The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 is a good smartphone that pushes its way into greatness by offering a fairly unique experience through its foldability, which provides some beneficial utility and excellent pocketability.

The Galaxy Z Flip3 is a unique phone with one goal: give you an ultra-compact foldable phone with as few tradeoffs as possible compared to a similarly priced “classic” Galaxy phone. And for the most part, it does deliver a near-identical compute performance and legacy functionalities.

Unique user experience, Awesome ultra-compact design, Excellent 120Hz display, Great compute performance, Unique user experience, Awesome ultra-compact design, Excellent 120Hz display, Great compute performance

Lower battery life than S21+, Weaker CAMERA HW score than S21, Lower battery life than S21+, Weaker CAMERA HW score than S21

Small and stylish, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G is a clamshell-style folding phone with a decent sized cover screen where you can read your messages, set timers or even take photos. While the camera system won't blow you away, everything else is pretty spot on.

Sturdy, waterproof design, Fast performance and good battery life, 1.9inch cover screen with widgets

Average camera system, Crease could sometimes get in the way, Quite thick when folded up

The original Samsung Galaxy Z Flip was an interesting phone, as it was a throwback to the flip phones that many of us grew up with. But it was a first-generation product and suffered from first-generation issues as a result.

IPX8 rated, The cover display is actually useful now, It feels like a regular phone when opened, The crease is barely visible most of the time and doesn’t get in the way of navigation

Battery life is just not great, It’s slippery and cases make it even bulkier, Can’t open it with just one hand, Power button fingerprint reader is awkward to use, Sub-par camera performance

Works well. Samsung also provides the Galaxy Z Flip3 5G, the slimmer folding phone, with the improved mechanism of the Z Fold3. But not only the folding technology has improved, the hardware is also state of the art. Our review reveals what the complete package can do.

bright OLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate, system runs fast, water-resistant according to the IPX8 standard, good camera performance

no storage expansion, only USB 2.0, battery life should be better

If you’re dying for something new and compact, though, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 could well be the most exciting phone of the year.

Immensely stylish and pocket-friendly design, Excellent main screen, Much more affordable than before

Disappointing cameras, Mediocre battery life, Lacks the clear purpose of the Fold 3

Foldable devices aren’t a brand new category in the smartphone world, but they are still in infancy. OK, so maybe not totally infancy, but foldables are still not mainstream, and most users probably won’t be ready to commit to them just yet.

I love the Galaxy Z Flip 3. There are drawbacks – battery and camera primarily, though durability is in there too – but Samsung has absolutely nailed the aesthetic and functionality of this form factor.

Stunning design, Waterproof, Competitive pricing, Customisable colours

No telephoto lens, Limited battery, Still some durability concerns

Flip phones are officially back for good with Samsung’s third generation of the Z Flip, formally named the Galaxy Z Flip3.

Premium and well built design., Immersive and high-quality display., Impressive cameras and dynamic range.

Screen crease is visible from an angle., Battery life falls short of the competition., Plastic screen protector is prone to dust.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 5G is a Goldilocks of a smartphone that combines powerful hardware and a smooth foldable 120Hz main display into a fashionably slick and compact form design.

IPX8 water resistance

Battery life could be better