The Flip8 has an IP48 rating, so you don’t need to worry about dropping it in the bath, but tiny dust and dirt particles (less than 1 millimeter) can still cause damage. It comes in pink, like my review unit, as well as graphite, cream, and mint. It still has a physical SIM slot, and the power button has a fingerprint sensor in it that works pretty well.
The screens are the same as last year’s. It has a sharp 4.1-inch AMOLED display on the outside with a 60- or 120-Hz refresh rate. Open it up to reveal the 6.9-inch main display, also AMOLED but with a variable refresh rate (1 to 120 Hz) that’s better for battery life. Both screens are reasonably bright (2,600 nits peak), and I never struggled to read the screen outdoors.
Powerful Performer
Photograph: Simon Hill
Flip phones used to get palmed off with lesser processors, but the Z Flip8 boasts the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy (the same cutting-edge chip that’s in its two bigger siblings). It has 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage. You can jump to 512 GB for an extra $200, but there’s no option to increase the RAM.
I encountered no stutters or lag and found performance to be generally excellent, whether jumping in and out of apps, firing up the camera, or gaming. The Z Flip8 can get warm, and this may throttle the processor somewhat if you’re playing a demanding game for a while (more than an hour). This is mostly down to the compact design.
The stereo speakers are better than I expected. They get quite loud without distortion, and they’ll serve you just fine for watching videos. Call quality is also solid, and slamming it shut to end a call never gets tired. I also like opening it to answer calls, but you must enable this in the Phone app settings under Flip options. Connectivity includes 5G (no mmWave), Wi-Fi 7, and Bluetooth 5.4, but there’s no ultra-wideband (UWB) for more precise positioning. The Fold8 models have Bluetooth 6 and UWB.
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