LIVE: It's the year of the foldable, join us for Samsung Unpacked 2023

Flip phones are certainly having a moment, with a wave of flip phones hitting the market from big hitters like Motorola and Google. But Samsung, the world's largest phone maker and the company that popularised these new folding screen phones isn't going to let just anyone eat its lunch, so will certainly be back with some new Flips and Folds to reclaim its throne.

You can tune in and watch Samsung reveal all the details live on YouTube or follow along with us live here as we provide our view on what could be the best flip and fold phones of 2023.

Only a few hours until the big show. What else can we expect from Samsung today? Well, rumors are pointing toward new Galaxy Tablets and potentially a new Galaxy watch as Samsung continues to build out its ecosystem.

The most recent announcement in the foldable space was from Google with its Google Pixel Fold, which has had mixed reviews as a phone overall, but still has some of that Pixel magic in the cameras. Samsung has fallen a little short on its past foldable cameras compared to its Galaxy S range, so hopefully it can pull off something special with these new devices.

Just fifteen minutes to go until the event starts. I have used foldables from Samsung and other brands, and I am still not completely sold on the foldable form factor, the word 'gimmicky' always springs to mind. But will the next hour convince me otherwise.

Here we go! If you just can't wait then you can get ahead of the event and read all about the announcements first. Check out all the news on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 and the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5.

Samsung predicts over 100+ foldable devices sold by next year!

Here it is - the first images of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5

And the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5

Our camera phone reviewer Basil has had a chance to get some hands-on experience with both of these new phones. You can check out his first impressions of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 and the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 starts at $999.99 / £1,049 / AU$1,649. It is available to preorder now at Samsung US or Samsung UK

And the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 starts at $1,799 / £1,749 and is available to preorder now at Samsung US or Samsung UK

Both phones will be available starting August 11.

Finally, it is the turn of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, S9 Plus, and S9 Ultra. Samsung's brand new top-of-the-line tablets. We have all the news, so you can read all about the new tablets. 

The new tablets will start at $799 / £799 for the Galaxy Tab S9 and climb all the way up to $1,619 / £1,699 for a specced out S9 Ultra. You can preorder the devices now on Samsung US or Samsung UK.

Here are some images of the new Galaxy Tab series

And thats a wrap on Samsung Unpacked 2023, a lot of exciting products coming soon that we can't wait to get our hands on and review, stay tuned to Digital Camera World!