Galaxy Z Flip 5: The only Samsung folding phone you should care about has only one problem now

So, the new Galaxy Z Flip 5 is finally out now, and apart from the new hinge, and new processor, just like the leaks suggested, the new cover screen really is that big! Then again, size isn’t the only thing that matters, and luckily, Samsung also seems to know how to utilize it…If you’re a regular PhoneArena reader, you might know I recently wrote that I’d like Samsung to approach the large cover display of the Flip 5 as a smartwatch screen – in other words, to give it tailor-made widgets that don’t feel as awkward to use as running an app made for a larger display. Many of you disagreed, saying you think the cover screen of the Flip 5 should function just like a regular one, being able to run any app. Well… Samsung made all of us happy!

Apart from having a bunch of custom-made widgets that let you run various optimized apps (Samsung says more will come soon), the South Korean company will also let you enable the option (via settings) to run any third-party app on the new cover screen of the Flip 5! Take that, Motorola. The only downside right now is that you need to download Samsung’s Good Lock app to unlock the full functionality of the Flip 5’s cover screen.

Anyway… Another thing I said recently was: “Sorry, Fold phones, but this is the year of the compact folding phone” and after seeing the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 I’m glad (and full of myself) to say… I told you so.

Although it might seem like “just a larger screen” on the surface, the huge cover display of the Flip 5 makes the clamshell foldable the device it was meant to be from day one, and has the potential to change the way you use your phone, which is something we, tech people, don’t get to say very often.