The 3.4-Inch Exterior Screen and Widgets
There’s no question that the Galaxy Z Flip 5 is an improvement on the Z Flip 4, just based on its larger exterior screen. With a 3.4-inch screen running at 60Hz refresh rate, you can get a fair bit of utility out of it. Now, the calendar and weather widgets give users more immediate information than previous editions. Plus, the wellness widgets offer users an immediate hint of how many more steps you need to reach fitness goals. It’s like a smartwatch, only it won’t track any heat or heart activity.
Unfortunately, there’s a few obvious widgets that aren’t here at launch. There’s no photos widget to show off your photos on the exterior screen like a grandmother unspooling grandchild photos. While you can access music by opening the phone, clicking the app, then closing it again, you can’t immediately open Spotify or Apple Music right from the 3.4-inch screen. If your phone goes to sleep, you have to crack it open once again to click play.
There’s also the camera available right from the Flex Window, though the UI is very barebones compared to the controls when the phone is open.
