- The new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 has ultra-wideband (UWB) support, but the feature is exclusive to the South Korean model.
- UWB is a wireless technology that enables highly precise location tracking for features like digital car keys and Google’s Find Hub.
- It’s unclear why UWB is limited to the Korean model, but it may be due to regional demand or the cost of regulatory certification in other countries.
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip lineup offers most of the features seen in the company’s other flagship devices, including a top-tier chipset, the latest version of One UI, and Galaxy AI. However, the series traditionally misses out on some features due to its compact form factor or for strategic reasons. For example, every device in the Z Flip lineup, including the new Galaxy Z Flip 7, was thought to lack support for ultra-wideband (UWB). As it turns out, that’s not entirely true. The Galaxy Z Flip 7 does support UWB, but only if you buy it in Samsung’s home market of South Korea.
UWB is a short-range wireless communication technology similar to Bluetooth, but it excels at highly precise location tracking, offering centimeter-level accuracy. In practice, this allows Android’s digital car key feature to locate and unlock your car as you approach it. Google’s Find Hub also uses UWB to pinpoint the exact location of item trackers. While both features benefit greatly from UWB’s precision, very few devices on the market actually support the technology, forcing them to fall back to less precise tracking methods.