Samsung launched its first smartphone with a foldable display in the first quarter of 2019. The Galaxy Fold was soon embroiled in controversy as the units allocated to reviewers started malfunctioning one by one within hours. Samsung had no choice but to postpone the launch and have the issues fixed. The redesigned Galaxy Fold is now being made available in wider markets. China too will be receiving the Galaxy Fold this month. On Weibo, Samsung posted “The Galaxy Fold is here. It is unlike any other mobile device. We have changed people’s perception of smartphones for future generations to come. Ingenuity arrives on November 8.”
While the Galaxy Fold is currently available in numerous markets including India, the US, and South Korea, China was missing from the list. Samsung is rumored to offer the Galaxy Fold from 14,999 Yuan (~$2,120). There is no official confirmation on the pricing yet.
The chaebol has reportedly sold over 500,000 units of the Galaxy Fold globally. The smartphone is likely to go out-of-stock soon after its Chinese launch. The Galaxy Fold rivals the Huawei Mate X, which launched in China this October at 16,999 Yuan (~$2,414).
Hopefully, the 5G edition of the Galaxy Fold will be made available in China. Samsung is also expected to make some announcements on the Galaxy W20 5G foldable flip phone at the same event.
Samsung Galaxy Fold Specifications and Features
The Samsung Galaxy Fold flaunts dual displays. While the primary display on the cover is a 4.6-inch unit, the secondary display is a 7.3-inch Dynamic AMOLED foldable panel. The smartphone is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 855 SoC with an Adreno 640 GPU. It features 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB of native storage. The device draws power from a dual-battery setup equalling 4,380mAh and is equipped with fast charging and wireless charging. The 5G edition of the device has 4,235mAh battery.
The Galaxy Fold uses a six-camera setup. The smartphone has one triple camera setup at the rear and another upfront. The rear cameras include a 16-megapixel lens, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide sensor with an aperture rating of f/2.2 and a 12=megapixel telephoto sensor. The primary selfie camera uses a 10-megapixel lens while two additional sensors of 10-megapixel and an 8-megapixel are placed above the foldable display.
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