The Galaxy Z Flip 8 is at its best when there’s friction
What do you want from a flip phone when it’s closed? A simple interface, perhaps notifications and a widget or two, for handling the basics?
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: With the Galaxy Z Flip 8, Samsung has given in.
- Fact 2: Although the Z Flip 8’s hardware is almost unchanged year-on-year, Samsung has fundamentally rethought how this phone is meant to be used when shut.
- Fact 3: 8 Verge Score $1200 The Good Runs any app on the cover screen Thinner and lighter Reliable battery The Bad Mostly a rehash of last year’s phone Still vulnerable to dust $100 more expensive than the Z Flip 7 Everything exciting about the Z Flip 8 lies in its 4-inch cover screen, which is now more versatile than ever thanks to a homescreen redesign.
- Fact 4: That little bit of friction is just enough to save me from wasting 20 minutes I’ll never get back.
What do you want from a flip phone when it’s closed? A simple interface, perhaps notifications and a widget or two, for handling the basics?
Or a fully fledged Android experience shrunk down for the Flip form factor? For years, Samsung has insisted on the former, even as some fans — and Razr rival Motorola — have pushed for the latter. With the Galaxy Z Flip 8, Samsung has given in.
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