy Tab S9 preorders.
Phone manufacturers often put out different variants of their handsets for different parts of the world, most often to accommodate particular cellular and wireless standards across multiple countries. However, the key specs – in this case expected to be a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor and 12GB of RAM – will be the same everywhere.
There is a bit of guesswork involved here, but the Samsung SM-F946B codename that this handset has is believed to be the international variant of the Z Fold 5, based on previous devices and history. The actual phone name isn’t mentioned in the Geekbench listing.
Android 13 on board
One other tidbit of information from these benchmarks is that the Galaxy Z Fold 5 is going to come running Android 13, soAndroid 14won’t be ready in time for this particular foldable. The software should be finalized around August or September time.
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It’s also, of course, another indication that the launch of the Z Fold 5 is imminent too. We’re expecting it to make an appearance alongside theSamsung Galaxy Z Flip 5and a host of other devices at a special Unpacked event at the end of July – think tablets and wearables as well as foldable phones.
A ton of specs havealready leaked outfor the Galaxy Z Fold 5: we’re expecting it to come rocking a 7.6-inch inner screen, a 6.2-inch outer screen, a triple-lens 50MP+12MP+10MP rear camera, and either 256GB, 512GB or 1TB of internal storage, depending on your preference (and available budget).
There is something different this year, however: the Galaxy Z Fold 5 now has theGoogle Pixel Foldto contend with.Google’s own foldable has been met with largely positive reviews, so Samsung will hope for a positive reception for its own foldable flagship.
Dave is a freelance tech journalist who has been writing about gadgets, apps and the web for more than two decades. Based out of Stockport, England, on TechRadar you’ll find him covering news, features and reviews, particularly for phones, tablets and wearables. Working to ensure our breaking news coverage is the best in the business over weekends, David also has bylines at Gizmodo, T3, PopSci and a few other places besides, as well as being many years editing the likes of PC Explorer and The Hardware Handbook.
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