Samsung Big event”u” held in SanFrancisco, The company unfolded the Galaxy Fold for the whole world to see. Back in November 2018, The South Korean giant already showcased the prototype of the first foldable phone and rounded with numerous hints of the foldable smartphone. Alongside the company also unveiled its galaxy S10 lineup that includes three models Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10+.
Price and availability:
For now, the Samsung Galaxy Fold will available in the US that goes up for sale in the second quarter of 2019 from AT&T and T-Mobile on April 26. The smartphone will be priced with a huge cost at $1,980 dollars roughly at Rs Rs 141,500 and come in Astro Blue, Cosmos Black, and Space Silver.
Specifications and features:
Infinity Flex Display
While looking into cost it seems too huge but the smartphone worth the price as it packed with a lot of new techs. For unaware, it has a 7.3-inch Infinity Flex Display when unfolded. This eventually gives tablet look. the screen with a 4.2:3 ratio similar to an iPad and also has a sizable notch in the upper right corner for the two front-facing cameras.
On folding, here is a separate outer screen measuring 4.6-inches at an ultra-wide 21:9 ratio. The device is taller than the Galaxy S series. It is slightly difficult to fit in your hand with its considerably;e thickness.
Hardware internals:
Under the hood, The Galaxy Fold is powered by an unnamed 7nm processor which will most likely be the Snapdragon 855 for the US models and possibly an Exynos variant for other regions. The device is paired by with RAM and storage with a whopping 12GB of memory and 512GB of storage space.
Camera:
It is “so surprising that Samsung took a hike in its photography with its first smartphone that comes with a total of 6 cameras. First, when the phone is folded, you have a 10-megapixel selfie snapper on the outside. At the back, you get a triple camera setup which includes a 12-megapixel wide-angle lens with dual aperture, the second is a 12-megapixel sensor with a telephoto lens, and third is a 16-megapixel ultra wide angle sensor.
Software and Battery:
Out of the box, The Galaxy Fold will run Android 9.0 Pie with some extra features under One UI skin. Samsung added a multi-window mode that lets you run three apps on the inner screen. the company worked closely with Android on the Multi-Active Window to ensure running three apps at once and swapping them would be as seamless as possible.
That means now you can watch will all freedom ouTube videos, surf the web, and have a chat all at once on the same screen. Isn’t it is cool?
The Samsung Galaxy Fold also includes App Continuity allowing you to open an app with it folded and having it seamlessly appear on the unfolded screen. This easy transition allows you to start working on the smaller screen and continue on the larger screen instantly. And it comes with its usual features as DeX, Samsung Pay, and Bixby.
On Battery, the smartphone has two batteries and a combined capacity of 4,380mAh. There is support for fast wired charging and wireless charging too.
