Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 vs Galaxy S23 - Why Pay More!?

What would you pick the S23 or the Flip5? Also, if you enjoyed the video feel free to like and subscribe! Thank you for your time.

A company where i want to buy gives a free watch 6 lte black 40mm with the flip 5 but not with the s23 what is the smartest move?

What I don't get is, why Samsung markets the Flip as a selfie and video phone and then doesn't built in a better camera...

There are so few phones now that are small or compact. That's the main draw with the flip phone, compared to the regular ones. The S23 among others are huge and bothersome to bring anywhere imo.

Even if fold was cheaper than S23, I would pay more for s23..
That stupid horizontal line in the middle of the screen and the inconvenience of carefully opening it and closing it everytime I want to use the bigger screen is horrible...

What about the screen durability with the flip 5??
considering one

Bring back small phones.

ATT Gave me a $1000 Credit for a busted S10+, Making the Flip5 Free.

The Z flip 5 is cheaper here. Probably just because of popularity.

I just bought s23 but I have an overheating issue from day 1, is it a particular model issue or does anyone else also face this? it's not regular but sometimes it is getting quite hot

Honestly, right now I'd go for the Flip. I go to the gym 6 times a week and Spotify playlists are pretty much part of my life 12 hrs a week+ Add to that, dog walking 2 x a day , easy access looks good on the Flip.

Meanwhile me using $200 Chinese phone and wondering why do people even buy flagship phones

cellphone companies have good deals with either one for free if you stay with them for 2-3 years

Webcam Matthew? Ahh the signs of getting old man

▪︎▪︎▪︎ GALAXY S23 SERIES IS THE KING OF ANDROID

Unsure why anyone didn't acknowledge this... I feel you maybe colorblind. It's white not green

I got the z flip 5 because it was free with an old s10+ trade in that has a cracked screen

I got the S23 (256gb) for $750 last month ....best decision ever

I made the mistake of getting the Razr plus and the flip 5. You are 100% correct. Flips and folds are not for me. I end up opening them 90% of the time. It's just more time and effort and decreases efficiency and productivity. These will be my last flips. On the other hand the S23 family is very nice.

I traded in the Flip4 for the S23 back in march, I plan to keep for at least 3-4 years, I don't think I would've kept the Flip 4 in a perfect condition that long.

Interesting points raised in the video and good advice to think about what you really need and prioritise with a new phone.
However I think you've missed the main point of flip phones for many people.
Yes some just want to be cool. But for me, it's about portability.
Phones have just got ridiculously big and app interfaces have got clumsier to use up the extra screen size leading to even bigger screens, etc.
Modern phones are simply too big to carry safely in a pocket or even a belt holster. So, unless you live in a climate where you wear a big coat with big pockets, you have to hand carry the phone or get a man-bag.
If you're happy to do that, then go all the way and get a tablet or a laptop with a SIM and a nice bag and forget about a phone.
Flip phones finally allow us to stick the phone in a front pocket again, and for some of us, that really is a massive deal. I should probably stop there as it is the key point. But...
It also means you're far less likely to drop it, have it fall out of a pocket, or smash it on your desk while pulling it out. So it might just survive 4 years better than the s23.
But I do also wish, for the money, they'd provide a better camera and I'm shocked there's no Dex.
PS I wish someone would release a flip with a simple hinge and two separate displays rather than adding the cost and other issues associated with bendy tech. A small bezel across the middle of a screen would be a compromise worth living with to get a compact phone at a decent price.
And yes many will disagree. But it's back to what you prioritize and what compromises you are prepared to make.

Flip 5 is cute, but it doesn't have DEX. So, it's not worth it.

Samsung should atleast use 5000mAh battery 😅

Im currently in the market for a new phone and I thought the same exact thing you mentioned about these 2 phones. Im so glad my thoughts were validated. I think with the Z Flip, you're paying more for the innovative "flip" factor. The s23 is def the way to go

You should make more videos on that aspect when someone needs to get a better deal and want want to keep it for 4 or 5 years....
Thanks

I hate flip. There are so buggy on the apps

Flip is for those who want something innovative, but for most normal smartphone is a default option

I use the S22U for work (construction) and my Z Flip 5 on weekends, I always look forward to getting to use the Z Flip 5!

no, night mode better on Z Flip 5. be honest dude. no need to lie

To be honest, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 caught my attention when they improved the cover screen to make it more useful, and before I watched this video I still wanted to buy the Z Flip 5. But when I watched this video I thought again.

The reason is because as you said "if you want to use it for 4-5 years" yeah! Every time I buy a cellphone, I want it to last a long time and not have to spend money every year, whereas the Z Flip 5, as people say, has a folding screen problem that really makes my heart uneasy, even though it is guaranteed to be replaced twice within a certain time, it still won't be as long as the S23 in terms of usage. Of course the Z Flip 5 in the next 2 years will force me to spend money on anti-scratch which is quite expensive and there could be damage to the screen creases in that time.

and the next reason is because the camera on the z flip 5 is not the same as the S23, so that's what makes me doubt it. 12MP for me is not enough for Android FLAGSHIP.

maybe I'll wait next year to buy the Z FLIP 6 which I hope has improvements. but for now I will definitely buy the S23+ as a smartphone for watching and playing games, while later I will use the Z flip 6 specifically for SOCIAL MEDIA and PHOTOGRAPHY and messaging/call.

I'm wanting to change my z flip 3 for the s23 😊

I have the Flip 4 and my main gripe is the aspect ratio. Videos don't fill the screen completely.

Why pay more? Tell also to Apple stop selling an internal organs.

