It’s been a few weeks since the release of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 and the company is slowly updating some specific features of this model. And so it is, it’s a pretty special mobile phone, not because of its foldable format, but because of its outer screen.

This is because of the large front display, which finally this year offers more than just widgets. That’s why Samsung is looking how to optimize this and the latest update to the Galaxy Z Flip5 is as follows: better memory usage and battery saving.

More optimizations for the outer display of the Galaxy Z Flip5

This year, Samsung has switched to a large external display for its foldable cover model. There were several generations of Motorola’s Razr—meanwhile, Xataka had analysis of the Razr 40 Ultra with a large front display, but Samsung went ahead with a fairly compact format.

A larger front screen consumes more battery, but at the same time, the Flip5’s display is more functional, allowing you to use certain apps locally and in addition forcing the installation of any installed app on the mobile. Also, this screen has an Always On Display mode, which means higher energy consumption.

I commented in the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 review that battery life largely depends on whether the Always On Display mode is enabled or not. I actually managed to stay in front of the screen for four to almost five hours without AOD. Me with Always-On Display between two hours and twenty-three and a half hours in front of the screen.. So the conclusion is that the cost is quite high with this function enabled.

However, as we read on SamMobile, Samsung recently released an update. Update -8.3.30.4- for the Always On Display app Improved memory usage when using certain actions on the front screen and reduced clock refresh in some AOD modes.

Image from SamMobile

There are no more details about it, but the clock can only be updated as the minutes pass, rather than continuously. A lower energy impact is achieved by simply reducing resource useso if you’ve decided to bet on this folding, that’s good news, yes we do, but we mentioned earlier that the battery isn’t its strong point.

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