We’re still almost two weeks away from the official Samsung Galaxy S20 launch event where the next-gen Samsung Z Flip will be making its debut. But ahead of this release, we’ve got a look at the in-depth spec sheet, the press renders, and pricing details for the first clamshell smartphone by Samsung.
Courtesy of a report by Winfuture.de, the Galaxy Z Flip, bearing the codename Galaxy Bloom features the familiar ‘glass slab’ design with the rear shell and the front panel sandwiched between a layer of Gorilla Glass 6.
Flip the new galaxy z open, and you’re looking at a 6.7-inch Super AMOLED Infinity-O display that touts a punch-hole in the center and produces an FHD+ resolution.
Fold it close, and you get a dual-camera mounted on the back, as well as a secondary (albeit much smaller) display. The hinge mechanism looks almost the same as the Samsung Galaxy Fold with a thick "butt". Apart from that, it seems like the sideways shot is intentionally missing so we just can't check whether it folds flush.
I call this "the butt". #GalaxyZFlip #foldallthethings Moar here: https://t.co/dvsNHqxycM pic.twitter.com/JmYW0HiSnP
— Roland Quandt (@rquandt) January 28, 2020
The second display measures 1.06 inches and it’s also a Super AMOLED panel that makes do with a 300x116 resolution. Primarily, this display is meant for peeking at the notifications or battery status. But some reports even suggest that it lets you capture selfies using the twin-camera setup.
Speaking of which, the twin cameras are both 12-megapixel lenses -- one being a 123-degree ultrawide angle sensor. The optics package features Optical Image Stabilization and 40K video recording at 60 FPS. For snapping selfies, the phone sports a 10-megapixel module at a sky-high Samsung Price tag.
The internals remain much more robust than expected (especially considering the Galaxy Flip’s chief competition, last year’s Motorola Razr). At the heart of the device, sits a Snapdragon 855+ chipset, rounded off by 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of onboard storage. Notably, though, the battery capacity could be a hair better since you only get a 3,300 mAh power cell but it does support 15W wired fast-charging and 9W wireless charging.
The hardware is powered by an Android-10-based One UI 2.0, but more to the point, the OS (as well as some third-party apps) is optimized to take advantage of the phone’s unique form factor.
It's too early to say if The Galaxy Z Flip will make it to Pakistan or not but it will be retailing internationally for roughly $1652 or 255,000 Pakistani rupees without taxes and it will hit the global store shelves by February 14.
