Samsung Galaxy Fold Specs and Price

Samsung Galaxy Fold is the first foldable smartphone from the stables of South Korean manufacturer, Samsung. As the name implies, the smartphone can fold and open to become smaller and bigger respectively. Literally, it puts together the portability of smartphones and utility of tablets in one piece. In its foldable state, it’s a smartphone, upon unfolding, it becomes an attractive tablet.

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Samsung Galaxy Fold Key Specs & Features

7.3-inch, Dynamic AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, 1536 x 2152 pixels (414 ppi)
Cover Display – 4.6 inches HD+ Super AMOLED
HDR10+
Android 9.0 (Pie), 12GB RAM
Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC
512GB built-in storage and no support for memory card
12MP + 12MP + 16MP + Triple rear camera, 10MP + 8MP dual front camera and 10MP cover camera
4G LTE
5G
Fingerprint sensor (side-mounted)
Fast Wireless Charging
4,380mAh non-removable Li-ion battery

Samsung Galaxy Fold

Design

You must be wondering the technology that makes this premium smartphone fold in and out. I mean, foldable smartphones seem to be like the stuff of legends but here’s Samsung delivering it fresh.

Let’s cut to the chase, here’s what makes it click: Samsung implemented a powerful hinge mechanism with multiple interlocking gears that makes it open smoothly like a book, and close similarly with a convenient click. However, the hinges are not visible as they have been enclosed with an aluminium frame, thus, giving a classy look.

A total of six cameras got integrated into this smartphone – three at the back, one at the front and two inside. That is, while folded, there’s a single camera at the front of the phone and three at the back. When it gets opened to its full-screen tablet size, there are two cameras located at the top right. Still, in its full scale, the volume rocker and fingerprint scanner are placed on the right side while the SIM tray stays at the left.

It’s hard to take your eyes away from the thick bezels on the smartphone’s screen when folded. In a world of thin bezels and almost bezel-less designs, it’s hard not to notice them. In its topmost bezel, you’ll find the camera and earpiece. The bottom region possesses bezels without any occupants. Unfolding the phone presents the ritzy display with limited bezels.

The Foldable Displays

Following the flow of this article, you must have gotten the idea that there are two displays. The first, otherwise known as the cover display, has a 4.6-inch Super AMOLED panel with HD+ resolution. This display is what you operate when the smartphone is in the folded state.

However, there’s a larger Dynamic AMOLED screen of 7.3 inches that delivers the main visuals. It works with 1536 x 2152 pixels resolution. Here’s what you get when the phone is unfolded and converted to a tablet.

Battery and Camera

Two batteries on the device combined to churn out 4,380mAh capacity as the sole power supply on the device. Both cells are found on either side of the sophisticated hinge, and they are non-removable. Using the USB-C cable, the phone can rapidly charge with an input of 18W power. Also, you can charge other devices wirelessly with the phone thanks to Wireless Powershare.

As discussed in the design segment, there are six cameras on this device. Starting with the cover display, there’s a 10MP cover camera with an f/2.2 aperture for cute selfies. The primary display packs 10MP (f/2.2) camera and 8MP (f/1.9) depth sensor for similar purposes.

Similar to the rear camera setup of Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10 Plus, Samsung Galaxy Fold bags three cameras. Interesting enough, the camera qualities are even the same. A 12MP primary camera with variable apertures of f/1.5 – f/2.4 aperture is supported by a 12MP telephoto lens and 16MP ultra-wide sensor.

Hardware and Software

The top-tier 7nm Snapdragon 855 SoC tagged with 12GB RAM carries the smartphone’s workload. Meanwhile, there’s a mammoth 512GB UFS 3.0 storage available for saving of files. The UFS storage allows it to load data faster and boot quicker. Sadly, no expansion is permitted on the device.

Samsung Galaxy Fold operates with the latest Android 9.0 Pie OS. However, it isn’t the pure form of Android Pie, which is good news for most Samsung lovers. Some nifty features made its way into the device; App continuity and 3-way multitasking being chief of them.

App Continuity & 3-way Multitasking

One of the most dazzling features on the device is the App Continuity. It allows you to synchronise app experience between the folded screen and the unfolded one. Take, for instance, you’re using WhatsApp on the cover display, once you unfold the phone, whatsoever you’re doing is seen immediately on the main screen. To perfect this feature, Samsung joined forces with Google and Android developers.

Also, the phone’s UI is developed to allow three apps to run simultaneously in a split-screen format. It’s a term known as the 3-way multitasking. Applications such as WhatsApp, Google, YouTube Premium and Microsoft Office have been specially designed for this feature out of the box.

Samsung Galaxy Fold Price and Availability

Samsung Galaxy Fold is currently unavailable at the time of writing. Nevertheless, it will be available for purchase on April 26. The phone will go for the price of $1980 (₦712,800) depending on your location and deal.

Also, Samsung promises to offer concierge service to buyers of this premium device. Asides from the special treatment, there’ll be a pair of Galaxy buds freebie for buyers.