Galaxy Z Flip 5G to have Snapdragon 865 instead of Snapdragon 855+

Final updated: June 18th, 2020 at 13:fifteen UTC+01:00

It looks like the addition of 5G connectivity won't be the just upgrade the Milky way Z Flip 5G will bring over its LTE analogue. Expected to exist appear in early Baronial alongside the Galaxy Note 20 and Milky way Fold 2, the Galaxy Z Flip 5G has been the subject of a few leaks recently. We had revealed most two months ago that the 5G Z Flip would come with the same corporeality of internal storage as the LTE variant, but autonomously from that, not much has been known about the phone'southward specs.

Everyone had simply causeless that Samsung would continue the same specs on both the LTE and 5G variants, including the Snapdragon 855+ processor, but it turns out that won't be the example. The Milky way Z Flip 5G popped up on Geekbench earlier today, and according to the benchmark list, it'southward running on a Snapdragon 865 (accompanied by 8GB of RAM). That is likely to make prospective customers happy, as while the Snapdragon 855+ is a very capable processor, it will be a twelvemonth onetime by the fourth dimension the Z Flip 5G goes on sale.

Of course, it makes one wonder how the price of the phone will be affected by the silicon upgrade when combined with the inclusion of 5G support. The Galaxy Z Flip carried a $1350 price tag in the US and around €1500 in Europe when it launched in February, and it will be interesting to see if Samsung volition take chances further increasing the request price for the 5G variant. We guess we will find out eventually – rumors nearly the Z Flip 5G'southward pricing will likely first hit the cyberspace in a few weeks, ahead of Samsung'southward official announcement.

Would you be willing to pay more than for the Milky way Z Flip 5G because of the Snapdragon 865 processor, or would you prefer Samsung proceed the aforementioned toll for the device equally its LTE variant?