Foldable smartphones were set to radically change the way smartphones look. However, these futuristic devices are yet to get their big break, mostly because every OEM is still trying out its own thing, its own design.
Samsung has been at the forefront of this innovation and so far, we’ve seen two really good takes on the foldable smartphone from the OEM — the Samsung Galaxy Fold and the Galaxy Flip.
With such impressive devices, one would think Samsung would have a hard time building a successor. Well, during an event held on September 1, Samsung unveiled its new foldable smartphone — the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 2.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 is a mouthful of a name and is the successor to the Samsung Galaxy Fold, at least from a design perspective.
It brings a much bigger front screen making it a lot more usable and also bumps up the internals, packing the highest-end specs and cameras. In 2020, that means Qualcomm’s flagship chip, the Snapdragon 865+. The CPU is paired with 12 GB of RAM and a 4,500mAh battery.
The general design of this beast is heavily inspired by the language we saw with this year’s Samsung Galaxy Note 20 devices while staying true to its predecessor, Galaxy Fold‘s form factor.
Special Features / Improvements
As mentioned earlier, the most notable improvements are on three main fronts with this device. The front display has been pushed out from a 4/6-inch display to a much more usable 6.2-inch bezel-less display. The larger display gets the same treatment, growing from 7.3 inches to 7.6 inches.
Gone is the corner camera cut out from the Galaxy Fold as this one gets an edge-to-edge display with a hole punch that houses the 10MP selfie shooter.
The hinge can now support itself at any reasonable angle, making for a whole new level of versatility should you want to prop you Z Fold 2 in laptop mode.
Price and Availability
From the spec-sheet below, it is clear that Samsung is not skimming on any aspect of this device. As such, one would expect this device to have a price-tag that reflects the same, and it does.
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 2 will start at a whooping $1,999!! That is a 60% price jump from the previous generation Galaxy Fold.
There’s still no word about local availability and pricing but if previous launches are anything to go by, we should know more about this towards the end of September. We shall keep an eye on that and update this post when we get more details
Here’s the device’s complete spec-sheet courtesy of Samsung’s official website.
| Model name | Galaxy Z Fold 2 |
|---|---|
| Model type | Foldable |
| Colors | Bronze (Mystic Bronze) Black (Mystic Black) Thom Browne Edition () |
| Announced | 2020, August |
| Released | 2020, September |
| PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Dimensions | Folded: 159.2 x 68.0 x 16.8 mm Unfolded: 159.2 x 128.2 x 6.9 mm |
| Weights | 282g |
| OPERATING SYSTEM | |
| Operating system | Android 10 |
| One UI version | 2.5 |
| NETWORK | |
| SIM | Single SIM |
| SIM card sizes | Nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Networks | 2G 3G 4G 5G |
| eSIM support | Yes |
| DISPLAY | |
| Kind | Main Display |
| Name | Infinity Flex Display |
| Technology | Dynamic AMOLED 2X |
| Size | 7.6 inch / 193.04 mm |
| Resolution | QXGA+ / 2208×1768 pixels |
| Pixel density | 373 PPI |
| Screen to body ratio | ~88.6% |
| Kind | Cover Display |
| Name | Infinity-O Display |
| Technology | Super AMOLED Display |
| Size | 6.2 inch / 157.15 mm |
| Resolution | HD+ / 2260×816 pixels |
| Pixel density | 386 PPI |
| Screen to body ratio | % |
| PROCESSOR | |
| Related model number(s) | SM-F916B |
| Chipset | Snapdragon 865+ |
| Clock Speed | Single-Core @ 3.09 GHz Triple-Core @ 2.40 GHz Quad-Core @ 1.80 GHz |
| Cores | Octa-Core |
| GPU | Adreno 650 |
| MEMORY | |
| RAM/ROM sizes | 12 GB RAM with 256 GB ROM 12 GB RAM with 512 GB ROM |
| External memory support | No |
| External memory support maximum | |
| SENSORS | |
| Capacitive Fingerprint sensor (side) | Yes |
| Accelerometer | Yes |
| Barometer | Yes |
| Gyro sensor | Yes |
| Geomagnetic sensor | Yes |
| Hall sensor | Yes |
| Proximity sensor | Yes |
| Light Sensor | Yes |
| VIDEO | |
| Max. Video Recording Resolution | 8K video recording at 24 fps (7680×4320) |
| COVER CAMERA | |
| Rotating / Pop-up | No |
| Flash | No |
| Kind | Selfie Camera |
| Megapixels | 10MP |
| Aperture | F2.2 |
| Pixel size | 1.22μm |
| Field of view | 80˚ |
| Extras | |
| FRONT CAMERA | |
| Rotating / Pop-up | No |
| Flash | No |
| Kind | Selfie Camera |
| Megapixels | 10MP |
| Aperture | F2.2 |
| Pixel size | 1.22μm |
| Field of view | 80˚ |
| Extras | |
| REAR CAMERA | |
| Rotating / Pop-up | No |
| Flash | Yes |
| Digital zoom | Yes: 3 – 10 |
| Optical zoom | Yes: 0.5 – 2 |
| Kind | Ultra Wide Camera |
| Megapixels | 12MP |
| Aperture | F2.2 |
| Pixel size | 1.12μm |
| Field of view | 123˚ |
| Extras | |
| Kind | Wide-angle Camera |
| Megapixels | 12MP |
| Aperture | F1.8 |
| Pixel size | 1.8μm |
| Field of view | 83° |
| Extras | Super Speed Dual Pixel AF, OIS |
| Kind | Telephoto Camera |
| Megapixels | 12MP |
| Aperture | F2.4 |
| Pixel size | 1.0μm |
| Field of view | 45˚ |
| Extras | OIS |
| CONNECTIVITY | |
| ANT+ | Yes |
| USB version | Type C |
| 3.5mm Headphonejack | No |
| Location technology | GPS Galileo Glonass BeiDou |
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| Wi-Fi Direct | Yes |
| NFC | Yes |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.0 |
| BATTERY | |
| Standard battery capacity | 4500 mAh |
| Removeable battery | No |
| Wired fast charging | Yes |
| Wired fast charging Watt | 25 |
| Wireless fast charging | Yes |
| Wireless fast charging Watt | 11 |
| Wireless power share | Yes |
| Wireless power share Watt | 4.5 |
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