Galaxy Z Fold5, Z Flip5, Watch6, Tab S9 hands-on review

GSMArena Team, 26 July 2023.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 camera samples

The Z Flip5's camera system is mostly unchanged compared to the previous generation. Short of a small tweak with the selfie camera's lens aperture (the internal one), the rest remains the same in terms of specs.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 and Z Fold5 camera samples

There's a 12MP primary camera with a 1/1.76" sensor and a 24mm-equivalent lens with an f/1.8 aperture. Also on board is an ultrawide camera that captures 12MP images and has a lens with a focal length equivalent of 13mm, sadly with no AF. The selfie camera, meanwhile, is a 10MP unit, now with an f/2.2 lens (previously f/2.4).

We'll look deeper into these samples, plus some more of our usual ones, once review time sets in. Until then, feel free to pixel peep on your own.

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Galaxy Z Flip5 samples, main camera

We also snapped a few shots at 2x to get a general idea of how well the Flip's main camera deals with zooming in.

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Galaxy Z Flip5 samples, main camera, 2x zoom

Next up, some photos from the ultrawide camera.

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Galaxy Z Flip5 samples, ultrawide camera

A few selfies also made the list of photos we took with the Z Flip 5 - some with the rear camera, and some with the inner one.

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Galaxy Z Flip5 selfie samples: Main camera • Main camera • Inner selfie camera

We also recorded a bunch of videos from the bustling Seoul - here's a couple.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 camera samples

Moving on to the Galaxy Z Fold5, we're also greeted with a familiar setup - the specs remain entirely the same as on last year's model.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 and Z Fold5 camera samples

That means the camera system is headlined by a 50MP Tetrapixel sensor with a 1/1.56" optical format and 1µm pixel pitch. The stabilized lens has a 23mm focal length equivalent and an f/1.8 aperture. Check out what it's capable of in good light conditions below.

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Galaxy Z Fold5 samples, main camera, daylight

Unlike the Flip, the Fold does have an actual telephoto camera. That uses a 10MP sensor but outputs 12MP images, like the rest of the cameras. It offers a field of view equivalent to 66mm which translates to roughly 3x optical zoom.

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Galaxy Z Fold5 samples, telephoto camera, 3x zoom, daylight

The ultrawide on the Galaxy Z Fold5 also appears to be the same as before. Listed at 12MP in specs pages, it covers 123-degree field of view and has an f/2.2 aperture. Its focus is fixed, unfortunately.

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Galaxy Z Fold5 samples, ultrawide camera, daylight

We got to spend a bit more time with the Fold5 after dark - or, rather, we focused on the Fold for our low-light samples, not so much the Flip. You can get a pretty good idea of the large foldable's low-light performance from the images below.

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Galaxy Z Fold5 samples, main camera, low-light

The telephoto does a solid job too, particularly for a foldable, where zoom cameras aren't that great generally.

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Galaxy Z Fold5 samples, telephoto camera, 3x zoom, low light

The ultrawide's results at night are also respectable, within the same context.

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Galaxy Z Fold5 samples, ultrawide camera, low light

We also shot a handful of videos with the Z Fold5. Once again, here we have more low-light samples that we got on the Flip.

Reader comments

  • peter
  • 27 Dec 2023
  • 3IJ

what does the tablet include in the box

Tab S9 Ultra is beautiful and very capable.

Every phone has improvements. Even minor ones count.