Sometime ago, we posted about the first foldable phone.

Today, Samsung announced their own foldable phone which is called Galaxy Fold. it will first be released in the United States on April 26, 2019. The device is capable of being folded open to expose a 7.3-inch tablet-sized flexible display.

Technology

• 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• 3G bands: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
• 4G bands: LTE
• Speed: HSPA, LTE-A
• GPRS: Yes
• EDGE: Yes
• OS: Android 9.0 (Pie)
• Chipset: Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
• CPU: Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 485)
• GPU: Adreno 640

Availability

• Announced: February 2019
• Release: February 2019

Body

• Dimensions: Unknown
• Weight: Unknown
• SIM: Nano Sim
  – Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Display

• Type: Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
• Size: 7.3 inches, 154.5 cm²
• Resolution: 1536 x 2152 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~414 ppi density)
  – Cover display: 4.6 inches HD+ Super AMOLED (21:9)
• Multitouch: Yes

Memory

• Card slot: No
• Internal: 128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM

Camera

Main Camera

• Triple: 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
  12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6″, 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
  16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
• Features: LED flash, HDR, panorama
• Video: [email protected]/60fps

Selfie Camera

• Dual: 10 MP, f/2.2, PDAF
  8 MP, f/1.9, depth sensor
• Cover camera: 10 MP, f/2.2
• Features: HDR
• Video: [email protected]

Sound

• Alert types: Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
• Loudspeaker: Yes
• 3.5mm jack: No
  – 32-bit/384kHz audio
  – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  – Dolby Atmos/AKG sound

Connectivity

• WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 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
• USB: 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Features

• Sensors: Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
  – ANT+
  – Bixby natural language commands and dictation
  – Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)

Battery

• Non-removable Li-Po 4380 mAh battery
• Charging: Fast battery charging 18W

Miscellaneous

• Colors: Space Silver, Cosmos Black, Martian Green, Astro Blue

Price In Nigeria

• About N700,000 ($2000)