Everything You Need To Know About the $2,000 Samsung Galaxy Fold

Samsung has up its game by creating a foldable phone suited for those tech-savvy people or those who just wanted a new phone that is different from the conventional rectangular glass and metal devices.

Current phones in the market generally do the same function with just a little twitch of some specs. But Samsung has created a phone and tablet in one device that is pretty impressive that although it may not be the newest phone out in the market, it is still worth talking about.

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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 20: DJ Koh, President and CEO of IT & Mobile Communications Division of Samsung Electronics, announces the new Samsung Galaxy Fold smartphone during the Samsung Unpacked event on February 20, 2019, in San Francisco, California. Samsung announced a new foldable smartphone. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Price and Availability

The Samsung Galaxy Fold is sold at a heart-stopping and astonishing price of $1,980 MSRP. Although it might cost a lot of money, Samsung has created a more exciting phone worth the price.

Galaxy Fold is the first of its kind to be released on the market, and because of how much high technology it is using, the price could certainly be much more. In fact, even the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra with less impressive specs starts at $1,400.

Its price has gone down since its launch. Depending on where you buy it, there is even a possibility to lower it by a couple of hundreds of dollars. The Galaxy Fold was released in September 2019 and is still available in stores.

A short review on Galaxy Fold

Samsung Galaxy Fold paves the way for a new era of smartphones. Since it is the first of its kind, it is expected that there are some quirks from here and there.

Samsung promises that the Galaxy Fold is more durable and reliable than the first model they launched back in April 2019. Those who have bought the device said that it was worth the price they paid for because of its larger screen, reliable rear cameras for taking photos, near-perfect multitasking, and of course, it oozes with the wow factor.

Given its size and design, the Samsung Galaxy Fold is more fragile than the regular phone, and it is also thicker. But all in all, the reviews have been positive about this two-in-one device released by Samsung.

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Specs of Galaxy Fold

Galaxy Fold stands out among the smartphones because of its unique design and overall experience of using it. But most importantly, Samsung has equipped Galaxy Fold with the latest technology for its users.

It has a Snapdragon 855 processor, 12GB of RAM, and a 512GB base storage. However, its trademark features were no longer included, such as the headphone jack and microSD card support. But Samsung has assured its users that the trade-offs were all worth it.
Below are its specific specs that may make you want to buy it:

Operating System
 Android 10
 Samsung One UI

Main Display
 7.3-inch
 4.2:3
 2152 x 1536
 362ppi
 Dynamic AMOLED

Cover Display
 4.6-inch
 21:9
 720 x 1680
 399ppi
 Super AMOLED

Camera
 Rear Camera 1 - 16MP Ultra Wide | f/2.2
 Rear Camera 2 - 12MP Wide-Angle | f/1.5 - f/2.4
 Rear Camera 3 - 12MP Telephoto | f/2.4
 Front Camera 1 - 10MP Selfie | f/2.2
 Front Camera 2 - 8MP Depth Sensor | f/1.9
 Cover Camera - 10MP Selfie | f/2.2

Processor
 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
 2.84GHz + 2.41GHz + 1.78GHz

Memory  12GB RAM

Storage  512GB

Security  
 Capacitive fingerprint sensor
 Face recognition

Charging
 QuickCharge 2.0 wired charging
 Fast Qi wireless charging

Dimensions (Folded)  62.9 x 160.9 x 17.0mm

Dimensions (Unfolded) 117.9 x 160.9 x 7.5mm

Weight  263g

Colors
 Space Silver
 Cosmos Black
 Martain Green
 Astro Blue

What makes the Samsung Galaxy Fold unique?

Galaxy Fold is not the only foldable phone as its biggest competitor has also released the Huawei Mate X. There is also the Motorola RAZR and Samsung's Z Flip phone, which has the same technology as Galaxy Fold.

But what makes it unique is its two displays, one on the outside and the other one is revealed upon opening the phone. The external display is for any general use of a telephone, like texting, making calls, or browsing through social media sites.

To have a bigger screen display, you can open it and transform it into a tablet.

When it comes to the camera, Galaxy Fold sports six cameras: three rear cameras, two front cameras, and one cover camera.

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