Samsung Galaxy Fold

Samsung Galaxy Fold

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Highlights
  • Samsung Galaxy Fold is the company’s first foldable smartphone
  • It was announced alongside Galaxy S10 phones
  • Samsung Galaxy Fold was originally supposed to go on sale on April 26
  • Samsung has revealed that it will soon announce the new launch plan for its Galaxy Fold smartphone in the United States. The company had earlier postponed the launch of its first foldable smartphone indefinitely after several early reviewers of the phone found the phone's display malfunctioning in a matter of days. The South Korean company is now said to be in the final stage of making a decision about the new launch date, which could happen sooner than expected.
    According to South Korean publication The Korea Head, Samsung's mobile business chief DJ Koh has said that the company has reviewed the defect present in the Galaxy Fold and is close to making a decision about the phone's US launch.
    “(The company) has reviewed the defect caused from substances (that entered the device), and we will reach a conclusion in a couple of days (on the launch),” Koh told The Korean Herald.
    When asked whether the launch could happen this month, Koh reportedly replied “We will not be too late.”
    While there is still no confirmed launch date for the Samsung Galaxy Fold, Koh's comments hint that the prospective buyers of the Samsung's first foldable phone won't have to wait for long. Hopefully when Samsung announces the new launch date, it will reveal the changes made to Galaxy Fold to fix the display issues.
    Earlier this week, the company had sent out a communication to consumers who had pre-ordered the phone that Samsung will have specific information regarding the shipment of their orders in the next two weeks. Combined with Koh's comments, we hope to hear specifics about the Galaxy Fold's new launch plan by the end of the next week.
    To recall, Samsung has originally unveiled the Galaxy Fold with much fanfare alongside its new flagship Galaxy S10-series. However, as the company seeded the sample units to select reviewers in the US ahead of the scheduled April 26 launch, a number of reviewers took to social media to reveal how their Galaxy Fold's screen had stopped functioning after removing a protective layer (which seemed like a normal screen protector). Select others also faced issue with the screen even though they had not removed the protective layer. The company had revealed at that time that protective layer was a vital part of the screen and should not be removed in any case
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  • Samsung Galaxy Fold summary

    Samsung Galaxy Fold smartphone was launched in February 2019. The phone comes with a 7.30-inch touchscreen primary display with a resolution of 1536x2152 pixels. It also features a 4.60-inch touchscreen as its second display, with a resolution of 840x1960 pixels.
    Samsung Galaxy Fold is powered by an octa-core processor. It comes with 12GB of RAM.
    The Samsung Galaxy Fold runs Android Pie and is powered by a 4mAh battery. The Samsung Galaxy Fold supports wireless charging, as well as Quick Charge 2.0 fast charging.
    As far as the cameras are concerned, the Samsung Galaxy Fold on the rear packs a 16-megapixel primary camera with an f/F2.2 aperture; a second 12-megapixel camera with an f/F1.5/F2.4 aperture and a third 12-megapixel camera with an f/F2.4 aperture. It sports a 10-megapixel camera on the front for selfies, with an f/F2.2 aperture.
    Samsung Galaxy Fold based on Android Pie and packs 512GB of inbuilt storage.
    Connectivity options on the Samsung Galaxy Fold include Wi-Fi, GPS, and USB Type-C.
    It was launched in Space Silver, Cosmos Black, and Martian Green and Astro Blue colours

    Samsung Galaxy Fold full specifications


    Release date February 2019
    Battery capacity (mAh) 4,380
    Fast charging Quick Charge 2.0
    Wireless charging Yes
    Colours Space Silver, Cosmos Black, Martian Green and Astro Blue

    DISPLAY

    Screen size (inches) 7.30
    Touchscreen Yes
    Resolution 1536x2152 pixels

    SECOND DISPLAY

    Screen size (inches) 4.60
    Touchscreen Yes
    Resolution 840x1960 pixels

    HARDWARE

    Processor octa-core
    RAM 12GB
    Internal storage 512GB

    CAMERA

    Rear camera 16-megapixel (f/F2.2) + 12-megapixel (f/F1.5/F2.4) + 12-megapixel (f/F2.4)
    Front camera 10-megapixel (f/F2.2)

    SOFTWARE

    Operating system Android Pie

    CONNECTIVITY

    Wi-Fi Yes
    GPS Yes
    Bluetooth Yes
    USB Type-C Yes