Recent reports reveal that Samsung’s clamshell phone Galaxy Z Flip with foldable display and Galaxy S20 series of flagship phones will debut on Feb. 11. Initial reports had dubbed it as Galaxy Fold 2 The Galaxy Z Flip moniker was not confirmed by the company, but recent reports revealed that it will be breaking cover with the said name. Now a listing of an accessory of the phone on Samsung Romania website has confirmed that it will indeed debut as Galaxy Z Flip.
In October last year, Samsung had said that it is working on a clamshell phone. Assuming this to be successor to the original Galaxy Fold phone, the name Galaxy Fold 2 got held up in every new report on this flip phone. By December, news had it that this next generation Galaxy Fold 2 would get announced alongside the Galaxy S20 series in February 2020. With just two months for its launch, more information on the phone’s name as well as specifications was certainly expected within a span of a few weeks.
The Galaxy Z Flip name was first revealed by reliable Chinese tipster Ice Universe. Any clouds over the reliability of this tip were cast away when the same name appeared on an Indonesian certification body. To everyone’s delight, later the name also appeared on the database of Thailand’s NBTC regulatory body.
What stayed amiss however was any official update as till then Samsung did not confirm the name for a phone whose design it had showcased months back. Who could expect that such official authorization could come in an unexpected way through an accessory listing for the phone on Samsung’s Romania website? The accessory listing states that the company will be selling a leather cover for its upcoming clamshell phone.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip specifications and pricing (Rumored)
The Galaxy Z Flip will run on Android 10 along with Samsung’s One UI skin. It could be driven by the 7nm Snapdragon 855+ processor with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB UFS 3.0 built-in storage. It could be coming with a two-part battery system with a total capacity of 3,300 mAh. The phone supports 15W rapid charging and 9W wireless charging.
The clamshell phone is expected to house a 6.7-inch S-AMOLED Infinity Flex foldable display that offers full HD+ resolution and an aspect ratio of 22:9. The rear side of the device has 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel dual camera setup whereas it is equipped with a 10-megapixel selfie camera. The device could be priced at $1,399 in the U.S.
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