A new generation of phone design has embarked, the 2nd generation of foldable smartphone from Samsung. The design of durability of the screen this time has been near perfection whereas the hinge rigidability was perfectly geared toward protection from sand and dust unlike its 1st generation. 5 premium cameras are found on this impressive Galaxy Z Fold2 5G. Thus, compared to Surface Duo, this phone wins in the wider aspect of screen visibility as well as its premium camera setup, but only to expect more premium price.
Summary:
Screen size: 7.6inches Unfolded screen, 6.23inches Folded screen | Screen type: Foldable Dynamic AMOLED 2X screen | Resolution: 1768 x 2208 pixels unfold screen, 816 x 2260 pixels (25:9) fold screen | Sharpness: 373ppi density | Dimensions: Unfolded: 186.9 x 145.2 x 4.8 mm, Folded: 145.2 x 93.3 x 9.9 mm | Weight: 282 g (9.95 oz) | Main Camera: 12MP (wide)+ 12MP (telephoto) + 12MP (ultrawide) | Front camera: unfolded screen: 10MP(wide), folded screen: 10MP(wide) | Maximum video resolution: 4k, 60fps | Storage & RAM: 256/512GB + 12/12GB RAM | SD Card Slot: No | Battery: 4500mAh | 3.5mm Audio Jack: No, but can use Type-C headphone | Connection: Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | Sensors: Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, ANT+, Bixby natural language commands and dictation, Samsung DeX with desktop experience support.
Description:
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G comes with 180 degree foldable display which offers a wider screen at 7.6inches with full visibility and operates on Android 10.
The unfolded display offers users the capability of multitasking. Looking at its folded Dynamic AMOLED 2X screen at 6.3 inches just fits perfectly for single hand operation. Expanding the screen to an unfolded posture at 7.6 inches of foldable Dynamic AMOLED 2X screen with no bezel in between which looks quite near perfection, especially when watching videos with no bezel in between. You are getting infinity-o screen style leaving you with a punch hole for camera sensor no matter the phone was folded or unfolded.
Whereby you can find that its phone body dimension was measured at Unfolded: 186.9 x 145.2 x 4.8 mm, Folded: 145.2 x 93.3 x 9.9 mm and weighing at 282grams making this device feel quite light when compared to a larger screen device such as iPad mini. It also comes with a side mounted fingerprint sensor as a common security found in most phones.
Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G is powered with the Snapdragon 865+ and comes with memory of 12GB RAM, yet having the internal storage of 256GB to 512GB even though there are no options to expand the storage externally.
The amazing premium 5 camera setup has been useful no matter if your phone was used currently on folded or unfolded mode. You are getting 12MP (Wide) + 12MP(telephoto) + 12MP (ultrawide) camera feature on the primary setup, while for unfolded screen front selfie camera and folded screen selfie camera is 10MP wide sensor configuration.
Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G was packed with battery size at 4500mAh which indeed helps you to keep your phone sufficient for more than a day’s mobile usage with average consumption.
The available connectivity features found in this Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G comprises 5G network, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC and much more by observing the following phone specification. Having a great feature to connect this phone to a screen or TV can be very interesting due to its Samsung DeX with desktop experience support.
Full specification and price:
Specs | Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G |
Released on | August 2020 |
Display | Foldable Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Screen Size of 7.6 inches, 180.8 cm2 with 88.6% screen-to-body ratio Resolution of 1768 x 2208 pixels with 373 ppi density HDR10+ 120Hz refresh rate Cover display: 6.23 inches, Super AMOLED, 816 x 2260 pixels (25:9) |
OS | Android 10, One UI 2.5 |
Chipset | Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) |
Processor | Octa-core (1×3.09 GHz Kryo 585 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 585) |
GPU | Adreno 650 |
RAM | 12/12GB RAM |
Storage size & type | 256/512GB
UFS 3.1 |
Cameras | PRIMARY CAMERA:
12 MP (wide), f/1.8, 26mm , 1/1.76″, 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP (telephoto), f/2.4, 52mm, 1/3.6″, 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom 12 MP (ultrawide), f/2.2, 123˚, 12mm, 1.12µm Featured with LED flash, HDR, panorama Video resolution of 4K@60fps, 1080p@60/240fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps (gyro-EIS), HDR10+ SELFIE CAMERA: Unfold screen camera: 10 MP (wide), f/2.2, 26mm, 1.22µm Folded screen camera: 10 MP (wide), f/2.2, 26mm, 1.22µm Featured with HDR Video resolution of 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS |
Sensors | Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, ANT+, Bixby natural language commands and dictation, Samsung DeX for desktop experience support. |
SD Card Slot | No |
USB type | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
SIM card Slot | Nano-SIM and/or eSIM |
Networking | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS NFC: Yes Radio: No |
Audio | Loudspeaker: Yes, Stereo Speaker.
3.5mm jack headphone: No, 32-bit/384kHz audio and Tuned by AKG headphone using USB Type-C cable. |
Battery Size | Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable
Charging with Fast charging 25W Fast wireless charging 11W Reverse wireless charging 4.5W |
Dimensions , Weight and Build | Unfolded: 159.2 x 128.2 x 6.9 mm
Folded: 159.2 x 68 x 16.8 mm Weight: 282 g (9.95 oz) Glass front (folded screen), plastic front (unfolded screen), glass back, aluminum frame Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) |
Colors | Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Thom Browne Edition |
Model | SM-F916B |
Price | Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G priced at
$1999 |
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