Samsung SM-G9298 is the rumored flip phone from the South Korean company that is expected to arrive with flagship specifications. A leaked render of the smartphone has appeared to reveal its design from all sides. What cannot be seen in the leaked image is the inner display and the keypad of the SM-G9298.

The leaked render of the SM-G9298 suggests that its left side features a volume rocker and on the right side is the Power button. The backside of the phone features a camera that is coupled with a LED flash. The small portion below the rear camera could be its fingerprint reader. The bottom side of the SM-G9298 features an external speaker and a USB-C port.

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A Chinese leakster had revealed in the previous week that the SM-W2018 would be a flagship smartphone as it would be powered by Snapdragon 835 chipset. He added that the SD 835 chipset is supported by 6 GB of RAM and internal storage of 64 GB. It is expected to carry support for Samsung Pay and wireless charging.

However, when the Samsung SM-W2018 had appeared on TENAA in May, it appeared as a minor upgrade over of SM-2017 from last year that came with specs like Snapdragon 820, 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage. The TENAA listing of SM-W2018 had revealed that its inner and outer displays of 4.2 inches. The Chinese regulatory body also revealed that the phone features Snapdragon 821 AB chipset and 4 GB of RAM. The other specs of the phone included 64 GB of storage, 12-megapixel main camera, a 5-megapixel selfie snapper and a 2,300mAh battery. According to the leakster, the SM-W2018 and SM-G9298 are two different flip phones from Samsung.

The Samsung SM-G9298 may launch as Samsung Beyond the world 8 (whatever that means!), claims the Chinese leakster who has leaked the above image of Twitter.  However, there is no information on the specifications  of the phone. The Samsung SM-G9298 has also been certified by FCC and Wi-Fi Alliance in May. There is no information available on the release date of the SM-G9298. However, since it has received several certifications required for launch, its arrival seems to be close at hand.

As far as Samsung SM-W2018 is concerned, it has only cleared TENAA certification in China. It is expected to arrive with an expensive price tag. According to the leakster, the W series phones from Samsung carry expensive pricing because the revenue generated by these phones are donated to the charity.

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This is not the foldable display flip phone Samsung is working on but the Samsung SM-G9298 is an interesting device too. It is a flip phone with two screens. One 4.2” display when the phone is shut and another 4.2” screen when you flip it open. It has been spotted on TENAA and we get to see its full specification details.

The Samsung SM-G9298 improves on the flip phones of old by featuring two 4.2-inch FHD AMOLED displays on both sides along with the traditional alphanumeric keypad.

It is powered by a quad-core processor clocked at 2.15GHz which is definitely the Snapdragon 820 processor. Previous reports had hinted at it featuring the Snapdragon 821 but it appears Samsung still has SD820 chips it needs to clear out.

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There is 4GB of RAM, 64GB of built-in storage and support for microSD cards of up to 256GB. The SM-G9298 has a 12MP rear camera and a 5MP front facing camera. It runs Android 6.0 and draws juice from a 2300mAh battery. We have doubts about the battery but since only one screen can be used at a particular time, it might not be that bad.

The clamshell phone weighs 234g and measures 127.7 × 61.4 × 15.87 (mm). It has dual SIM support and appears to sport a fingerprint scanner just below the rear camera. It is hard to make out because of the phone’s black color.

The SM-G9298 will most likely launch as the Galaxy Folder 3 but we have no idea when.

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A mysterious Samsung smartphone with model number of SM-G9298 had recently received certification from Federal Communications Commission (FCC) at the end of the previous week. The smartphone has also received approval form Wi-Fi Alliance. Rumors had hinted that it may be a dual screen flip phone from the company.

By looking at the leaked image, it can be understood that the phone does not feature any sensor above the screen. Hence, it seems to be a flip phone. Speculations suggest that it could be a successor of the SM-W2017 flip phone from Samsung that was launched last year.

The predecessor of SM-W2017 had a model number of SM-W2016. Hence, the successor of SM-W2017 should have SM-W2018 model number. However, the model number of the leaked phone suggests that it could be a  different product. Other rumors hint that it could be the first foldable smartphone from Samsung that is dubbed as Galaxy X by the rumor mill.

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It has been found that the flip phone shown in the leaked image is driven by Snapdragon 821 chipset and it carries support for wireless charging. The WFA certification of the phone revealed that it is running on Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS. These older specs indicate that it may not be the Galaxy X which is expected to come with flagship specifications.

Samsung had released a flip phone with a model number of SM-G9198 in 2015.  It was powered by Snapdragon 808 chipset which was the next best SoC in 2015 after the Snapdragon 810 that powered most flagship phones in that year. Its predecessor SM-G9098 was launched in 2014. However, in 2016, Samsung did not launch a successor for SM-G9198.

The new SM-G9298 will mostly likely roll out as a successor of SM-G9198. Since SM-G9198 was launched in August 2015, the SM-G9298 is speculated to release in the Q3 2017. The SM-G9198 was the first phone from Samsung to be powered by Snapdragon 808 chipset. The SM-G9298 could be the first smartphone from the company to be fueled by Snapdragon 821, the next best chipset after Snapdragon 835. Since the device has been certified by FCC in the U.S., it seems that the South Korean company is prepping up a new flip phone for its U.S. fans.

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