Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy W21 5G foldable smartphone in China. The smartphone is the successor to the Galaxy W20 5G which was launched last year. Also, it adopts a clamshell design just like its predecessor, the device packs a specs lineup similar to the Galaxy Z Fold2 5G.
The Galaxy W21 5G packs a 7.6-inch QXGA+ Infinity-O Dynamic AMOLED screen on the inside with 120Hz refresh rate and Samsung Ultra-Thin Glass. On the outside, there is a 6.2-inch HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity Flex display. The device comes with dual nanoSIM support and a new Glitter Gold colour. The phone is developed in partnership with China Telecom.
The Galaxy W21 5G is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 650 GPU powering the graphics. The processor is paired with 12GB LPDDR5 RAM while there is 512GB of UFS 3.1 storage. Proving the interface is the Android 10-based One UI 2.5.
For optics, the smartphone packs a triple rear camera setup consisting of a 12MP main lens with f/1.8 aperture, PDAF, OIS. There is also a 12MP telephoto lens with f/2.4 aperture, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom, up to 10x digital zoom, and a 12MP 120° Ultra Wide sensor with f/2.2 aperture. The phone equally packs a 10MP front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture.
The sleek foldable flagship device also comes with stereo speakers tuned by AKG with Dolby Atmos support. There is equally a side-mounted fingerprint sensor onboard. For connectivity, the Galaxy W21 5G comes with SA/NSA dual-mode 5G support, dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ax (2.4/5GHz), HE80, MIMO, 1024-QAM, Bluetooth 5, GPS with GLONASS, USB Type-C (Gen 3.2), NFC etc. Keeping the lights on is a 4500mAh battery with 25W wired and 11W wireless (WPC and PMA) charging.
As for the price, the Samsung Galaxy W21 5G is priced at 19999 yuan (~$3000). It is available to pre-order in China right now but sales will commence on November 20th.
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