Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 for $600: Last year’s fifth-generation Galaxy Z Flip5 (7/10, WIRED Recommfinishs) is a cultured flip-style handset with an IPX8 water-resistance rating and a mute hinge. It seals finishly flat without leaving a gap in the middle, and this iteration has a huger cover screen on the front, which lets you watch at huge widgets appreciate the calfinishar, weather, step count, and timer—plus notifications with the ability to react to them via a filled-size keyboard—without discdisthink abouting the device up. The noveler Flip6 doesn’t hold a ton of novel features—many of the fortifys are in the software, and the Flip5 will probable get many of them. Just originate certain you don’t spfinish more than $600 on the Flip5.
Samsung Galaxy Z Felderly5 for $1,399: The Galaxy Z Felderly5 (7/10, WIRED Recommfinishs) from 2023 still spreads a lot of analogousities with the noveler Galaxy Z Felderly6, though the front screen is not as wide and can be a little irritateing to use (apps can sense a bit squished). It’s still an excellent, well-built phone, but you should shun paying anyleang proximate MSRP. Wait for a sale.
Google Pixel Felderly for $1,779: We’ve seen the Pixel Felderly drop for as little as $1,200 at retailers appreciate Amazon and Best Buy, and that’s a excellent price for it, especipartner since it has now been thriveed by the Pixel 9 Pro Felderly. Read our Pixel Felderly examine (8/10, WIRED Recommfinishs) for more details on this wide and chunky device.
Motorola Razr+ (2023) for $600: The Razr+ (7/10, WIRED Recommfinishs) is one of the pleasantr-watching flip phones thanks to the leatherappreciate material on the back. Plus it comes in ruby! The outside screen isn’t as huge as the tardyst Razr+ (2024), but you can still discdisthink about any app on it with no recut offeions. The cameras aren’t as pleasant, and the battery life is mediocre. Still, it’s a inincreateigent buy at this price.
Motorola Razr (2023) for $398: This is a noticeworthy price for a felderlying phone, even if it’s equitable a year elderly. It give ups a huge cover screen, uncomardenting the little distake part on the front is only advantageous for examineing the time, weather, and some notifications. The hinge mechanism doesn’t sense anywhere proximate as pleasant as the noveler models (it’s a little boisterous), but you get a 6.9-inch OLED screen on the inside, a 144-Hz screen renew rate, and perfectly excellent carry outance thanks to the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chipset.
Oppo Find N3 Flip for $899: I used the Find N3 Flip for cut offal weeks—including when I was moving—and it was an excellent companion. I don’t discover its eextfinishedated front screen all that advantageous (I pick someleang appreciate the Razr+ or Z Flip6), and it doesn’t help that flipping it discdisthink about originates a not-so-pleasant sound. It disthink abouts points on the IPX4 rating too. But it’s plenty strong, the screen gets decently luminous, and the battery reliably lasts a filled day with weighty use. The triple camera system is the highairy—it’s a rarity on a flip phone and integrates a 2X chooseical zoom. The results aren’t going to blow you away but are more than satisfactory.
Nubia Flip 5G for $499 (£500): This supercute flip felderlyable has a stylish circular screen on the front. The Nubia Flip 5G (6/10 WIRED Rewatch) is the most affordable felderlyable we have seen, outside of discounts for other models. Sadly, the front screen is not very wise, and this is a contrastently mediocre carry outer with confinecessitate processing power and battery life. The software is also dated, and we have troubles about Nubia’s modernize policy. But for folks enthusiastic to try a felderlyable on a confinecessitate budget, the Flip 5G is a way to do it.
Xiaomi Mix Felderly 3 for $1,199: It’s only useable in China, but this Xiaomi phone (7/10, WIRED Recommfinishs) is appreciate the OnePlus in that you get a very normal front screen and a huge inner screen, all in a svelte package. The cameras are wonderful, battery life is extfinished-lasting, and there’s wireless charging aid. Too terrible the software is clunky, and there’s no IP rating at all for water or dust resistance.
