There are two types of people: those who love their Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 in its elegant traditional Thom Browne edition, and those who prefer the recently introduced vibrant Pokémon variant.
This version of Samsung's flip phone has just been unveiled by Samsung in Korea, and you can check it out on the brand's site here. Or you can just scroll down.
The website features a countdown, presumably until the device goes on sale, although we don't know if it will be a global launch or just a Korean launch at this point.
Serebii update: Samsung will launch a Pokémon-themed Galaxy Z Flip3 phone in South Korea this month with details coming later this week https://t.co/gDbXkHSvkT pic.twitter.com/kyNyNjxYVVA April 19, 2022
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We don't have a price for the bundle price either, but knowing Samsung's limited edition versions of its higher-end products, that won't be cheap.
The set includes the phone as well as a collection of accessories that, as you can probably imagine, are themed around the popular video game franchise. But if you're a big 'Mon fan, you might find this set a bit disappointing.
Analysis: Pika-choose another version
Pokemon fans, tune out: It looks like this version of the Galaxy Z Flip isn't actually Pokemon themed.
We are talking about the smartphone itself; Sure, it will come with lots of stickers and extras, but we don't think the phone itself will have any badges. That's because Samsung doesn't show the phone itself (in the picture it's wearing a case); if the phone had a Pikachu, or even a Pokéball, we would see it.
You could say "Samsung won't print icons on a smartphone itself" and while that would contradict the long history of ties to pop culture smartphones, it's also not in line with Galaxy's own editions, the Z Flip. 3 from Samsung.
The Thom Browne edition of the device had a patterned design, and the Bespoke Edition models of the phone let you choose the colors yourself, so you're literally ordering the phone with custom prints.
With that in mind, you'd think Samsung could easily fit a little Eevee on the front of the phone or something.
But no, apparently you get a standard black smartphone with some Pokemon-themed accessories, things you can buy from Amazon for a minimal cost.
Hopefully we're wrong and the Galaxy Z Flip 3 has either Piplup or Chespin, but as it stands, we're disappointed in this so-called "Pokemon phone."