Galaxy Z Flip3 review: The flip that made foldables mainstream — and affordable.
The flip that hit the right price.
Z Flip3 dropped to $999 and added IPX8 — the moment clamshell foldables went mainstream.
01Display
80/10080/100 is one of the weaker display results among flagship phones of 2021 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
02Camera
72/10072/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2021 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
80/10080/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2021.
04Battery
62/10062/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2021 — 13 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
76/10076/100 is one of the weaker build results among flagship phones of 2021 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
06Value
76/10076/100 puts it above the 71-point average for flagship phones of 2021.
- $999 made flips mainstream.
- IPX8 rated.
- 120 Hz inner screen.
- Pocketable folded.
- Small 3,300 mAh battery.
- 15 W charging slow.
- Tiny cover screen.
- SD888 thermals.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 16-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .