<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Z	I-Application
Flip	I-Application
(	O
sold	O
as	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Flip	I-Application
in	O
certain	O
territories	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
Android-based	O
foldable	B-Application
smartphone	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
Electronics	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Z	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unveiled	O
alongside	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S20	I-Application
on	O
February	O
11	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Z	I-Application
Fold	I-Application
,	O
the	O
device	O
folds	O
horizontally	O
and	O
uses	O
a	O
hybrid	O
glass	O
coating	O
branded	O
as	O
"	O
Infinity	O
Flex	O
Display	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Z	I-Application
Flip	I-Application
is	O
constructed	O
with	O
an	O
aluminum	O
frame	O
,	O
and	O
-thick	O
"	O
ultra-thin	O
glass	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
plastic	O
layer	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Fold	I-Application
,	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
with	O
materials	O
from	O
Schott	O
AG	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
"	O
produced	O
using	O
an	O
intensifying	O
process	O
to	O
enhance	O
its	O
flexibility	O
and	O
durability	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
injected	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
special	O
material	O
up	O
to	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
depth	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
consistent	O
hardness	O
"	O
;	O
conventional	O
Gorilla	O
Glass	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
back	O
panels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Z	O
Flip	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
foldable	B-Application
smartphone	I-Application
to	O
use	O
a	O
glass	O
display	O
,	O
while	O
previous	O
foldable	B-Application
phones	I-Application
such	O
as	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Application
Razr	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Fold	I-Application
have	O
used	O
plastic	O
displays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hinge	O
mechanism	O
is	O
strengthened	O
with	O
nylon	O
fibers	O
designed	O
to	O
keep	O
dust	O
out	O
;	O
Samsung	B-Application
rated	O
the	O
fold	O
mechanism	O
as	O
supporting	O
up	O
to	O
200,000	O
uses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
uses	O
a	O
clamshell	O
design	O
to	O
conceal	O
a	O
6.7	O
"	O
21:9	O
Dynamic	O
AMOLED	B-Algorithm
display	I-Algorithm
which	O
supports	O
HDR10+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
855+	O
SoC	O
and	O
Adreno	B-General_Concept
640	O
GPU	O
are	O
utilized	O
,	O
with	O
8	O
GB	O
of	O
LPDDR4X	O
RAM	O
and	O
256	O
GB	O
of	O
non-expandable	O
UFS	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Z	O
Flip	O
is	O
pre-installed	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
10	I-Application
and	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
One	B-Application
UI	I-Application
2	O
skin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Split-screen	O
functionality	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
Flex	O
mode	O
"	O
is	O
supported	O
with	O
certain	O
apps	O
like	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
and	O
Google	B-Application
Duo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sascha	O
Segan	O
of	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
Z	O
Flip	O
a	O
3/5	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Z	I-Application
Flip	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
folding	B-Application
phone	I-Application
to	O
really	O
work	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
a	O
costly	O
and	O
potentially	O
fragile	O
fashion	O
object	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
mainstream	O
hit	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dolcourt	O
called	O
Flex	O
Mode	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
unique	O
,	O
interesting	O
and	O
effective	O
feature	O
by	O
far	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
noting	O
that	O
battery	O
life	O
was	O
just	O
average	O
and	O
most	O
multimedia	O
was	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
aspect	B-General_Concept
ratio	I-General_Concept
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
pillarboxing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Velazco	O
of	O
Engadget	B-Application
gave	O
it	O
a	O
78	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
form	O
factor	O
,	O
performance	O
and	O
cameras	O
while	O
criticizing	O
the	O
cover	O
display	O
and	O
overall	O
fragility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dieter	O
Bohn	O
of	O
The	O
Verge	O
gave	O
the	O
Z	O
Flip	O
a	O
6/10	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
as	O
with	O
previous	O
folding	B-Application
phones	I-Application
it	O
is	O
more	O
of	O
an	O
expensive	O
experiment	O
than	O
a	O
real	O
product	O
anybody	O
should	O
buy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
