South Korean tech giant Samsung is hosting its Galaxy Unpacked event on July 26, Wednesday. The company is expected to launch its flagship Galaxy Z Flip5 and Galaxy Z Fold5 foldable smartphones along with other premium gadgets like the Watch6 series, the Galaxy Tab S9 series of tablets and the Galaxy Buds 3 TWS earphones.
How to watch?
The event will commence on July 26, Wednesday at 11 AM UTC i.e. 4.30 PM IST. It will be streamed live from Seoul, South Korea — Samsung’s home country. You can watch the live stream on the company’s YouTube channel, Samsung’s official website, the Samsung newsroom website as well as on Samsung TV Plus.
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Everything we know about the upcoming Galaxy Z series smartphones:
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 and Galaxy Z Flip5 will be launched as the successors of the Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4, which debuted last year. The smartphones are expected to come with a new hinge design that will leave no gaps when unfolded. They will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset and run on Android 13-based One UI 5.1 operating system.
The Galaxy Z Fold5 is said to retain the 6.4-inch (diagonal) external display and 7.6-inch foldable screen. The phone is said to support S Pen input but will reportedly not have an additional built-in slot for it. It will house a triple camera setup headlined by a 50MP ISOCELL GN3 sensor paired with 12MP telephoto and 12MP ultrawide sensors. There may be two selfie cameras — one on the cover (10MP) and an internal under-display camera (4MP).
The Galaxy Z Flip5 will boast a 6.7-inch foldable panel with a 10MP selfie camera embedded within. The rear will have a dual camera setup comprising of a 12MP main sensor and a 12MP ultrawide lens. Both smartphones are expected to offer up to 12GB of RAM and up to 1TB (Galaxy Z Fold5) of storage.
The price, availability and variants of all the smartphones, watches, and tablets in India will be announced at the Galaxy Unpacked event.
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