Hey, what's up guys here, this is the Z Flip 3. This is actually the one that I feel the Z Flip and Z Flip 5G have been out for a little bit. What were people asking for from a new flipping phone? So, a better, bigger cover screen, a high refresh rate main screen, and lower the price a little bit. Okay, check, check, and kind of, check. So let's just start with the price. The Flip 3 is going to start at 999, which is its lowest-ever price. It's the lowest price of any of their folding phones. But, the baseline version of it now has 128 gigs of storage, where the previous flips all had higher prices, but they all started at 256. So, they've made a lower-priced version, thus having a lowest ever price, but you can see how they've sort of turned that narrative a little bit. I still think 999 is pretty clutch though. Because, while it is definitely still expensive, it's now in line with some other regular flagship smartphones people are going to be considering buying. It just happens to be the one that's folding in half. So, I'm happy to see this lower price. But, the inside screen, the folding display, which is still the same size and aspect ratio, is also now 120 hertz, which is great. Everything is now benefiting from being super smooth, and you can always turn that down to 60 hertz if you want to. Literally feels like the iPhone will be the last flagship to go high refresh rate, It includes a larger and more functional cover display. Going from that tiny 1.1-inch screen from before to a 1.9-inch cover screen. Now it's not quite the huge 2.7-inch screen on the Razer, but this is a much bigger window, and it makes a huge difference. So, by default, it's still just going to be showing you the time, which is the same as before, cool. Plus you get the battery and the date. But now, swiping over to those different widgets and quick actions is way more functional and comfortable now, It feels good in the hand. Plus, the new hinge is improved again, and it's improved to the point where the whole phone is now IPX8 water resistant, which is pretty sweet. That means you can dunk the phone in water, drop it in a puddle, or spill something on it momentarily, and it'll be fine, which is cool. Now IPX8 does not mean dust-resistant. Unfortunately, this stuff that usually ends up plaguing folding phones, like the grit and stuff that gets in the hinge, can still make it through there, so it's not certified to block that stuff out. But, it's cool to see a watertight seal. But also, they tossed in some better speakers this time. So, the original Flips just had this one not that great speaker at the bottom and the earpiece. Now, Flip 3 actually gets a much improved speaker in the same spot, and they're Dolby Atmos stereo speakers now. So, new Gorilla Glass Victus on the back, same fingerprint reader on the power button. This is nice. This is a nice package. But then putting this all in a nicely designed water resistant refresh at 999, to me, this has serious potential. And even if this doesn't turn out to be the one that a lot of people start buying, the trajectory is pretty good of getting down that price and making it as close to a regular phone as possible. Thanks for watching.
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