Following the launch of the Galaxy Fold last year, Samsung’s China-exclusive W-series has also gotten a massive change. Gone is the clamshell+dual screen+physical alphanumeric keyboard design, and in its place is a phone with a design similar to the Galaxy Fold.

For this year’s Samsung W21 5G, the design is similar to that of the Galaxy Z Fold 2 and some folks believe it is rebadged. However, live photos of both phones show that while their design is similar, they are in no way identical.

What? Samsung W21 is actually bigger than Fold2! pic.twitter.com/IIk1mxAI04

— Ice universe (@UniverseIce) November 4, 2020

The photos were posted on Twitter by the popular Chinese leaker that goes by Ice Universe (@UniverseIce) and they show the W21 5G and Galaxy Z Fold 2 side-by-side.

The first thing you notice is the strikingly different finishes of the two phones. The W21 5G comes in gold and appears to have a textured back unlike the smooth finish of the Fold 2. The phone is also slightly larger than the Galaxy Z Fold 2.

On the inside, it has been reported that the Samsung W21 5G will have the same specs as the Galaxy Z Fold 2. The TENAA listing says it has a 6.23-inch cover display, 2090mAh + 2160mAh (rated capacities) dual batteries, and dual SIM support. The phone is also powered by the Snapdragon 865 Plus processor

The W21 5G launches today, so do keep an eye out for our launch post.

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Samsung is gearing up to launch its new smartphone named Samsung W21 5G in China on 4th November. Now, just a couple of days ahead of the phone’s official launch, its live image has surfaced online.

The image shows that the phone will come with a triple-camera setup on the back with a rectangular camera module on the top-left corner. The camera sensors are placed vertically along with an LED flash.

Apart from the camera module, another noticeable thing is the textured back panel. Similar to the Galaxy Z Fold 2 smartphone, the upcoming Galaxy W21 5G will also feature a secondary display that allows users to use the phone when the device is folded.

The phone’s display has a punch-hole cut that houses the front-facing camera. Earlier, the phone was spotted on TENAA with model number SM-W2021 which has revealed almost every specification of the phone.

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The Samsung W21 5G features a cover display of 6.23 inches that offers a resolution of 816 x 2260 pixels while the inner display measures 7.53-inch and it produces a resolution of 2208 x 1768 pixels.

It will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus chipset that clocks at 3.09GHz. As for the memory, the chipset is coupled with 12GB of RAM and it has an internal storage of 512GB, but there’s no microSD card slot.

The device likely features three 12MP sensors on the back and a single 12MP snapper on the front side. The device packs a 2090mAh + 2160mAh rated capacity dual-cell battery and the 3C certification of the phone has already revealed that it could be arriving with support for 25W fast charging.

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Last year, Samsung launched the Galaxy Fold in China and there was another China Telecom edition of the device named Samsung W20 5G. Today, the South Korean company revealed that it will be launching the Samsung W21 5G foldable phone on Nov. 4. The handset had recently appeared at TENAA with its entire specifications recently. The Galaxy Z Fold 2 has already launched in China. The Samsung W21 5G will be a China Telecom variant of the same device.

The launch event of the Samsung W21 5G will take place at 7:30 PM (local time). The images of the device at TENAA had revealed that it will be coming in a unique gold color finish, which is not available on the regular Galaxy Z Fold 2. The specifications of the Samsung W21 5G are identical to the Z Fold 2.

Samsung W21 5G specifications

The Samsung W21 5G (model number – SM-W2021) measures 128.2 x 159.2 x 6.2mm and it weighs 288 grams. It has a cover display of 6.23 inches that offers a resolution of 816 x 2260 pixels. The inner screen measures 7.53 inches and it produces a resolution of 2208 x 1768 pixels. Both display sport punch-hole design. It has a 2090mAh + 2160mAh rated capacity dual-cell battery. The 3C certification of the phone revealed that it could be arriving with support for 25W fast charging.

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The Samsung W21 5G will be powered by the Snapdragon 865 Plus chipset that clocks at 3.09GHz. The SoC is coupled with 12 GB of RAM and it has an internal storage of 512 GB. It lacks a microSD card slot.

The W21 5G has a front-facing camera of 12-megapixel. The camera system available on the backside of the device has three 12-megapixel cameras. The handset is loaded with Android 10 OS and it also features an in-screen fingerprint reader.

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Samsung unveiled the Galaxy W20 5G foldable phone in China. It arrived as a 5G-ready version of the original Galaxy Fold. It appears that Samsung is now gearing up to launch the Galaxy W21 5G phone in China as the successor of the Galaxy W20 5G. The reason behind it is that the Galaxy W21 5G has received approval from the 3C and TENAA authorities of China.

The Samsung W20 5G’s model number was SM-W2020 and the 3C and TENAA authorities have approved a Samsung device with SM-W2021. While the final name of the SM-W2021 is not known yet, it is speculated that it may go official as Samsung W21 5G.

Currently, the TENAA listing of the SM-W2021 has minimum information on its specs. The images of the device have not appeared yet at TENAA. The listing reveals that the device has 128.2 x 159.2 x 6.2mm dimensions and its main screen measures 6.23 inches. It has a 2090mAh + 2160mAh (rated value) dual-cell battery.

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The Galaxy W21 5G will most likely end up as the Chinese version of the Galaxy Z Fold 2. The typical value of the Z Fold 2’s global variant has a 4,500mAh battery. The rated value of the Chinese model suggests that it could be equipped with a bit smaller battery. However, the dimensions and display size of the device matches with the Galaxy Z Fold 2.

The 3C certification of the Galaxy W21 5G revealed that it is a 5G-ready product. It also suggested that the device may ship with a 15W charger. In comparison, the Z Fold 2 supports 25W fast charging. The Galaxy W20 5G went official in November last year. Hence, it is likely that the Galaxy W21 5G could be debuting around the same time in China.

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