Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Flip 5 Don't Offer Dust Resistance, but Future Foldables Might: Report

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 have an IPX8 rating.

Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 31 July 2023 17:22 IST

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Flip 5 Don't Offer Dust Resistance, but Future Foldables Might: Report

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 were unveiled at Galaxy Unpacked event last week

Highlights

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Flip 5 miss some durability requirement
Samsung is working on dust proofing its foldable smartphones
New phones will go on sale in the country on August 11

Samsung unveiled the flagship Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 smartphones at the Galaxy Unpacked event last week alongside the Galaxy S9 series tablets and Galaxy Watch 6 series smartwatches. This year's Galaxy Z series foldable phones bring several improvements over the previous generation, but they lack some durability requirements. Like the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4, the new models also lacks dust resistance and retain an IPX8 build. Now, a Samsung executive has reportedly stated that the company is working to add dust resistance to its foldable smartphones.

As per a report by the Korean publication BizWatch, Mijung Noh, Corporate Vice President at Samsung Electronics, confirmed during a press conference that the company is working on adding dust resistance for its foldables. The report quotes Noh as saying "We are well aware of consumer demand for dust proofing, and we are making various efforts to achieve this, but due to the nature of foldables, there are many moving parts, so dust proofing is difficult" (translated from Korean). He reportedly added that consumers have to "wait a little longer” for dust-resistance to arrive for foldable phones.

A dustproof folding phone will surely give Samsung an upper hand over the competitors. The Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Flip 5 and last-generation foldable smartphones from Samsung — Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 — all have IPX8-rated build. This year's models were rumoured to come with an official IP58 rating for dust and water resistance, but that did not happen.

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The Motorola Edge 40 and Asus Zenfone 10 have IP68 dust and water resistance. The Pixel Fold, on the other hand, has been certified as IPX8 water-resistant. The iPhone 14 series models have IP68 water and dust resistance score. Meanwhile, the Motorola Razr 40 Ultra and Motorola Razr 40 have a water-resistant IP52 build.

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The Galaxy Z Fold 5's price starts at Rs. 1,54,999 in India for the 256GB storage variant. The Galaxy Z Flip 5 costs Rs. 99,999 for the 256GB storage model. Both models will go on sale in the country on August 11.

Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 alongside the Galaxy Tab S9 series and Galaxy Watch 6 series at its first Galaxy Unpacked event in South Korea. We discuss the company's new devices and more on the latest episode of Orbital, the Gadgets 360 podcast. Orbital is available on Spotify, Gaana, JioSaavn, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts.

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Vibrant folding display
Excellent build quality
Compact when folded
Top-tier performance
Water-resistant design

Bad
Cover screen functionality is still limited

Read detailed Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 review

Display (Primary) 6.70-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

Front Camera 10-megapixel

Rear Camera 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB

Battery Capacity 3700mAh

OS Android 12

Resolution 1080x2640 pixels

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Very good build quality, IPX8 rated
Software optimised for multitasking
Very good system and gaming performance
All-day battery life
Improved main, telephoto cameras

Bad
Still a bit bulky when folded
Expensive

Read detailed Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 review

Display (Primary) 7.60-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

Front Camera 10-megapixel + 4-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 10-megapixel

RAM 12GB

Storage 256GB, 512GB, 1TB

Battery Capacity 4400mAh

OS Android 12L

Resolution 2176x1812 pixels

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