(phone beeping)

and now it's Samsung's turn

in the spotlight (upbeat music)

and the company isn't making any big moves.

It's foldables, the Z Flip and the Z Fold, are back

with new additions, the Galaxy Watch is going pro

and the Buds Pro are getting a sequel.

But, across the board, it's a story

of little changes here and there, not big leaps.

It doesn't make for an electrifying product launch,

but it might make these devices just a little bit nicer

to use.

Let's dive in and take a look starting

with the folding phones.

We'll cover the buds and the watches later,

so you can skip ahead if that's what you're interested in.

(upbeat music)

So we've got the Galaxy Z Flip 4

and its big brother, the Z Fold 4.

There have been some durability improvements

but mostly limited to the main screens on both devices.

Samsung says they're 45% stronger

than the previous versions.

That's thanks to using stronger ultra-thin glass

and making adjustments to the display's layers.

There's stronger adhesive on the screen protector too,

so those should stay in place a little better,

and hopefully this time

around Samsung's figured out the dreaded bubble problem.

The phones are still rated to 200,000 folds

and Samsung has made the bezels and the hinges

on both a little slimmer.

On the Fold, the two times telephoto lens has been promoted

to a three-time zoom

and it also includes Space Zoom for the first time,

which is just Samsung's term for digital zoom

with some AI enhancements.

The camera under the Fold's main display also blends

in a little better this time around.

You can see it if you're looking for it,

but it's much less distracting than on last year's model.

Both models have updated main camera hardware.

There's a bigger 50-megapixel sensor on the Fold.

Image processing is supposed to be better too.

Remember Nightography?

Yep. That's here.

Samsung says low-light photos are brighter

and the really nice portrait mode updates we saw

on the S 22 series are here too.

There's a few software changes under the hood too.

When you use Flex Mode,

that's when you have the phone folded halfway,

there's a new feature where you can use part

of the screen as a touch pad.

There's even a little mouse cursor to move around

when you're using Chrome.

The Fold's task bar is now on the bottom of the screen,

rather than on the side.

You can do more from the Flip's cover screen too,

like sending quick replies to texts.

Oh, and one thing that hasn't changed, the price.

The Z Flip 4 is still 999

and the Z Fold 4 still costs 1,799.

So in my short time with the device,

I felt like the phones feel really nice.

The hinges are a little stiff,

you have to be kind of firm when you're opening,

closing the phones is not really like a one handed joint

but I don't know about 1,799,

you can buy like a bag full of phones for 1,799.

Let's talk about the watches.

(mellow music)

There's the Galaxy Watch 5

and the brand new Galaxy Watch 5 Pro.

The Watch 5 is kind of the definition of minor updates.

There's a new skin temperature sensor

and the design has been tweaked so

that the watch sensors make better contact with your skin.

Samsung says the glass on the watch face is 60% stronger

than on the Watch 4 and the battery is also 15% bigger

and Samsung claims you can get up

to 50 hours on a single charge.

That's good because battery life

on the Watch 4 kind of sucked.

There are 40 and 44 millimeter sizes

and it starts at 279 for Bluetooth or 329 for LTE.

The Watch 5 Pro is for serious outdoorsy types.

It's 45 millimeters, so it is not small,

and it felt pretty chunky on my wrist.

Samsung claims it'll get 80 hours on a single charge,

which is wild, or even up to 20 hours of continuous GPS use.

It has turned by turn route specific navigation,

which is kind of unexpected,

and it's rated 5ATM and IP68 waterproof,

so you can wear it on a swim.

It's also more expensive, naturally.

It's 449 for Bluetooth and 499 for LTE,

so that's a steep, $170 premium over the non-pro version.

One thing you're not going to find on either watch,

a physical rotating bezel,

just the capacitive touchscreen bezel.

Samsung still sells the Watch 4 Classic

with the rotating bezel for now

but we wouldn't be surprised if it goes away entirely.

The capacitive bezel is fine, it gets the job done

but there's that tiny delay that you don't get

with a physical bezel.

Finally, the buds. (serene music)

The Galaxy Buds 2 Pro,

like 2 Pro 2 furious. (drum music)

Anyway, there are, you guessed it,

very minor updates over the Buds Pro.

They cost 299 and there's higher resolution, 24-bit audio

and the buds themselves are 15% smaller.

Samsung says they should be more comfortable

to wear all day in that the air vents are a little bigger

to relieve pressure.

I didn't wear them all day, but yeah,

they're pretty comfortable.

Samsung claims there's three extra decibels

of noise cancellation compared

to the original Galaxy Buds Pro

and that these do better at handling higher pitch sounds.

They include spatial audio and automatic switching

between Samsung devices

but still don't offer proper multipoint support

like the Pixel Buds Pro,

so, that's kind of a bummer.

- [Woman] Big bummer!

(Allison laughs)

- Maybe they're saving that for the sequel,

Galaxy Buds Pro, Tokyo Drift. (drum music)

This wasn't exactly the most exciting

"Unpacked" we've seen recently and that's okay.

At least with its foldables,

Samsung doesn't have to do a lot of work

because it basically owns the product category.

They're still years ahead of the competition,

so the little moves and refinements here

and there make sense, but if you were hoping

for a summer blockbuster from Samsung, well,

there's always next year.

There's gonna be new phones, and then after that,

there's gonna be some more new phones,

and then Christmas happens

and then there's more new phones,

so, buckle up!