Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 will come with a lightweight build, 13.4mm thick: report

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 could be unveiled in the second half of this year. The South Korean tech giant is yet to reveal any details about the fifth generation Galaxy Z fold, but rumors about the foldable handset have already surfaced on the web. A new report suggests that the Galaxy Z Fold 5 will have a lightweight design with a thickness of 13.4mm. It might weigh only 250 grams, which is less than the Galaxy Z Fold 4’s 263 grams. The Galaxy Z Fold 5 might debut as the lightest model in the Galaxy Z Fold series.

According to a report from ETNews (in Korean), the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 5 will have a lightweight build and could arrive as the lightest Galaxy Z Fold smartphone launched to date. It is said to weigh 250 grams, which is 13 grams lighter than the Galaxy Z Fold 4. The predecessor weighs 263 grams.

The Galaxy Z Fold 5 is also said to be 13.4mm thick when folded, compared to the 14.2mm thickness of the Galaxy Z Fold 4. Samsung is said to have adopted a new “droplet” hinge design on the Galaxy Z Fold 5. The redesigned hinge with an IPX8 construction could reduce the thickness of the device. The prototype handset currently being tested is said to weigh 254 grams.

Samsung previously assumed to include a dedicated S Pen slot on the Galaxy Z Fold 5. The company reportedly failed to implement it due to weight and thickness limitations.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 is the long-awaited sequel to last year’s Galaxy Z Fold 4. The latter was launched during the Galaxy Unpacked event in August 2022 with a starting price of Rs. 1,54,999 for the 12GB RAM + 256GB storage variant.

The Galaxy Z Fold 4 has a 7.6-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X Infinity Flex display as its primary display and is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC. It runs on OneUI 4.1.1 based on Android 12 and is backed by a 4,400mAh dual-cell battery that supports 25W fast charging.

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