Three days after selling out its entire consignment of Galaxy Fold devices in China under five minutes, Samsung once again ran out-of-stock within a few minutes on Monday. The foldable smartphone sold like hot cakes during the 11.11 (Singles’ Day) sales event in China, despite the mammoth ~$2,000 price tag. Samsung did not mention the number of devices that were sold during the second phase. However, the company is replenishing its supply lines fairly quickly, meaning that the Galaxy Fold will be available shortly.
In related news, Samsung plans to unveil the Galaxy W20 5G in China on Nov. 19. What was initially rumored to be a new clamshell-designed foldable smartphone, turned out to be nothing but a 5G-enabled variant of the Galaxy Fold with a new processor! The specifications of the smartphone surfaced online through the TENAA listings yesterday.
Samsung W20 5G Specifications and Features
The Galaxy W20 5G (model number SM-W2020) flaunts a 7.3-inch flexible AMOLED display with a resolution of 2152 x 1536 pixels. The secondary cover display uses a 4.6-inch unit with a resolution of 1680 x 720 pixels. According to the TENAA listing of the device, it is powered by a 2.956 GHz Snapdragon 855+ SoC with 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB of native storage.
In terms of optics, the W20 5G seems to borrow the same Hexa-camera setup present on the Galaxy Fold. The rear panel is equipped with two 12-megapixel sensors and a 16-megapixel unit. Present on the upper surface of the inner display is the 10-megapixel and 8-megapixel lenses. The 10-megapixel selfie camera is present above the cover display. The TENAA listing also reveals a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. The foldable phone runs on Android 9 Pie OS that is customized with the latest edition of One UI.
The Samsung Galaxy W20 5G draws power from a 4,135 mAh battery. The smartphone could ship with 15W fast charging according to its 3C listing. The WPC certification of the device confirmed the presence of wireless charging on the device. Samsung is currently selling the Galaxy Fold in China for CNY 15,999 (~$2,286). The Galaxy W20 5G will be priced higher than the Galaxy Fold.
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