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Let me start out by saying that the new OnePlus Open and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 are the most compelling foldables in the US, UK, Europe, and even Australia right now. And it is good to finally have serious competition for Samsung’s Z Fold series. Year after year, Samsung produced the most compelling foldable devices without any serious challengers. Effectively, it was a monopoly of the foldables market. The Pixel Fold from Google was released months ago but it failed to measure up to Samsung’s pedigree in the market. With the arrival of the OnePlus Open, that has changed.
Beyond those core markets, the OnePlus Open is also the first global competitor to Samsung’s Fold series. The Pixel Fold has limited availability. So are foldables from Motorola, OPPO, Vivo, and TECNO. The OnePlus Open is changing that, thanks to a more widespread availability.
Let’s get things started by having a look at the specs of the OnePlus Open and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5, for starters, and thereafter I shall draw the comparisons and close with a look at the prices.
- OnePlus Open specs
- Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 specs
- OnePlus Open and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 Comparison
- OnePlus Open and Samsung Z Fold5: Prices
OnePlus Open specs
In regular phone (closed) mode, the OnePlus Open is a standard bar device with a 6.3-inch Super Fluid AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate. When you open it up, book-style, you get a 7.8-inch tablet-size display that is bright, sharp, crisp, and has no visible crease.
Powering all of this goodness is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor paired with Adreno 740 GPU and 16GB LPDDR5X RAM. This combination delivers exceptional performance, no surprise. For storage, there is 512GB UFS 4.0 ROM. The battery capacity is a 4,805 mAh Dual-cell battery coupled with 67W SUPERVOOC Charging for fast top-ups.
In terms of photography, the main camera in the OnePlus Open is a 48 MP main shooter, along with a 64MP telephoto lens, and a 48 MP Ultra-wide sensor. For selfies, there is a 32MP shooter on the outer display, and a 20MP on the inner display for use with the device opened up.
There is OnePlus’ trademark alert slider, a side fingerprint scanner, and an IR blaster which lets you use the phone as a remote controller for your TV, sound system, etc (whoop!). OnePlus Open comes with IPX4 rating for resistance to splashes of water. Do not submerge this phone in water.
As for software support, the Open will get four years of Android operating system updates and five years of security patches. Not bad.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 specs
When closed, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 sports a 6.2-inch Dynamic AMOLED display with 130Hz refresh rate. Unfold it and you are faced with a 7.6-inch QXGA+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Infinity Flex display with 120Hz adaptive refresh rate.
Behind the screens is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor paired with Adreno 840 GPU and 12GB RAM. There three storage options available – 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB. The battery is a 4,400mAh dual unit with 25W wired fast charging. There is support for 15W wireless charging and 4.5W reverse wireless as well.
The main camera on the Z Fold 5 is a 12MP ultra wide shooter, alongside a 50MP wide angle camera, and a 10MP telephoto camera. For selfies (though you can capture selfies with the main camera), there are two of them – a 10MP selfie camera in a punch hole in the outer screen and also 4MP camera embedded under the bigger display.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 has an IPX8 rating offering water resistance in up to 1.5 meters of freshwater for up to 30 minutes.
OnePlus Open and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 Comparison
L-R: OnePlus Open and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
OnePlus Open has marginally bigger displays, outside and inside, compared to Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5. It also has a bigger battery and much faster wired charging. However, it lacks wireless charging, so you will have to forego that if you opt for the OnePlus.
Both have great build quality. However, while the OnePlus Open has IPX4 splash resistance, the Fold5 goes much further with an IPX8 rating which protects it when submerged. Do note that the Galaxy Z Fold5 is the thicker and heavier of the two devices. That’s an important factor for me: I am naturally biased towards lighter devices.
In addition, the OnePlus lacks support for a stylus like the S Pen on the Samsung. But do you really need a stylus? That’s up to you. I’d love to have the functionality available, though I do not think that I will need it much.
