Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 Retro Edition Unveiled as an Homage to the Samsung E700

Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Z Flip 5 Retro Version as a brand new variant of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5. The distinctive clamshell foldable cellphone attracts inspiration from the SGH-E700 (Samsung E700) launched in 2003 as Samsung’s first handset to function a built-in antenna. The Galaxy Z Flip 5 Retro has a blue color panel and a matte end body. The particular version smartphone comes bundled with varied equipment together with Flipsuit playing cards, and Flipsuit circumstances amongst others. Aside from the equipment, the brand new Galaxy Z Flip 5 Retro Version is anticipated to have related specs because the vanilla Galaxy Z Flip 5 that launched globally in July this yr.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 Retro can be accessible in restricted portions in Australia, Korea, UK, Germany, and Spain on November 1 completely via Samsung’s official web site Samsung.com. It’s going to go on sale in France from November 2. Pricing particulars of the particular version handset have not been introduced but.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 Retro VersionPhotograph Credit score: Samsung

As talked about, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 Retro attracts inspiration from the SGH-E700, which was launched 20 years in the past in 2003 as Samsung’s first flip cellphone to function a built-in antenna. The Retro variant has an indigo blue and silver shade, a special UX design reinterpretation of 2000s pixel graphics and animation on the Flex Window. It comes bundled with three Flipsuit playing cards that includes logos from completely different eras of Samsung’s historical past, a Flipsuit case and a collector card engraved with a novel serial quantity.

In July, the vanilla Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 was launched in India priced at Rs. 99,999 for the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage mannequin. The 8GB RAM + 512GB storage variant is priced at Rs. 1,09,999. It debuted in Cream, Graphite, Lavender, and Mint shades.

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 5 runs on Android 13 with One UI 5.1.1 on high and options Armor Aluminum frames. It sports activities a 6.7-inch full-HD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Infinity Flex inside show with 120Hz adaptive refresh fee. It has a 3.4-inch Tremendous AMOLED folder-shaped cowl show with a refresh fee of 60Hz. The handset runs on a customized Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Cellular Platform for Galaxy SoC below the hood, with 8GB of RAM.

For optics, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 sports activities a twin rear digital camera unit, comprising a 12-megapixel ultra-wide major sensor, together with a 12-megapixel wide-angle digital camera with assist for OIS. A10-megapixel selfie digital camera manages selfies and video calls. It has an IPX8 ranking for water resistance. Samsung has geared up the Galaxy Z Flip 5 with a 3,700mAh battery that helps 25W quick charging.