ISSUE 72 • ANDROID ADVISOR 31I slid my finger to unlock the original iPhone. The
other folding phones I’ve used from Huawei, Royale
and Samsung have all felt a little off, almost like
they were movie props meant to look like futuristic
phones. From the plastic screens to the uncertain
form factors, folding phones might be wow-worthy,
but they haven’t felt like the kind of product that
could change the way we think about smartphones.
That’s not the case with the Galaxy Z Flip.
Transforming it from a somewhat thick but very
pocketable 3in square to a 6.7in full-screen
smartphone is both nostalgic and futuristic, conjuring
memories of the Nokia 2720 or the Motorola Razr
while simultaneously offering a truly postmodern
smartphone experience. After using it for an hour,The outside of the Galaxy
Z Flip is a thing of beauty