ZTE Libero Flip launches as a particularly affordable foldable with a round secondary display and Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
With the Libero Flip, ZTE presents a much cheaper alternative to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 (approx. ~€835 on Amazon), which combines the hardware of a current mid-range smartphone with a foldable 6.9-inch AMOLED display that has a resolution of 2,790 x 1,188 pixels. On the outside is a round 1.43-inch AMOLED panel with 466 x 466 pixels resolution.
This display can be used as a camera viewfinder or show a variety of widgets, including a stopwatch, a step counter, and music playback control. There are two cameras next to the display, including a 50-megapixel main camera that can also record 4K videos and a 2 MP sensor. The 16-megapixel selfie camera sits in a central punch-hole. The hinge allows the display to be held half-opened and function as a simple camera tripod.
Inside the smartphone is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 which combines four ARM Cortex-A710 performance cores with clock speeds of up to 2.4 GHz with four Cortex-A510 efficiency cores clocking at 1.8 GHz. Despite the flip phone form factor, ZTE installed a relatively large 4,310 mAh battery, which can be charged via USB-C with up to 33 watts. The casing is only IP4X certified, i.e. not water-resistant. The Libero Flip comes with Android 13.
Prices and availability
The ZTE Libero Flip will be launched in Japan on February 29, 2024. The device will cost just 39,800 yen (approx. 246 euros) with a launch discount, while the recommended retail price is 63,000 yen (approx. 389 euros). The device is only available with 6 GB RAM and 128 GB flash memory.
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