Galaxy Z Flip Announced: Foldables Getting Better

Samsung had a foldable along with its flagship Galaxy Series launch announcement. This time it was the Galaxy Z FLIP. A 6.7 inch OLED display which folds into an extremely portable device. Priced at $1380, means that the prices are getting down and meeting the flagship prices at halfway. Here are the specs to get a fair idea of what the device has on offer:

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE

LAUNCH	Announced	2020, February 11
Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, February 14

BODY	Dimensions	Unfolded: 167.3 x 73.6 x 7.2 mm Folded: 87.4 x 73.6 x 17.3 mm
Weight	183 g (6.46 oz)
Build	Glass front, aluminum frame
SIM	Nano-SIM, eSIM
	Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

DISPLAY	Type	Foldable Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size	6.7 inches, 101.6 cm2 (~82.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 2636 pixels (~425 ppi density)
	Cover display: 1.1″, Super AMOLED, 112 x 300 pixels (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Always-on display

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PLATFORM	OS	Android 10.0; One UI 2
Chipset	Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855+ (7 nm)
CPU	Octa-core (1×2.95 GHz Kryo 485 & 3×2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4×1.78 GHz Kryo 485)
GPU	Adreno 640 (700 MHz)

MEMORY	Card slot	No
Internal	256GB 8GB RAM
	UFS 3.0

MAIN CAMERA	Triple	12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video	2160p@30/60fps, HDR10+

SELFIE CAMERA	Single	10 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm, PDAF
Features	HDR
Video	2160p@30fps

SOUND	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack	No
	Tuned by AKG

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC	Yes
USB	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go

FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Po 3300 mAh battery
Charging	Fast battery charging 15W Wireless charging

MISC	Colors	Mirror Black, Mirror Purple, Mirror Gold
Models	SM-F700N
Price	About 1500 EUR

Samsung has added a few software queues to make use of the fold. Folding it at an L, allows for split screen viewing and makes the experience a little laptop-like. 

However, it seems like the foldable design that Samsung introduced here has more to do with portability than functionality. The previous fold devices meant that the device could also be used as a tablet for a better and wholesome viewing experience. But with the Z, all you get is an hunched up phone with an always on display alongside the camera which lets you take extremely difficult selfies. Regardless, the response was quite positive and it seems like we will be getting more of that in the future!