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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5

2023 Android smartphone

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 17, 2026
Entity authorityQ120730784 ↗
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The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 (stylized as Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5, sold as Samsung Galaxy Fold 5 in certain territories) is an Android-based foldable smartphone that was announced by Samsung Electronics on July 26, 2023, alongside the Galaxy Z Flip 5, Galaxy Tab S9 and Galaxy Watch 6. The unveiling marked the first time that the Galaxy Unpacked event was held in the company's home country of South Korea. The phone was released on August 11, 2023.

Design

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 features a book-style foldable design and is constructed with an Armor Aluminum frame and Gorilla Glass Victus 2 on the cover screen and back panel. Compared to its predecessor Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4, the device is thinner and lighter when folded, due to a redesigned hinge mechanism that minimizes the gap between screens.

Specifications

Display

The Z Fold 5 features two Dynamic AMOLED 2X displays, just like its predecessor. Also carried over from its predecessor are its display size, screen resolution, and display type. It continues to have an under-display camera sensor for the main display.

Performance

The Galaxy Z Fold 5 uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy, which was also used on the Galaxy S23 series. It is equipped with 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM, and are available in 256 GB, 512 GB, or 1 TB (UFS 4.0) internal storage options.

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