I prefer Motorola’s take on the cover screen – I have for a long time, and it’s sad that Samsung hasn’t been able to match it yet.
This story is part of our Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2023 coverage Software plays a crucial role in any device, but it becomes even more important when you have a limited amount of screen space to interact with the user interface. The Motorola Razr series has always been better than the Galaxy Z Flip lineup in terms of usability when folded. This year, Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 5 closes the gap between the two clamshell foldables by offering a big cover screen.
Related Motorola’s cover screen experience is perfect The Galaxy Z Flip 5 features a 3.4-inch cover screen, while the Razr Plus offers a 3.6-inch outer display with space for the two main cameras. In terms of usability, both displays are very close to the same size. Samsung offers gestures and widgets, while the Razr Plus brings a fully-fledged user interface.
For instance, you can’t open WhatsApp from the get-go and message your friends. To run apps on the Z Flip 5 cover screen, you have to go to Samsung Labs in Settings and toggle an option to access apps on the 3.4-inch display. And even then, you’re only able to access six apps Samsung has chosen for the cover screen. If you want to run any app, it’s an even more laborious process of messing with the company’s Good Lock app. It’s a hacky way to do something that should be present by default.
For example, Moon brushes its teeth at 7 a.m. and blows a kiss when you tap on it. Moo is working on a laptop during the day and looks at you annoyingly when you tap on it. In the middle of the day, it’s also having coffee. You can see it returning from work in a subway at around 7 p.m. and find it sleeping at night. You’ll never get bored of having your flip phone closed. By contrast, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 offers a few characters as well, but they aren’t nearly as charming.
That being said, Samsung has been smart with its software on the Galaxy Z Flip 5. You don’t need to swipe countless times to find all of your widgets – you can use a pinch-in gesture on the cover screen to bring all the widgets on your display in rows and columns. You can then tap on the one you need to interact with.
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