Samsung is holding its next Unpacked event on July 26, and (in the voice of the late Howard Cosell) we expect to see a plethora of new products announced by the manufacturer. Ok, now you can go back to your inner voice. These devices will include the Galaxy Watch 6, the premium Galaxy Watch 6 Classic, the Galaxy Tab S9, the Galaxy Tab S9+ and the Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra (with a 14.6-inch Super AMOLED display).
But the protagonists of the Unlocked event will be that adorable foldable duo, the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and the Galaxy Z Flip 5. The first opens and closes like a book around the vertical axis while the second is a clamshell foldable opens and closes around a horizontal axis. The Galaxy Z Fold 5 isn’t expected to show many changes from last year’s model, but the Galaxy Z Flip 5 will feature a much larger 3.4-inch folder-shaped cover screen compared to the 1.9-inch outer display found on the Galaxy Z Flip 4.
Samsung will unveil its 2023 foldable models on July 26
Render of the Galaxy Z Flip 5 which will be unveiled on July 26th
With the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 due to be unveiled on July 26 (starting at 7am EDT, 4am PDT), when might we see the two foldables released? According to 91mobiles, a company close to Samsung told them that pre-orders for the 2023 foldables will take place starting July 26, the same day the Unpacked event takes place. And this source claims that the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 will be released on August 14 in India.
This means that consumers in the country will have to wait 19 days between watching the rollout of the foldable devices and one of the devices arriving in their hands. The Galaxy Z Fold 5 will feature a 6.2-inch external display, both with a 120Hz refresh rate. The phone will sport 12GB of RAM with 256GB of storage. We could see the phone carrying a 50MP main camera along with a 12MP ultra wide angle camera and a 12MP telephoto camera. The selfie snapper on the cover screen weighs in at 10MP, while the front facing camera on the internal screen is expected to be supported by a 4MP sensor.
The Galaxy Z Fold 5 and 2023 Galaxy Z Flip 5 are expected to have an early release date in the US this year
The Galaxy Z Flip 5 features the aforementioned 3.4-inch Cover Display, and when opened, the clamshell reveals a 6.7-inch screen with a 120Hz refresh rate. The base configuration comes with 8GB of RAM paired with 256GB of storage. The front panel will include a 12MP main camera and a 12MP ultra-wide-angle camera, while the internal display will feature a 12MP selfie snapper.
Both phones will be powered by the 8 Gen Snapdragon chipset for Galaxy. This is the same SoC used to power Sammy’s flagship Galaxy S23 series.
While the 91mobiles source revealed the 2023 Samsung Galaxy Z foldables release date in India, last year’s models were released in the US on August 26, 2022, ahead of the September release of the same models in India. . This could point to a release date for the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 in the US before August 14th. Also, 16 days passed between last year’s Unpacked event and the release of the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4 in the US last year.
Pre-order Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 now!
Adding 16 days to this year’s July 26 presentation gives us a possible US release date for the new foldable models on August 11 this year. So, while it’s unofficial, use a pencil to lightly circle August 11 on your calendar as the possible US release date for the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5. Of course, we won’t know if our experiment worked. successful until Samsung tells us the exact release date!
