September 11, 2020 4:20:12 pm
The Galaxy Z Fold 2 is a new kind of smartphone that turns into a tablet.
It’s official: Samsung will bring the Galaxy Z Fold 2 to India soon. South Korea’s largest announced on Friday that it will start selling the stylish foldable phone for Rs 1,49,999. The Galaxy Z Fold 2 will be available for pre-order starting on September 14. Samsung has not disclosed the date when the device will be available on the market.
Those who place their orders on September 14 will get YouTube Premium free for 4 months and Microsoft Office 365 available at a 22 percent discount. Other introductory offers include 12-month free EMI at Samsung Experience Store and Samsung.com. The Galaxy Z Fold 2 comes in Mystic Black and Mystic Bronze color options in India.
Samsung announced the Galaxy Z Fold 2 at an event earlier this month. The Galaxy Z Fold 2 is certainly an expensive smartphone, but it will cost less than its predecessor, which had a launch price of Rs 1,64,999 in India. Internationally, including the United States, the Galaxy Z Fold 2 costs $ 2000 or roughly Rs 1,47,118.
The Galaxy Z Fold 2 is a new kind of smartphone that turns into a tablet. The new phone has a standard 6.2-inch exterior screen, but when unfolded it grows to 7.6 inches. The interior display has a resolution of 2,208 x 1,768 pixels and comes with a 120Hz refresh rate. For the new foldable phone, Samsung is using ultra-thin glass instead of a thin layer of polymer seen on the original Galaxy Fold. Additionally, the company has opted for a new hinge mechanism that makes the phone more durable.
The Galaxy Z Fold 2 is a successor to the original Galaxy Fold.
The top-end foldable phone is powered by the Snapdragon 865+ chipset, combined with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal UFS 3.1 storage. It also comes with a 4500mAh battery, with support for 25W wired 11W wireless fast charging. The phone is powered by Google’s Android, which has been further tuned for foldable devices. The Z Fold 2 is 5G-enabled.
The advantages of the Galaxy Z Fold 2 is that it allows users to open multiple applications at the same time, something that cannot be done on a normal phone that exists today. Not all applications are optimized for devices like Z Fold 2, although some popular ones like YouTube are.
The Galaxy Z Fold 2 is Samsung’s third attempt at making foldable phones. Earlier this year, it launched the Galaxy Z Flip, a foldable-style flip phone that folds in half.
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