Sep 17, 2021 23:00:00

Folding smartphone 'Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G' with abundant specifications Benchmark practice, what is the actual ability?

Samsung's smartphone 'Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G ', which is scheduled to appear in early October 2021, tends to focus on the folding function, but in terms of specifications, it is a high-end machine equipped with

Qualcomm's 5nm process SoC Snapdragon 888. I actually did a benchmark test to see how much power the Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G has.

Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G ｜ Galaxy Official (Japan)
https://www.galaxymobile.jp/galaxy-z-flip3-5g/

Galaxy Z Flip3 5G SC-54B | Smartphone (5G) | Products | NTT DoCoMo
https://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/product/sc54b/

So, this time I will use the standard benchmark application ' Geekbench 5 '. For the appearance and folding function of Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G, please refer to the previous article.

Smartphone that folds like a feature phone 'Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G' Photo Review --GIGAZINE

·table of contents
◆ Geekbench 5: CPU
◆ Geekbench 5: COMPUTE (OpenCL)
◆ Geekbench 5: COMPUTE (Vulkan)
◆ Geekbench ML: CPU / GPU / NNAPI
◆ Summary

◆ Geekbench 5: CPU
For this 'Galaxy Z Flip 3', go to 'Settings'-> 'Battery and Device Care'-> 'Battery'-> 'Other Battery Settings' to improve the data processing speed of all apps other than games. There is an item called 'Improvement', so enable it.

The result of actually testing the CPU performance with Geekbench 5 is as follows. The single core was '1019' and the multi-core was '3413'. Click on the image below to see all the details of the results taken with

Galaxy's scroll capture feature.

The single-core score is rated higher than

the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G released in April 2021 and the Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G in October 2020. You can also click on this image to see all the details.

The multi-core score was evaluated to be nearly 10% higher than the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G and Galaxy S21 5G.

◆ Geekbench 5: COMPUTE (OpenCL)
Next,

the result of benchmarking with OpenCL is as follows, and the score was '4695'. The Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G and Samsung Galaxy 21 5G are heavily drained, and are positioned between the Galaxy Note20 Ultra and the Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G.

◆ Geekbench 5: COMPUTE (Vulkan)

Vulkan 's score was '4353'.

◆ Geekbench ML: CPU / GPU / NNAPI
Next, when I tried using the benchmark application 'Geekbench ML ' that examines the performance of machine learning applications, the CPU result was '392'. This result is located just below the top layer of Android in the CPU ranking of Geek Bench ML that can be confirmed from the official website of Geekbench.

The GPU is '1658'. In the GPU ranking, it is ranked first in smartphones, overtaking all Galaxy models and iPhone 12.

The neural network API (NNAPI) was '998'. This result ranks third for Android, next to the Galaxy S21 5G and Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G in the NNAPI ranking.

◆ Summary
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G is not only foldable, but also has a good match with the flagship Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G in terms of specifications, and it boasts a 120Hz refresh rate Dynamic AMOLED-equipped display cover display. And 8GB RAM (memory), 128GB ROM (storage), 3300mAh battery capacity and a configuration with no gaps in specifications. Furthermore, I had the impression that the functions that I wanted were almost complete, such as IPX8's complete waterproofing, wireless charging, fingerprint & face recognition, and Osaifu-Keitai support.

Samsung 'Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G' is scheduled to appear in early October 2021, and the price is 148,896 yen including tax for docomo, and it is undecided at the time of article creation for au.

・ Continued
I tried using the camera of the folding smartphone 'Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G' that can easily realize self-portraits that make a difference to others --GIGAZINE