After several leaks and teases, Samsung officially launched its second foldable smartphone named Samsung Galaxy Z Flip at its Unpacked event along with the new Galaxy S20 series of flagship phones.
The smartphone is already available for purchase in select markets, including South Korea and United States. Now, the company is all set to launch this foldable smartphone in the Chinese market and has confirmed 20th February as the launch date while the shipments for the same will begin next day, i.e. from February 21st.
Samsung will be offering S Codes for a limited 2-hour window on the Samsung Galaxy Community forum from 10 AM to 12 PM on 20th February. This S Code will enable users to purchase the Galaxy Z Flip smartphone on a priority basis.
Those who have S Code will be able to place the order for the smartphone from Samsung Online Store on 21st February at 10:00 AM and their shipments will also being the same day while for others, the shipments will start from 23rd February.
Coming to the smartphone, it comes with a 6.7-inch flexible hole-punch display covered with Ultra-Thin Glass (UTG). Samsung has designed the phone to be used in three ways. In the closed mode using the small 1.1-inch Super AMOLED cover display on the back; open mode as a regular smartphone; and Flex Mode where the display can be stopped at any angle similar to adjusting the screen of laptop.
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Under the hood, the device is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus octa-core processor, coupled with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.0 internal storage. As for the camera department, it features dual-camera setup on the back consisting of a 12MP f/1.8 1.4um primary rear camera paired with another 12MP camera with an f/2.2 aperture.
On the front side, the device features a 10MP camera with f/2.4 aperture for taking selfies and video calling. The phone also comes with a fingerprint scanner embedded on the right-side frame of the upper part of the device.
The smartphone is running Android 10 operating system out-of-the-box with the company’s One UI 2.0 on top. It is powered by a 3,300mAh battery and comes with support for 15W fast charging technology. The Galaxy Z Flip comes in Mirror Purple and Mirror Black colors but some regions will also get a third color variant called Mirror Gold.
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