Unpacked confirmed many of the features of flip phones which had been leaked for weeks. Reviewers have had time to handle the Galaxy Flip 4 and here are some of the early comments.

“Flex Mode is a big win for the Flip 4’s functionality. In the hand, the Flip 4 feels reassuringly sturdy, with a mechanism that seems happiest when the phone is fully unfolded. Don’t expect to flick the Flip 4 open and closed with one hand, like the clamshells of yesteryear. Samsung’s made a feature of the fact that the phone can hold its position through the new svelter hinge’s full range of motion, though with what it calls Flex Mode,” Alex Walker, TechRadar.

“In a world where standard phones are just plodding along with mainly dull incremental upgrades, foldables that challenge the status quo are rather exciting,” Roland Moore-Colyer, Tom’s Guide.

“For those who know that life exists beyond Apple’s walled garden, and there are many, their next iPhone isn’t going to be from Apple. The Galaxy Z Flip 4 is now the device to see and be seen with. If the iPhone was the status symbol of the 2010s, the Galaxy Z Flip 4 is the future,” said Danny Dorresteijn of Sammobile.