The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5's family tree starts with the very first mainstream foldable, the Galaxy Fold, which launched back in 2019. If you compare the Z Fold 5 to the original, the series has come a long way. Since the Z Fold 2, though, Samsung has played things fairly safe, limiting upgrades to incremental design changes and a refreshed set of internals year-on-year.
While Samsung hasn't had much big-screen foldable competition in the West to date, for 2023 it's a different story: the Google Pixel Fold is the Z Fold 5's most mainstream competition, complete with bigger screens throughout; while the Honor Magic Vs is a lower-cost alternative; and rumours are hotting up about the upcoming OnePlus Open, expected in the coming months.
