#Samsung galaxy z flip 3 upgrade#

Internal: 6.7-inch FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2,640x1,080 pixels. Can you imagine a game where you play it in Flex Mode with the controls on the bottom and the game on the top? I'd still like to see more apps take advantage of Flex Mode. All of this takes a little getting used to. When I edit photos in the Gallery app, it moves the photo to the middle of the screen which is just annoying.

And other apps, even Samsung's own Gallery app haven't been fully optimized. Some apps only move the app window to the top without adding any additional functionality to the bottom half. For example, if I open Spotify, the main window for the app is on the top half and the playback controls on the bottom. The good news is there are more apps that take advantage of this than on the previous Flips. You can use the Z Flip 3 like a regular phone, but if you dive into settings, you can customize which apps take advantage of Flex Mode, which is when the phone is left half-open like a laptop. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G 3,427 Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 2,512 Motorola Razr 5G 1,755 Samsung Galaxy S21 3,282 Note: Longer bars indicate better performance But that unique build makes taking a photo or recording a video a unique and wonderful experience. The Z Flip 3 costs a grand because it folds in half, not because of its cameras. These are the equivalent of the cameras you'd find on a $700 phone, which for most people will be more than fine. It has wide and ultrawide cameras on the cover and a selfie camera housed inside a hole-punch in the main display.

#Samsung galaxy z flip 3 upgrade#

Samsung didn't upgrade the camera hardware. The Z Flip 3 captures good photos and videos Overall this is a step in the right direction, but I wish there were basic reply prompts for texts. You can use Bixby Voice to reply to text messages if you don't mind dealing with Bixby.

For example, I can view an entire notification but I need to open the Z Flip 3 to respond to it. The new cover screen is a couple of steps closer to the excellent Quick View display on the Motorola Razr 5G. On the right, is the Z Flip 3 which has a cover screen that is four times larger. On the left is the original Z Flip with its tiny cover screen. I'm curious to see if Samsung will add other widgets, especially from popular apps, in the future. Swipe right to use cover screen widgets for the weather, alarms, a timer, music controls, your daily step count and your schedule. Swipe up to change the cover screen brightness or volume. It can display up to four lines of text at a time, and you can scroll through notifications. Swipe to the left to reveal your notifications. The animals do nothing but jump up and down, but they make me happy. A double-tap brings up an animated animal to greet you. A single tap of the screen reveals the time.

The new cover screen is four times bigger than the tiny pill-shaped one on the original Flip. The Z Flip 3's cover screen is a step in the right direction Overall the main screen is right on par with other phones at this price. Outdoors on a bright sunny day, the screen is easy to see and is brighter than the original Z Flip and Z Flip 5G. Under those smudges, the screen supports a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate, which is lovely.