TECH NEWS AND REVIEWS: SAMSUNG GALAXY Z FOLD 2 5G: IMPRESSION( DISPLAYS AND HINGES)

After taking into considerations the updates requested by the users of the first Galaxy Fold, the giant phone manufacturer has once again revealed its successor to the Fold which will now be referred to as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 and it will still go to cost you around $2000.

One of the distinct improvements evident in the new Galaxy Z Fold 2 is its displays. We see that Samsung has gone ahead to increase the size of the front screen from 4.6-inches to 6.2-inches which is a good initiative to compete with other smartphone rivals. Furthermore, they went ahead and increased the size of the main display to about 7.6-inches which in turns resulted in the decrease of the bezels on the inside by 27%.

Another fascinating improvement is the material used to make the main screen. Samsung made another huge improvement by ditching the plastic material, which was previously used in the making of the first Fold phone and they have now settled for its own Ultra-Thin Glass (UTG) which is meant to improve the durability of the device.

Finally, another improvement that Samsung took into consideration is the hinges. Even though the Z Fold 2’s hideaway hinge still uses the core technology from the Galaxy Z Flip, this hinge will allow the device to stay open using Flex mode, at multiple angles as opposed to the previous Fold which only allowed one to either open it fully or just closed it.

This improvement will enable one to prop up the device and use the half of the screen to do one task and another one to do another task simultaneously. More so, there is an introduction of a new “sweeper” mechanism found inside the hinge that can be used to clean dirt that might get inside the hinge to prevent any kind of damage and increase on durability.

Here are the complete specs of the GALAXY Z FOLD 2:

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

LAUNCH	Announced	2020, August 05
LAUNCH	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, September 18

BODY	Dimensions	Unfolded: 159.2 x 128.2 x 6.9 mm Folded: 159.2 x 68 x 16.8 mm
	Weight	282 g (9.95 oz)
	Build	Glass front (folded), plastic front (unfolded), glass back, aluminium frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
		Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

DISPLAY	Type	Foldable Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen, 16M colours
	Size	7.6 inches, 180.8 cm² (~88.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1768 x 2208 pixels (~373 ppi density)
		HDR10+ 120Hz refresh rate Cover display: 6.23", Super AMOLED, 816 x 2260 pixels (25:9)

PLATFORM	OS	Android 10, One UI 2.5
	Chipset	Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+)
	CPU	Octa-core (1x3.09 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585)
	GPU	Adreno 650

MEMORY	Card slot	No
	Internal	256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
		UFS 3.1

MAIN CAMERA	Triple	12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
	Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama
	Video	4K@60fps, 1080p@60/240fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps (gyro-EIS), HDR10+

SELFIE CAMERA	Single	10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm Cover camera: 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm
	Features	HDR
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

SOUND	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	No
		32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, 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, barometer
		ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)