Samsung‘s latest foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 has been graded as the most durable foldable phone around. That is because the Korean tech giant seems to have focused on that aspect. The Z Fold 3 doesn’t have anything spectacular in the camera segment as its setup is hardly different from the Galaxy Z Fold 2. The two models feature a 12MP wide-angle camera with OIS, a 12MP ultrawide camera, and a 12MP telephoto camera with 2x optical zoom and OIS.

However, one aspect where the Z Fold 3 differs from its predecessor is in the aspect of the brand of the telephoto camera. A recent report emanating from South Korea ha revealed that the Z Fold 3’s telephoto lens was manufactured by Korean Nand manufacturer SK Hynix. The sensor in question is the Hi-1337 sensor. SK Hynix had announced the sensor in the early part of last year packing a 13MP resolution, 1µm pixels, and 2x optical zoom. One spectacular feature of the sensor is its flexibility, as it can be deployed as a selfie camera and a wide-angle camera.

What makes this news surprising is that SK Hynix is well-known as a NAND manufacturer and its camera sensor business occupy just 2% of the market. The market is dominated by Sony with a 40% market share and Samsung with a 22% market share. But Samsung chose to use a sensor by SK Hynix on its most expensive phone. Surprising!

Obviously, the focus of the Korean tech giant is on the folding mechanism and not on the camera aspect. The Galaxy Z Fold 3 even features a 4MP Under Display selfie camera that is anything but inspiring.

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• Samsung announces Galaxy Z Fold3, Z Flip3 launch date and pricing for India
• Samsung increases the trade-in limit to 4 devices for the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3
• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 can be damaged if used with a regular S Pen

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