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The limited-edition Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro is inspired by the classic SGH-E700 flip phone

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The clamshell-like Galaxy Z Flip5 is an interesting device, combining modern smartphone specs and features with a holistic design approach that heavily borrows elements of flip phones from the early 2000s. It’s also the best of its class, thanks in part to very little competition from Apple — but also because of its robust internals, like a primary 1080×2640 AMOLED display (collapsing into a 720×748 front display when closed), a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, 8 gigabytes of RAM, and a 3700 mAh battery.

As of October 30, Samsung announced a limited-edition version of the Galaxy Z Flip5, called the Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro, and it looks peculiarly like 20-year-old SGH-E700, which launched around the same time as (and was ultimately overshadowed by) the behemoth Nokia 1100. Still, as Samsung’s first mobile phone containing an antenna, the SGH-E700 was a triumph in cellphone design for its time, and it’s celebrated in the stylized Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro, which sports the original SGH-E700’s indigo blue and silver color scheme.

Designer: Samsung

The tributary Flip5 Retro also comes with an interface makeover which itself is a throwback to the SGH-E700’s stock interface, complete with the blue lettering on the Flex Window that you can even show off alongside a pixel-art animation of a city skyline punctuated by shooting stars streaming across the night sky. It’s awfully pretty looking, and it’s certainly reminiscent of 16-bit screen savers and mobile games that were playable on cell phones in the early 2000s.

It sounds like the Flip5 Retro is shipped in a package containing several extra goodies, including: “three Flipsuit cards featuring logos from different eras of Samsung’s history, a Flipsuit case and a collector card engraved with a unique serial number that will add to the product’s collectible value for purchasing customers.”

Unfortunately for those of us in the United States, there is no planned launch window for the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro over here. It’s also not exactly clear how “limited” the limited edition release will be, as Samsung has yet to disclose how many will be produced. You may still be lucky enough to nab one for yourself from the Samsung online store at the Flip5 Retro’s MSRP (roughly $1,240) if you’re in the UK or Australia, where shipments are set to go out on November 1 — or, if you’re in Spain, Germany, or Korea, where shipments are set to go out on November 2.

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Upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5 foldables to get utilitarian ring cases

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Galaxy Unpacked 2023 event is confirmed for 26 July where the South Korean electronics giant will unveil the highly anticipated next-generation foldable for 2023. We believe Samsung will present Galaxy Z Flip 5 with a new hinge technology for a unique flip design to be ahead of the curve. Of course, the flagship Z Fold 5 is equally high on our tracking radar.

While both the foldable smartphones will set the bar high for other OEMs to take up the challenge, a new leak suggests official cases are on the horizon. This peculiar accessory draws inspiration from the first-party case for the current flagship Galaxy S23 series and things couldn’t have been more interesting.

Designer: Samsung

The leakster revealing these fresh details on his Thread profile is none other than Evan Blass. The highly reliable tipster confirms the ring cases for the foldable phones will be announced at the annual event alongside the two high-end mobile devices. Since both the foldables are different in their form factor, so does the respective ring cases for them.

For the Galaxy Z Fold 5, the ring case gets a dual accent design as part of the case latching onto the cover is black while the second section is clear white. The Galaxy Z Fold on the other hand has a unicolor scheme but the same aesthetics as the ring case. Compared to the official case for the Galaxy S23 which has a square design and the option to attach other accessories like a camera stand, these upcoming cases for the foldable smartphones have no indication of any such functionality for now.

For the Z Fold 5 the ring accessory seems a bit unstable in portrait mode and the Z Fold can no way be used in that mode. In the landscape mode, however, both phones should be stable enough for content consumption when the kickstand ring is engaged.

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