Samsung Galaxy Fold

Samsung Galaxy Fold to Launch in India Today: Expected Price, Specifications


Samsung Galaxy Fold is set to launch in India today after the company made it available in the US last week. The foldable smartphone is the first-of-its-kind from the company, launch with a tablet-sized screen when unfolded, and a second small screen in the folded state. The pricing and availability of the phone will be announced at the Samsung Galaxy Fold launch event today, and it certainly won't be cheaper. If the United State price of Samsung's troubled foldable smartphone is to be considered, the Galaxy Fold might be priced over Rs. 1,40,000 in India.

Samsung Galaxy Fold Price in India, Launch event Timings, Availability

The Samsung Galaxy Fold launch event in India will start at 12 pm (noon) IST today. The event you find details about the pricing and availability of the foldable smartphone in the Indian market as well. We can persume that the smartphone will not be so cheap, and will be sold out at selected retail outlets only. It should extend the Galaxy Fold Premier Service for its top-tier customers in India and so on. These services look to help the people in the event of any mishap with the ‘delicate' phone, and it contains 24x7 online support and one-on-one interaction with Samsung's support official.

Samsung unveiled the foldable smartphone at Unlocked 2019 earlier this year and priced it at $1,980 (roughly Rs. 1,41,300) and wee can expect the Samsung Galaxy Fold smartphone to be at least as much as the US pricing,The Samsung Galaxy Fold launch ceremony was delayed after early reviewers saw their units damaged after peeling off most important film on the display, rendering the phone unusable. The company said that the foldable smartphone needs to be more improvement before it will launche commercially. Now, after so many delays, the smartphone is ready to launch for commercial use and is being launched in varied markets.

In a new video, ‘Caring for your Galaxy Fold', Samsung asserts that the display comes with a protective film, and an additional one is not required. The video says to use a light touch, keep the hinge away from water and dust, and keep valuables like credit cards and keys away from the phone, due to the magnets inside the hinge.

Samsung Galaxy Fold Specifications

The Samsung Galaxy Fold launches with one screen on the front side, and it opens and closes like a book to reveal a big screen inside. The smartphone launched with a wide notch holding with two selfie sensors on the inside and triple rear camera and that sits at the back. There is another camera on the front side - giving it a total of 6 cameras.

The Samsung Galaxy Fold smartphone launches with a 7.3-inch display when unfolded with a cutout for the selfie camera, and the resolution is set at 1536x2152 pixels, whereas the smaller 4.6-inch Super AMOLED panel includes 840x1960 pixels resolution The smartphone contains 12GB of RAM and 512GB of inbuilt storage (UFS 3.0) - there is no storage extendibility.

For the imaging needs, the Samsung Galaxy Fold launched with a total of 6 cameras. Let us start with the rear cameras 16-megapixel ultra-wide camera with an f/2.2 aperture and also a 12-megapixel wide-angle camera, with Dual Pixel AF, OIS, and variable F-1.5 to F-2.4 aperture and finally with a 12-megapixel telephoto camera with PDAF, OIS, an F-2.4 aperture, and also with 2X optical zoom. As for the front side dual camera, it has featured a 10-megapixel F-2.2 primary sensor and also has an 8-megapixel RBG depth camera with an F-1.9 aperture. On the other hand, the cover camera is a 10-megapixel selfie camera with an F-2.2 aperture.

Samsung has packed 2 batteries on the phone that are placed on both sides of the phone. The batteries combine their power and offer total energy of 4,380mAh. Samsung also offers a fast charging support port and wireless charging support port as well.

Samsung Galaxy Fold Summary

Samsung Galaxy Fold smartphone release date was February 2019. The phone launched with a 7.30-inch touchscreen primary display with a resolution of 1536x2152 pixels. It also has featured a 4.60-inch touchscreen as its second display, with a resolution of 840x1960 pixels.

Samsung Galaxy Fold is equipped and powered by an octa-core processor. It comes with 12GB of RAM.

The Samsung Galaxy Fold equipped and runs Android Pie and is also powered by a 4mAh battery. The Samsung Galaxy Fold has supported wireless charging, as well as Quick Charge 2.0 fast charging.

As far as the cameras have concerned, the Samsung Galaxy Fold smartphone on the rear packs a 16-megapixel primary camera with an F-2.2 aperture; a second 12-megapixel camera with an F-1.5 F-2.4 aperture and also a third 12-megapixel camera with an F-2.4 aperture. It has sported a 10-megapixel camera on the front side for selfies, with an F-2.2 aperture.

Samsung Galaxy Fold has based on Android Pie and packs 512GB of inbuilt storage.

Connectivity options on the Samsung Galaxy Fold contain Wi-Fi, GPS, and USB Type-C.

It was launched in Space Silver, Cosmos Black, and Martian Green and Astro Blue colors.

As of 1st October 2019, the Samsung Galaxy Fold price in India starts at Rs. 1,64,999.

Samsung Galaxy Fold Full Specifications

Network
Technology
GSM/ HSPA/ LTE
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE
Speed
HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Others
Launch
Announced
2019, February
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2019, Q2
Others
Body
Sim
Nano-SIM
Others
  • - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Display
Type
Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
7.3 inches, 154.5 cm2
Resolution
1536 x 2152 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~414 ppi density)
Others
  • - Cover display: 4.6 inches HD+ Super AMOLED (21:9)
Platform
OS
Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset
Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485)
GPU
Adreno 640
Others
Memory
Card slot
No
Internal
512 GB, 12 GB RAM
Others
Camera
Primary
Triple: 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS + 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom + 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
2160p@30/60fps
Secondary
Dual: Cover Camera: 10 MP, f/2.2, PDAF + 8 MP, f/1.9, depth sensor
Others
  • HDR, 1080p@30fps
Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes
3.5mm jack
No
Others
  • - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • - 32-bit/384kHz audio
  • - Dolby Atmos/AKG sound
COMMS
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 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
Others
Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Others
  • - ANT+
  • - Bixby natural language commands and dictation
  • - Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
  • - Fast battery charging 18W
Battery
Type
Non-removable Li-Po 4380 mAh battery
Others
Misc
Colors
Space Silver, Cosmos Black, Martian Green, Astro Blue
Others

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