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phone’s narrow shape tends to encourage a palm-
heavy grip. During my time with it, I didn’t experience
any issues with accidental touches, as I sometimes do
on bigger Galaxy phones.
The Galaxy Z Flip isn’t as speedy as the Galaxy S20,
but the Snapdragon 855 processor inside it is plenty
capable. It’s got a fingerprint sensor built into the side
power button and the bottom half of the case has
wireless charging. The 3,300mAh battery is a bit on
the small size, but battery percentage didn’t drop too
precipitously during my time with it. I did notice that
the phone got a little warm, however, even though I
wasn’t doing anything processor-intensive.
A new kind of UX
But as nice as the Galaxy Z Flip is when fully opened,
it’s at its best when half-closed. That’s when Flex
The Galaxy Z Flip is about as
thick as an S20 when opened
