Samsung had an early start for the year 2020. The Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy S10 Lite phones were introduced right at the beginning of the year. The Galaxy S20 series and the clamshell Galaxy Z Flip foldable phone are slated to go official in the coming week. The South Korean company will be bringing the Galaxy A51 and Galaxy A71 to wider markets and it will be also releasing couple of A-series and M-series smartphones in the country. Recent reports have revealed that the South Korean company is also working on a second edition of the Galaxy Fold. Dutch based GalaxyClub.nl publication has shared some initial information on the Galaxy Fold 2.
Samsung is yet to confirm the name of the successor for its foldable display phone – the Galaxy Fold that was announced in 2019. The rumor mill is currently referring to as the Galaxy Fold 2. The aforementioned publication has revealed that the Galaxy Fold 2 is codenamed as Winner 2 or Win2. The original Galaxy Fold was codenamed as Winner.
With the similar codename as predecessor model, there is a possibility that the Galaxy Fold 2 may arrive with a design that is similar to the original Galaxy Fold. Hence, there may not be any major changes in terms of design. Rather, the Galaxy Fold 2 may for an enhanced experience than the predecessor model. It is yet to be confirmed whether the device will be accompanied with a stylus. It could be packed with more powerful specs than the original model.
There is a 5G variant of the device that is dubbed as Win2 5G. Hence, it appears that the Galaxy Fold 2 could be arriving in 4G LTE and 5G flavors. The model numbers of the Win2 and Win2 5G are yet to be known. The report further states that the Galaxy Fold 2 may arrive later this year. It is unclear whether the Galaxy Fold 2 debut alongside the Galaxy Note 20 arriving in the second half of the year.
A recent report had revealed that the Galaxy Fold 2 could be coming with an 8-inch foldable display with Ultra-Thin Glass (UTG) and it could be drawing power from the Snapdragon 865 mobile platform. It could be sporting a primary shooter of 108-megapixel. The report had also claimed that it could be coming with an S-Pen stylus. Rumors also suggest that the company is also working on a Z series foldable phone with tri-folding design. Nothing is known on the specs of this mysterious foldable smartphone.
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