The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 has been fully revealed in a series of leaked renders, showcasing a vastly improved design compared to last year’s model. It’s sleeker, more refined, and has a big upgrade over the original Z Flip’s tiny cover display.
When Samsung launched the original Z Flip in February 2020, it stood out as the first vertical-flipping smartphone in the U.S. Unlike the Z Fold that opens up to reveal a large tablet display on its inside, the Z Flip is a regular-looking Android phone that folds into itself — much like flip-phones of the early 2000s. While it doesn’t add extra functionality compared to ‘normal’ smartphones, it does make the Z Flip much more portable and easy to store in a pocket. The Z Flip wasn’t perfect (nor was the Z Flip 5G that launched a few months later), but it’s remained one of the most fascinating gadgets from Samsung in recent years.
Samsung is widely expected to launch the Galaxy Z Flip 3 later this year as its next vertical-folding phone, and thanks to a leak from GizNet, the phone’s design has been fully revealed. While the form factor is nearly identical, there are multiple tweaks that should result in a better overall device. For starters, the Z Flip 3 now features a two-tone color scheme on its backside — including a black section near the top and the rest featuring whichever color someone chooses. It’s not unlike the two-tone colors Samsung’s reportedly using for the Galaxy Buds 2, suggesting the company is looking to be more adventurous with its styling in 2021. Also present in these renders is a dual-camera setup, an LED flash, and likely an in-screen selfie camera. It’s also reported the Z Flip 3 will get a larger battery than its predecessors, in addition to a faster Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor.
Samsung Made The Z Flip 3’s Screen Much Bigger
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As promising as all of that is, it’s not even the most exciting thing revealed in this leak. One of the most annoying issues with the Z Flip and Z Flip 5G is the outer cover display. It’s supposed to be used for viewing notifications, framing selfies, and answering phone calls, but the 1.1-inch size is so minuscule that it’s best left untouched. On the Z Flip 3, Samsung is reportedly increasing the cover screen to 1.9-inches. While that’s still quite a bit smaller than the 2.7-inch cover display on the Motorola Razr 5G, it should allow the Z Flip 3 to be much more usable when it’s closed. The renders reveal the cover display showing the time, date, battery percentage, and music playback controls.
All-in-all, these renders of the Z Flip 3 look excellent. It has the same form factor that made the original Z Flip so popular, the two-tone colors look fantastic, and the larger cover display should be a huge practical upgrade. Samsung is expected to announce the Z Flip 3 in July or August, and if it looks anything like this, it’s bound to be an instant hit.