Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 vs Z Flip: What’s same and what’s not

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 is now official. The handset is a third-generation clamshell foldable phone from the South Korean tech giant. To recall, the first Galaxy Flip was launched in February 2020, which was followed by the launch of the 5G model of the Galaxy Flip in the US in July. Now since the Samsung Galaxy Flip 5G didn’t make its way to India, here we do a comparison of the latest Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 with the original Galaxy Flip.
While the two handsets appear highly similar due to the foldable nature, there are some parameters on which they differ. Here is a look at each of them individually.
Galaxy Z Flip 3 vs Galaxy Z Flip design and display
While the flip design is common between the Galaxy Z Flip 3 vs Galaxy Z Flip, they are different in terms of dimensions as it is slightly thinner. Also, Samsung has now made it more durable by adding IPX8 water resistance rating.
Another key change that buyers will observe is a big cover display. Samsung has bumped up the secondary display of the Galaxy Z Flip from 1.1-inch to 1.9-inch of the Galaxy Z Flip 3.
The main display is the same on the two models as they offer a 6.7-inch size with 2640 x 1080 pixels resolution and same ratio of 22:9, however, it has now been complemented with a 120Hz refresh rate.
Galaxy Z Flip 3 vs Galaxy Z Flip hardware and performance
The original Galaxy Z Flip was launched with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SoC. Now, the Galaxy Z Flip 3 comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G chipset.
The storage has been improved from UFS 3.0 to UFS 3.1 as well.
Galaxy Z Flip 3 vs Galaxy Z Flip camera
The two handsets house identical camera specs. Both the Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Galaxy Z Flip offer a 12MP main sensor and a 12MP ultra-wide camera with same apertures and OIS on the back. The front camera on the two is also the same as they house a 10MP sensor.
Galaxy Z Flip 3 vs Galaxy Z Flip battery
When it comes to battery, both the Galaxy Z Flip 3 vs Galaxy Z Flip house a 3300mAh battery, that too with the same 15W fast charge support.
Galaxy Z Flip 3 vs Galaxy Z Flip price
Samsung is yet to reveal the details about the India price and possible launch offers of the Galaxy Z Flip 3 smartphone. To recall, the original Galaxy Z Flip is priced in India at Rs 1,09,999 for the sole 8GB + 256GB model.