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Marques Brownlee - Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 Impressions: Design Refresh!

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Author: Marques Brownlee
Categories: Creativity & Design Science
Tags: creativity, science
Views: 2 · Last viewed: 2026-10-16 08:09 UTC

Short Summary

Main recommendation: Marques Brownlee says the Flip 3 feels like the folding phone he's most likely to start recommending to regular people, thanks to a lower $999 starting price, a much more usable cover screen, and a 120 Hz inside display. The design refresh adds IPX8 water resistance and better speakers, while the high-end Fold 3 has S Pen support and an under-display selfie camera, which the Flip 3 lacks.

Key Points

  • The Flip 3 starts at $999, its lowest-ever price for a Samsung folding phone, though the baseline now has 128 GB of storage instead of 256 GB.
  • The cover screen grows from 1.1 inches to 1.9 inches, making notifications, music controls, alarms, and timers practical to use without opening the phone.
  • The inside folding display keeps the same size and aspect ratio but now runs at 120 Hz, with the option to switch to 60 Hz.
  • The phone is now IPX8 water resistant and gains Dolby Atmos stereo speakers, a notable upgrade over the original Flip's single bottom speaker.
  • Specs include a Snapdragon 888, 8 GB of RAM, standard and ultra-wide cameras, and a battery the same size as last year's model.

Details Worth Noting

  • Concrete instructions: To manage notifications from the outside screen, swipe left from the time to see all notifications, read more than one, and swipe individual ones away. To customize the cover screen, open the settings to choose from several time animations, including multiple clocks for different time zones, and add, remove, or reorder widgets such as Weather or Calendar.
  • The cover screen still shows the viewfinder when taking photos with the main cameras and still displays the caller's name or number.
  • IPX8 rating means the phone can survive submersion or spills, but it is not dust resistant, so grit can still get into the hinge.
  • The Flip 3 lacks S Pen support and the under-display selfie camera (it keeps the hole punch), but its inside screen protector is said to be 30% stronger, with new Gorilla Glass Victus on the back.
  • The battery size being unchanged is the reviewer's main open concern now that the phone has a high refresh rate display; a full review was still forthcoming.

Bottom Line

The Flip 3 looks like a strong, more reasonably priced folding phone for mainstream buyers, with the biggest gains coming from the usable cover screen, water resistance, and speakers, while battery life remains untested.