ISSUE 72 • ANDROID ADVISOR 43- You can use it as a mini laptop
The Z Flip’s design is a major departure from the Fold.
It’s not just that it flips open rather than folds, it’s
also that you can use it without fully opening it. It’s
called Flex mode, and Samsung describes it as having
a viewing area and an interaction area, kind of like a
very tiny laptop. When opened halfway, certain apps
(camera, YouTube, Duo, Gallery, and so on) will split
into two parts, with images at the top and controls
at the bottom, whether that is a keyboard, trackpad,
or buttons. It’s a neat trick that transforms the Flip’s
somewhat cumbersome 6.7in screen into something
much more usable. And even when you need to open
it all the way, Multi Active Window lets you stack apps,
so multitasking is just as easy as it is on your PC.
The screen on the Galaxy Z Flip
is made of glass, not plastic