I was going to get the S23, but now that Xiaomi 14 is right around the corner, I'm going to wait a bit.

1.5 decibels louder would be 4.5 times louder

For me the comparison is not orange to orange.. for me bought Flip 5 because the design is unique on the other hand s23 model is just same with the other non flagship phone.

Matthew, you deserve more subs. Videos quality and contents are getting better and better :)

The greatest thing of the Flip is it's cover screen and how limiting it can be. The fact I can reply to the more frequent items I receive like texts, emails, FB messenger, makes it so I handle one task and then move on with my day. I'm not caught in going to another app to doom scroll through things or window shop. Paying with my phone is much quicker.

There is no foldable better than a regular candy bar style flagship. What's the news here?

My Flip 5 arrived today, can't wait to play with it. Got it for the smaller size and leaving it in my pocket 80% of the time and doing texting and short calls through my watch. 15% more using the front screen and the last 5% I'll need to unfold it occasionally. Should last me 5 years. But your points are probably valid for most phone users. In two years I found that I wasn't even fully using the capabilities of my Pixel 6 Pro and the trade in value was to good to pass up.

For me, I've found that 512gb is sort of the ideal amount of space in something that doesn't have an sdcard slot. If the s23 had a 512gb version it would be in the running for me. Right now my choice is between the Asus Zenfone 10 and the Galaxy Z Flip 5. I keep my music collection on the phone and that consumes a decent amount of space. I live in a place without cell reception and on my drive I'm not going to have cell reception for the first part of it into work and the last part back so streaming isn't really ideal for me and I tend to like to listen in a manner that is better suited to having my collection available so that if I want to listen to a given album in its entirety I can. Apps also keep getting larger and larger and photos take up a lot of space as well. For me, space is a big selling point and kind of a deal breaker for me with the s23. That said I realize I'm an edge case and most people don't want or need as much storage as I might.

Coming from the S10e I've found that for a lot of things its about as big as I would want and the s23 is a little bigger in the hand having held one...the flip has the outer screen that would make one handed use in the grocery store or on the run a bit better I'm thinking. If I need to open Color Note (which I've used on a 2.9" display before and it was usable there) or my preferred to do list app (2do) it seems like that would be ideal for that IMO (or at leasat I'm hoping it will be). Ideally I'd love to have a 4.7" to 5.5" phone (I felt 4.6 or 4.7 inches was the sweet spot but we are long past that...I miss my Xperia Compact phones).

The S10e is the longest I've owned a phone as my old Xperia Compacts didn't get support for as long so I ended up getting a new phone every 3 years or so (with one of them getting replaced sooner as the Z5 Compact has some overheating issues and I wanted more onboard storage so I went with the XZ1 Compact or whatever....the S10e has lasted me over 4 years and I would have upgraded earlier but options were limited. I'll likely upgrade whatever I get after 3 or so years so I've decided that I'm willing to sacrifice a little durability. My S10e's battery life is starting to get bad so I don't really feel like waiting until 2024 to see if the S24 turns out to be good (and doesn't end up growing larger which seems to be the sad trend with phones).

I tend to use one handed mode a lot with my S10e and lately I've found split screen mode to be very useful for one handed stuff and I get the impression that the flip 5 might do well with splitting the screen. I have reservations about the less durable screen that you can't put a glass screen protector on (not to mention the screen protector you shouldn't remove that it comes with among other things), but the zenfone 10's one handed mode doesn't work quite as I like and I believe its split screen stuff isn't quite as slick as Samsung's along with a couple other things I'm forgetting that have me leaning toward the flip.

Cameras aren't as big a deal for me as I see a cell phone camera as the camera you always have with you that meets the requirements of "is a camera" and if I'm wanting to take good pictures I'll usually bring my 90D or R8 with a good lens on it if not multiple lenses. I've found the S10e's camera to be sufficient so if the flip is as good I'll be fine with it.

If the s23 had more storage it would be in the running. Having run into a lack of onboard storage in the past (with my Moto X gen 1 years back) and juggling apps I found that I don't like dealing with that constantly so going back to that sort of issue is a dael breaker for me right now.

Edit: I'd add that the headphone jack has kept the zenfone 10 as an option in my mind so far as having to carry around dongles or put them on all my wired headphones is a pain and where I work we can't use bluetooth so dongles are my best option. Having tried a couple out I am finding they sound slightly better than the onboard sound in some cases so I'm warming to the idea and dongles are cheap enough that I could just put them on the couple sets of headphones I'd need them on and keep a couple extra spares on hand. The convenience of the headphone jack makes its loss from most brand's phones a bummer and I'd love it if we still had flag ship phones with 3.5mm jacks and microSD card slots in them. If Sony made a smaller phone than they normally do I'd probably go back to the Xperia line.

I have s9. i have not used dex feature, other than experiencing it for first time.

"Can't put in display fingerprint sensor" ... hm I wondr how is it possible, that vivo X Fold has in display fingerprint sensor within its foldable display 🤔

Flip is really good for taking street clog

i owned both devises the flip 5 was my preffered of the 2 it was a bit awkward when opened but surprisingly i used the cover screen 80 percent of the time

Contemplating on z flip 5 or s23 ultra. Which should I go with. I have had my s9 plus for almost 5 years and i need to upgrade

if i'm strugling for money i'm certainly not buying a 800 dollar phone :D :D if you strugling for money you'll buy a last year flagship s22 for 600 which is perfectly capable doing anything substantial in 2023.. or maybe even more budget phone under 500..... paying 1000+ bucks for a phone is still in 2023 kinda meaningless luxury to me.. especially if that phone in year will cost 200-300 less

Where can I get that wallpaper from? (S23)