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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 Review: A Big Screen Inside And Out
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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 Review: A Big Screen Inside And Out

Samsung’s popular folding-screen flip phone gains a bigger, more useful screen on the outside for its fifth generation, while keeping its stylish looks with a sleeker gapless design when shut. The new Z Flip 5 costs £1,049 ($999/A$1,649) – £50 more than last year’s model – and comes with twice the starting storage and a collection of small but meaningful upgrades. There is no doubt that folding tech still commands a premium, with prices similar to high-end Androids and iPhones. The Flip 5 feels like a plush piece of technology, and more refined than previous versions. A new hinge allows the two halves of the phone to close flush rather than leaving a gap at one end, which is more aesthetically pleasing and stops pocket fluff from getting in there. The new design also makes the ph...
Say goodbye to the Essential Phone: It’s sold out and won’t be restocked
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Say goodbye to the Essential Phone: It’s sold out and won’t be restocked

The Essential Phone is sold out on the official Essential site and in most retail outlets, with no more restocks planned for the polarizing device. The smartphone, also named the Essential PH-1, was hyped up before its release a year ago because Andy Rubin, the founder of Essential, is also the creator of the Android mobile operating system. The Essential Phone was priced at $700 upon launch, entering a field populated by Apple's iPhone X, Google's Pixel 2 XL, and Samsung's Galaxy Note 8. The sticker price was later scaled down to $500, which made the Essential Phone more appealing to customers. The Essential Phone went out of stock over the holiday season, partly due to significant price cuts that indicated retailers were cleaning out the device’s inventory. It appears that this mar...