Galaxy Z Flip 5 review: The flip that finally got a big, useful cover screen.
The Flip that made the cover screen genuinely useful.
The Z Flip 5 added a big cover display and a flat-folding hinge. Battery life and a two-camera setup are the trade-offs of the flip form factor.
01Display
87/10087/100 — right at the average for foldable phones of 2023.
02Camera
80/10080/100 — right at the average for foldable phones of 2023.
03Performance
89/10089/100 puts it above the 84-point average for foldable phones of 2023.
04Battery
72/10072/100 is one of the weaker battery results among foldable phones of 2023 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
86/10086/100 — right at the average for foldable phones of 2023.
06Value
76/10076/100 puts it above the 74-point average for foldable phones of 2023.
- First Flip with a large 3.4" cover screen.
- Folds completely flat with a gapless hinge.
- Flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 performance.
- Compact, fashionable design.
- Small 3,700 mAh battery.
- 25 W charging.
- Two cameras only.
- Superseded by the Z Flip 6.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 35-phone cohort of foldable devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .