Does the Flip Hinge on Its Hinge?
The other big selling point for the Flip 5 is the flatness of the new hinge design, which Samsung has dubbed the Flex Hinge. The device indeed folds plenty flat, or flat enough to the naked eye. Unfolded, it still doesn’t lie completely flat, but you still won’t notice it’s not lying at a perfect 90 degrees.
The unfolding action doesn’t take much effort, but you won’t be flipping this thing open with one hand like a cool movie action hero does before being taunted by the big bad. That’s not a bad thing, considering users have complained about hinge issues on some previous versions of Samsung’s foldables. Still, with the lack of access to apps on the exterior screen, this stiff unfolding action means you’ll need two hands free to unfurl the device every time you want to read a full email.