In terms of performance, they both use the same processor, but the OnePlus has more RAM, and that gives it an edge in this area. More RAM translates to faster and smoother app launching and switching.
OnePlus Open and Samsung Z Fold5: Prices
The OnePlus Open has only one model available with 512GB of storage, and it is priced at $1,699 in the USA (€1,799 in the EU, and £1,599 in the UK), while the Samsung Z Fold5 starts at $1,799 for the 256GB storage variant. The 512GB storage sells from $1,820, giving the OnePlus Open an edge in terms of pricing.
However, for those who want more storage, the Galaxy Z Fold5 has a 1TB storage variant that sells for $2,009. Samsung definitely provides more options to pick from, if money is not an objection.
Which is the best foldable in the market between OnePlus Open and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5? Which is the better of the two? In terms of overall features, the Fold5 has an edge. But in terms of overall value-for-money, OnePlus Open appears to have that nailed down.
Author:Mister Mobility
Digital Skills and Communication Coach | Mobile Phone Connoisseur since 2001 | Tech Blogging since 2004
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Does Samsung Galaxy A54 have wireless charging? That is a question we have been bugged with recently. Samsung Galaxy A54 5G is Samsung’s latest addition to its excellent midrange A-series smartphones in 2023. While the MobilityArena have yet to spend a good amount of time with it, we’re optimistic this cut-price king is likely to be a great option if you want a smartphone for just $450. But what does the wireless charging situation look like?
A lower price often means some features end up on the cutting room floor, and wireless charging is often one of those features first on the cost-saving block. If you’re a fan of the convenience of wireless charging, you’ll want to make sure your new phone supports your favored charging method. So, does the Samsung Galaxy A54 have wireless charging?
- How fast is Samsung Galaxy A54’s wired charging?
- Samsung Galaxy A54 does not have wireless charging
- Midrange Phones with Wireless Charging
- Get a wireless charging case for Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
How fast is Samsung Galaxy A54’s wired charging?
Samsung A54 5G shares quite a number of features with the Galaxy S23 series, and like all the models in the Galaxy S23 series, Samsung A54 is equipped with 25W fast charge technology. For some reason, Samsung has opted to stick with this relatively slow type of fast charge, and it is the sore spot on what looks like an excellent device when you compare it to competitors in the market. Some of those competitors have as much as 67W and 120W fast charge. Yes, that shows you how far bahind Samsung’s fast charge implementations are. But let’s get on to the question of whether Samsung A54 has wireless charging or not.
Samsung Galaxy A54 does not have wireless charging
One of the features that Samsung Mobile had to remove to help attain the budget price of the Galaxy A54 is wireless charging. The phone does not have wireless charging. You cannot charge the Galaxy A54 with a wireless plate or pad.
As a rule, wireless charging has mostly been a preserve of premium flagships, though the feature is beginning to trickle down to some higher end midrangers.
Midrange Phones with Wireless Charging
One of the few midrange phones with wireless charging is the Nothing Phone 1 , which is available for around $405, and OPPO Reno10 ($490). Like I said, there are not a lot of midrange smartphones with this feature. If you do want one, you have to spend a bit more than what you would spend on the Samsung Galaxy A54.
I am not so hung up on wireless charging, though, as cool as the feature is. For one, it is much slower than charging your phone with a cable. Until it catches up with wired charging, I’d rather plug in my phone to a cable and get it topped up really fast. For now, wireless charging is mostly a fancy and cool feature to have on your phone.
Get a wireless charging case for Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
CCSamll Mirror Case for Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
The takeaway here is that while the Samsung A54 does not have wireless charging built-in, if you really want to be able to charge it that way, it’s possible: simply buy a wireless charging case to use with it, and you are good to go.
Author:Mister Mobility
Digital Skills and Communication Coach | Mobile Phone Connoisseur since 2001 | Tech Blogging since 2004
