If you haven't been paying attention, Samsung will be launching a lot of phones very, very soon, including the Galaxy Note 20, as well as the Galaxy Fold 2 and the Galaxy Z Flip, a foldable phone that was released earlier this year and that we really like which we really like and launched earlier this year

Today we have new information, courtesy of SamMobile, indicating that the new Galaxy Z Flip 5G is just around the corner Multiple versions of the Z Flip 5G customized for different network bands have appeared in the Bluetooth SIG certification database

According to the listing, the Galaxy Z Flip 5G will be available on AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint, and Verizon is the only US carrier not offering the device This is likely because the new Z Flip will not support the millimeter wave 5G infrastructure that Verizon's 5G network currently relies entirely on, but this is merely speculation at this point

The Galaxy Z Flip 5G is expected to be similar to its predecessor in most respects, except for the new system-on-chip that will allow it to connect to 5G networks The Snapdragon 865 is Qualcomm's latest and greatest mobile processor, which is found in cutting-edge Android devices such as the OnePlus 8 Pro and the Galaxy S20 Ultra, and it is believed that this chip will also be used in the Z Flip 5G

The current Galaxy Z Flip, relegated to the LTE tower, is powered by the Snapdragon 855 Plus processor, which is slightly faster than the 855 in last year's flagship Android product, but not as fast as the 865 generation

Otherwise, no major changes are expected to this Z Flip variant The casing of the new device will probably be indistinguishable from the original model, and the battery is expected to be roughly the same 3,300 mAh size Hopefully the faster 5G network won't consume extra power and shorten the phone's charge life; Tom's Guide's custom battery tests show a web streaming runtime of just over 8 hours and 15 minutes, which is not particularly long for the current Z Flip to begin with

Rumor has it that Samsung will hold an Unpacked event on August 5 to officially launch the Galaxy Z Flip 5G That said, given the pace at which Samsung's upcoming devices are leaking, we will likely have all our questions answered in the coming weeks, probably well before that