In Seoul, Samsung Unpacked unveiled several new devices.
Samsung Galaxy fans will see new products all summer. Samsung unveiled a lot, including foldable phones, tablets of different sizes, and smartwatches.
“We’ve included all the new products, specs, and features here in case you missed the live events or don’t have time to sit through an hour-long presentation. Naturally, we start with the announced products,” says Samsung officials.
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold-and-Flip
Samsung’s inexpensive folding smartphones made waves four years ago.
Since then, new features and improvements for Samsung’s flexible smartphones have been looked forward to each year.
The goal of these foldable devices is to make them easy to use and small, like a small suitcase for our pockets, to get people to switch from regular slab phones. Its main goal is to create a gadget that looks good and works well. With its new items this year, Samsung may have just done something like that.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 is the latest model in the Flip line, and it brings a lot of changes. The Flex Window, a bigger external display that measures 3.4 inches, is the one that stands out the most. This top screen lets you get a better idea of how the user interface on your Galaxy Watch works.
It offers swipeable app and tool pages, gesture-based navigation, a hands-free camera, rapid wallet access, a call pad, and more. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for the Galaxy chipset powers the phone. In the Galaxy S23 Ultra earlier this year, this chipset improved performance, battery life, and low-light photography.
It has a Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Armour aluminium Frame and is IPX8 waterproof. FlexCam helps you snap stunning images without using your hands. AI camera, Nightography, greater zoom, AI stereo depth map, and automated frame from wide to ultra-wide angles. This reduces noise and improves images.
The main screen opens to 6.7 inches. It weighs 187g and folds to 6.9–15.1mm. It includes a 3,700 mAh charger and 8 GB of memory. Storage is 256GB or 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 features the same battery size, charging speed, and camera configuration as last year’s Z Flip 4, but its internals have changed. On sale August 11, it costs $999.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
This year’s Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 boasts several changes, mainly in design, screen brightness, processing power, and multitasking. Samsung improved the inside of this year’s model, even though it costs the same.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 is thinner and lighter than previous Fold models because it has no gaps. This is because the Flex hinge has fewer working parts. Samsung made the best-quality folding phone which is also the lightest and smallest.
The device is also water-resistant up to IPX8 and made with a durable Armour aluminium Frame and Corning Gorilla Glass Victus. Both the Z Fold 5 and the Z Flip 5 are powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon. The frame rate is 120 Hz.
The brightness of the 6.2-inch cover screen and the 7.6-inch main screen went from 1,200 nits to 1,750 nits. It has 8GB of memory, 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB of storage, and a 4,400 mAh battery. It is 13.4mm thick and weighs 253 grammes.
The night photography and flex settings make the camera more useful. The Z Fold 5 also works with the S Pen. The new One UI on the Z Fold 5 lets users open multiple app windows and keep up to four recently used apps in the Taskbar. This makes multitasking easier.
A split screen, drag-and-drop, and a new, easy-to-use taskbar that lets you see up to four recently used apps are all ways to multitask.
The 256GB model will cost $1,799 when it goes on sale on August 11. Even though it costs the same, Samsung’s newest model has more features on the inside.
Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 and Watch 6 Classic
At Unpacked, Samsung showed off both the Galaxy Watch 6 and the Watch 6 Classic. This year, there is no “Pro” add-on.
Samsung’s largest wearable, the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic, comes in 43mm and 47mm sizes. Widgets, notifications, and tracking functions now have 20% more room in both size options.
One UI Watch 5, layered over WearOS, powers these new wearables’ sleep, fitness, and safety features. These health safety tools include a built-in virtual safety coach, Personalised Heart Rate Zones, and an SOS option for emergency services.
The displays’ rotating bezels are notable. Users may navigate the watch without touching it. This is useful in some situations. Samsung’s big watch screens have the smallest bezels.
The Galaxy Watch 6 Classic is the first with Wear OS 4 and software upgrades that will soon be available for other Galaxy watches. Exclusively, Whatsapp. The wearable device will soon have apps like Audible and Gmail.
The Watch 6 and Watch 6 Classic are well equipped. Super AMOLED panels with 2,000 nits peak brightness, 425 mAh batteries for the bigger variant, and 300 mAh batteries for the smaller form are included. They run smoothly on the Exynos W930.
The Watch 6 and Watch 6 Classic cost $299 and $399, respectively. On August 11, both options will be sold.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 series (Tab S9, Tab S9+, and Tab S9 Ultra)
Last year, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S8 series made a big splash with a 14.6-inch Ultra variant that might replace a laptop. However, the Samsung Tab S9 series has improved across the board.
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S9, Tab S9+, and Tab S9 Ultra all have Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processors, Dynamic AMOLED 2X screens, and Vision Booster.
Samsung says that its Quad Speakers are 20% bigger. The first Galaxy Tab line to have a cooling vapour chamber, Tab S9 Ultra is 14.6 inches, Tab S9+ is 12.4 inches, and Tab S9 is 11 inches.
The Tab S9+ has 10,090 mAh, the Tab S9 has 8,400 mAh, and the Tab S9 Ultra has 11,200 mAh. Storage can be between 256GB and 1TB, and RAM can be 8, 12, or 16GB.
Samsung has made its Galaxy Tab line IP68 water and dust resistant for the first time, making it the same as its XCover line. The S Pen, which is now responsive to pressure and has a latency of 2.8 ms, stands out. It helps writers, artists, and people who make graphics.
On July 26, preorders for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 started at $799 for the Tab S9, $999 for the S9+, and $1,149 for the S9 Ultra.
