With Samsung’s Unpacked event happening this week, here’s my wishlist for new/better features on the Flip’s 7th installment (as a series enthusiast).
5: A Full Cover Screen
This one is basically a freebie to Samsung since every leak that we have seen so far of the Flip 7 as well as its cases shows this feature.
Nonetheless, I am so glad it’s here because I was never a fan of the ugly manila folder cutout design. In fact, that folder shape was the reason why I skipped over the Flip 5. I would not have even bought the Flip 6 were it not for my Flip 4 breaking & not being able to fix it in Japan due to having bought it in America.
4: Internal Magsafe Ring
I’m by no means an Apple fan but, credit where credit is due, magsafe is great. While Samsung has made the back of the Flip phones somewhat magnetic, they are not fully compatible with magsafe accessories. While this can be somewhat alleviated by buying a magsafe case, this is not a full solution. Unfortunately, cases have always been a weak point for the Flip series. With the hinge being considered the most vulnerable part of these somewhat delicate phones, & many cases not covering the hinge or only partially covering it, it has always been a pain point to find a case with both a magsafe ring AND hinge protection. Even among those that can be found for the Flip 6, a good deal of them have hinges which swing upward when the phone is fully opened, thereby covering part of the cover screen. This is not ideal when using the cover screen for filming with the back camera. With this being an issue on the Flip 6, I can’t imagine it would get much better with the Flip 7 having a much larger outer display. Samsung should take the initiative to put in a proper magsafe magnet ring, even if it nneeds to be a vaguely squirqle shape like the Watch 8 in order to avoid copyright/trademark infringement allegations from Apple. I’m sure Samsung would make up for any cost by having fewer phones to repair or replace since a lot of people seem to struggle with the current weak magnets falling off of actual magsafe accessories such as tripods or mounts.
3: More Colour Variants
According to leaks, the Flip 7 is only coming in three main colors – black, red & blue. This is very disappointing. Given that previous installments of the Flip series offered much more colour variety. I guess it was already dwindling last year since there was not even a purple as part of the lineup, but I was happy to pick up the mint. There’s a small possibility that the mint this year will be an online exclusive for Samsung’s own website. However, due to my bad experience using the Samsung.com website to order my phone last year, I hope this is not the case since I would much rather buy it in the Harajuku store.
2: More Memory Options (Japan)
This might be confusing to some overseas readers, but that is because they are blissfully unaware of the limitations Samsung users face in Japan. Despite being much closer to Samsung’s Korean headquarters, we often do not get Samsung devices until months later than the west. Here we are, about to see the new Unpacked event, but Samsung Japan has yet to even launch sales of the S25 Edge. Getting back to the Flip series, last year, we only had the 256GB option for all Flip colours except silver which had a 512GB option. Seeing how, in America, every colour option had both a 256GB & 512GB variant, this was very disappointing as a content creator who would have upgraded for the extra space if it was possible for mint. You might be thinking, “Why not just import an American one?” However, overseas Samsung devices do not have what is called a Felica Chip, making them incompatible with Japan’s IC payment systems, including Suica. With the latest advancements to Japan’s transit system slowly allowing it to accept regular credit cards in addition to its proprietary transit cards, the necessity for Felica Chips may eventually become outdated but, as of now, it is hard to sell secondhand Samsung devices from overseas in Japan due to there being no Felica support.
1: A Good Trade-In/Upgrade Deal
The thing I want the very most with the Flip 7 is a good trade-in deal. Looking on Samsung’s website now, trying to trade in the Flip 6 For the S25 only provides about ¥60,000 in credit. With a brand new Flip 6 retailing for roughly 160,000 yen, this is only slightly more than 1/3 of the retail price. That’s not very accommodating or promising. Looking for such a trade-in deal in Japan for the first time, I am not sure if I can expect there to be a better trade in deal for a direct upgrade from the Flip 6 to the Flip 7, but I am hoping that will be the case because, if not, I will likely hold on to this Flip 6 until the Flip 8 is released.
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