We have solely simply managed to get our arms on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5, however Samsung is already teasing upgrades that might arrive in time for the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and the Galaxy Z Flip 6 in some unspecified time in the future subsequent 12 months.
As reported by Android Authority, Samsung’s head of cellular TM Roh has gone on document as saying that the corporate is engaged on mud proofing for its foldables – a characteristic that is made troublesome due to all of the transferring elements concerned.
“We’re properly conscious of shopper demand for mud proofing, and we’re making varied efforts to realize this, however because of the nature of foldables, there are lots of transferring elements, so mud proofing is troublesome,” Roh has mentioned, in keeping with BizWatch (and run via a translation engine).
With an IPX8 ranking, the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and the Galaxy Z Flip 5 can stand up to a drop in liquid, however there isn’t any mud resistance on these telephones. That implies that a speck of dust may trigger issues for the 2023 foldables.
Trying forward
It is price noting that the Motorola Razr and the Motorola Razr Plus launched earlier this 12 months do supply mud resistance – however with an IP52 ranking, the waterproofing is not as complete as it’s on the Samsung telephones.
Despite the fact that the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and the Galaxy Z Flip 5 have solely simply launched, we’re nonetheless listening to about what’s in retailer for subsequent 12 months. Apparently a brand new and improved cowl display screen is likely one of the upgrades within the pipeline.
There’s additionally been speak of a “main kind issue change” with the Galaxy Z Fold 6 – though the supply did not go into any extra specifics. It is not clear precisely how a book-style foldable may have a serious kind issue change, however we’ll see.
Mud resistance wasn’t promised for 2024, however it may very well be one thing that Samsung’s engineers obtain by then. Within the meantime although, we’re very happy with the brand new foldables that Samsung has simply unveiled.
