Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 — the South Korean conglomerate’s upcoming clamshell foldable telephone — might function help for Google Maps on the duvet show. Final 12 months’s Galaxy Z Flip 4 smartphone had a a lot smaller 1.9-inch outer show, whereas the handset anticipated to launch subsequent month is alleged to sport a 3.4-inch display screen formed like a folder. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 will reportedly debut on the firm’s subsequent Galaxy Unpacked occasion in July, alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Tab S9 collection, Galaxy Watch 6 collection, and Galaxy Buds 3.
Final week, it was reported that Samsung would introduce help for optimised variations of Google’s apps on the Galaxy Z Flip 5 cowl show. The record of apps included Google Messages, YouTube, and Google Maps. Now, a tipster (Twitter: @chunvn8888) has reiterated the declare that the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 will function help for Google Maps on the smartphone when it’s folded.
Samsung’s rivals Oppo, Motorola, and Vivo have all launched smartphones with giant outer shows that may compete with the upcoming handset. Nevertheless, amongst these smartphones, solely the Motorola Razr 40 Extremely — that may launch in India on July 3, following the worldwide debut of the foldable telephone — can present Google Maps and different optimised variations of apps on its cowl display screen. The Oppo Discover N2 Flip, alternatively, can present widgets from particular apps on the lock display screen that gives restricted performance.
Photos of the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 5 had been leaked by tipster Steve Hemmerstoffer (Twitter: @OnLeaks) final month, and the images present the clamshell foldable telephone sporting a a lot bigger cowl show. It’s mentioned to measure 3.4 inches, which implies it will likely be significantly bigger than the Oppo Discover N2 Flip, however smaller than the three.6-inch show on the lately launched Motorola Razr 40 Extremely.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 is anticipated to launch subsequent month on the firm’s subsequent Galaxy Unpacked occasion. The smartphone maker can be anticipated to introduce the Galaxy Z Fold 5, in addition to the Galaxy Watch 6 collection, Galaxy Tab S9 collection, and the Galaxy Buds 3. Whereas Samsung has confirmed the subsequent Unpacked occasion will happen in July, it’s but to announce a particular date or reveal which gadgets it plans to introduce on the occasion.