Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2023 Seoul Event Highlights: Galaxy Z Fold 5, Z Flip 5, Watch 6 Series And Tab S9 Series Launched
This is the second Galaxy Unpacked event of the year that is slated to start at 4:30 pm IST in Seoul, South Korea, Samsung's home turf.
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ABP News BureauLast Updated: 26 Jul 2023 05:30 PM
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Samsung on Wednesday (July 26) launched two new smartphones in the Galaxy Z series, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and the Galaxy Z Fold 5. This is the second Galaxy...More
Samsung on Wednesday (July 26) launched two new smartphones in the Galaxy Z series, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and the Galaxy Z Fold 5. This is the second Galaxy Unpacked event of the year that started at 4:30 pm IST in Seoul, South Korea, Samsung's home turf.There's a digital event which can be live-streamed online and a physical launch event would take place for the first time in South Korea as the tech giant has always hosted its launch events in the US or European countries. Samsung is expected to officially unveil two foldable devices, the Galaxy Tab S9 series of tablets, the Galaxy Watch 6 series and the Galaxy Buds 3 truly wireless stereo (TWS) earphones at the Galaxy Unpacked event. Samsung's new iteration of flagship foldables is said to bring several improvements over their predecessors, including such as bigger cover displays, better cameras and slimmer profiles.Samsung Mobile Chief TM Roh is likely to address the launch event, based on the handset maker's previous launches. A top Samsung executive recently revealed key details of the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5. According to TM Roh, President and Head of MX Business, Samsung Electronics, the company has "raised the standards for foldable smartphone ergonomics". The portability of Samsung's foldable phones has garnered great interest in the past week after the release of Google's maiden foldable phone, the Google Pixel Fold. Even as there are similarities between the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Pixel Fold, the latter is 0.2 inches thinner.Some reports also suggest that the company may not refresh its TWS lineup this year. The tech major has also officially teased several videos indicating new design hints for its foldable and flip phones.Expected Specs And Design Of Galaxy Z Fold 5 And Galaxy Z Flip 5The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 is said to introduce a few visual tweaks compared to last year's Galaxy Z Fold 4. The clamshell-type Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 foldable is likely to come with a bigger cover display compared to last year's Galaxy Z Flip 4, which comes with a 1.9-inch outer display. The Galaxy Z Flip 5 would compete with other clamshell-type devices such as the newly launched Motorola Razr 40 Ultra and Oppo Find N2 Flip.
Samsung unveiled the new Galaxy Watch 6 in two editions with a bigger battery and bigger screens compared to the Galaxy Watch 5. The standard Galaxy Watch 6 comes in 40mm size and 44mm size . The Galaxy Watch 6 Classic brings back a physical rotating bezel, and costs $400 for a 44mm model or $430 for 47mm.
The much-anticipated Galaxy Z Fold 5 is likely to be priced at around Rs 1.5 lakh, according to tipster Paras Guglani. The handset maker is likely to couple the new model with a discount worth Rs 6,500 with several bank card users.
As we are set to witness the launch of the new iteration of foldable from Samsung at the Galaxy Unpacked July 2023 event, this may be the best time to revisit the last year's Galaxy Z Fold 4.
New Galaxy S Series Tablets May Also Be Launched Today
The Galaxy Tab S9 series is expected to be launched alongside the new foldable at the Unpacked event in Seoul, South Korea. The new Tab S9 series may include three models: the Tab S9, the Tab S9 Plus and the Tab S9 Ultra with the Ultra variant being the most premium one. It may also feature a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage.
According to tech website SamMobile, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 is likely to be launched in three storage variants, clocking in 128GB, 256GB and 512GB of onboard memory. It could also come with faster UFS 4.0 storage.
Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Flip 5 To Be Thinner Than Last Year's Models
A top Samsung executive has recently revealed key details of the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5 ahead of the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked launch event. The portability of Samsung's foldable phones has garnered great interest in the past week after the release of Google's maiden foldable phone, the Google Pixel Fold. Even as there are similarities between the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Pixel Fold, the latter is 0.2 inches thinner.