The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 is $100 off proper now

For those who’ve been seeking to choose up Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Flip 5, the foldable cellphone is now all the way down to $900 at Amazon for a 256GB mannequin. That is a $100 low cost for a tool that solely formally went on sale final week. You will simply have to clip an on-page coupon to see the deal at checkout. 

Beforehand, Amazon ran a pre-order deal that bundled the 512GB model of the Z Flip 5 with a $150 Amazon present card for $1,000. This new provide is not fairly as sturdy of a price, nevertheless it’s the primary money low cost we have seen for the gadget. For those who store at Amazon recurrently, you possibly can nonetheless get the 256GB mannequin with that $150 present card, however you need to pay $1,000 upfront. 

In any occasion, we gave the Galaxy Z Flip 5 a assessment rating of 88 earlier this month, and we presently checklist it because the “finest foldable for selfies” in our information to the perfect smartphones. As our Deputy Editor Cherlynn Low notes in her assessment, the massive improve this 12 months is a roomier cowl show; at 3.4 inches, it is rather more helpful for replying to texts, checking notifications, utilizing apps, and sure, taking selfies with out having to bodily unfold the cellphone. It’s important to leap via just a few hoops to get any app to work in full on the outer show, however when you do, it turns into a bit extra versatile. 

Past that, there is a new hinge that lets the entire thing fold flat when closed. The gadget remains to be succesful as a “regular” cellphone, with a flagship-level Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor and a vibrant 6.7-inch OLED inside show. Samsung additionally guarantees 4 years of OS updates and 5 years of safety patches, which is extra in depth than many Android producers.

The Galaxy Z Flip 5 remains to be a foldable, so you will should take extra care than standard when dealing with it. Its IPX8 water-resistance score means it may possibly survive a quick dunking, however it might be extra inclined to wreck from mud or sand. Its digital camera efficiency is not as spectacular as the perfect normal telephones in its value vary, notably in low-light settings, and its battery life is just so-so by comparability. There is a seen crease on the inside show as effectively. However, that is the perfect flip-style foldable you should buy, and this deal makes it a bit extra reasonably priced.  

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