Samsung is going to use a water drop hinge on the Galaxy Z Fold 5

The well-known Korean media Naver stated that we will get to see the water drop hinge on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5. But Samsung is planning it now, not confirmed. Samsung is hoping that with the help of the water drop hinge, users can get a softer curve when it folds. This may also reduce the risk of screen creases and screen cracking.

It should be a breakthrough in water drop + waterproof technology. Chinese manufacturers basically use drop hinges with wide and shallow multiple creases. Samsung’s previous ones are U-shaped hinges with narrow and deep single creases.

Samsung has improved the crease area a lot in the last few years. This effect is especially visible on the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4. Earlier, the tipsters revealed that the Galaxy Z Fold 5 will arrive with a 7.6″ foldable display and more.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 Details:

The crease will no longer exist on the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and the new Eco³ OLED Display which is still under development with 1700nits brightness. The screens will be greatly improved in terms of color, efficiency and resolution due to the new OLED material – Diamond Blue.

Specifications:

  • 7.6 inches screen with a 1768 x 2208 resolution
  • 2x Foldable Dynamic AMOLED panel
  • Snapdragon 985 5G chipset( it will be renamed by Qualcomm later)
  • Gorilla Glass Victus
  • 108MP main( f/1.7, with OIS & Dual Pixel PDAF focus)
  • 12MP Ultra-Wide angle
  • 64MP Telephoto ( f/2.4, 2x optical zoom, OIS, PDAF) Triple rear camera
  • S Pen support

Dimensions:

  • Unfolded: 158.5 x 128.5 x 6.5mm, Folded: 158.5 x 67.5 x 14.5
  • Thickness:16mm
  • Weight: 275g

Compared with Galaxy Z Fold 4:

Samsung has increased the height by 3mm and horizontal durability when folded also increased by 0.4mm. When folding the device, the 2-sided tilt is also reduced.

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