The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Fold 5 could beat the Pixel Fold in one major way
Resistant to both dust and water
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TheGoogle Pixel Foldis an impressive foldable phone, and one which matches theSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 4in a number of areas, including its IPX8 rating for water resistance. But a leak suggests that theSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 5and theSamsung Galaxy Z Flip 5could go a step further, with an IP58 rating.
That’s according to leaker@chunvn8888(viaNotebookCheck), and that ‘5’ in place of an ‘X’ means that, along with the same level of water resistance as the previous models, these phones would also be dust resistant.
Specifically, a dust resistance rating of IP5 means that, while dust won’t be totally prevented from entering the phones, it shouldn’t do so in quantities that can interfere with them. That’s in contrast to theSamsung Galaxy S23series and most other high-end phones, which have an IP68 rating, meaning they’re dust-tight.
Z Fold/Flip 5 IP58 pic.twitter.com/YvBSrQNOJMJune 6, 2023
Of course, foldable phones have a lot more moving parts and are therefore trickier to protect against dust than standard smartphones, so even an IP5 rating is very rare. TheMotorola Razr Plushas such a rating, but it’s IP52 rated, meaning that, while it’s got some dust resistance, it has almost no water resistance.
TheSamsungGalaxy Z Fold 5 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5, then, could be the first foldable phones with a decent amount of protection against both dust and water.
Just a single source
That said, we’d take this claim with a pinch of salt. We had previously heard that Samsungmight be exploring dust resistanceon these phones, but that claim came from the same source, and so far no other sources seem to be echoing them (though equally we haven’t seen other recent sources dispute this claim, either).
Still, if Samsung does achieve this, then that could give the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and the Galaxy Z Flip 5 a big advantage over other foldables, and with competition being steeper than ever this year, that’s something they could really do with.
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We’ll likely find out in late July, as that’s when Samsung is expected to unveil thesebest foldable phonecontenders. And they probably won’t be alone, as theSamsung Galaxy Tab S9series andSamsung Galaxy Watch 6line are both expected to land alongside them.
James is a freelance phones, tablets and wearables writer and sub-editor at TechRadar. He has a love for everything ‘smart’, from watches to lights, and can often be found arguing with AI assistants or drowning in the latest apps. James also contributes to 3G.co.uk, 4G.co.uk and 5G.co.uk and has written for T3, Digital Camera World, Clarity Media and others, with work on the web, in print and on TV.
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