A year of innovation: Samsung releases foldable smartphone

South Korean manufacturing giant, Samsung, has released the Galaxy Fold, a foldable smartphone that is claimed to withstand hundreds of thousands of folds. Featuring a 4.6″ Infinity Flex Display that opens like a book to reveal a larger 7.3″ display, astonishingly, without visible lines or crinkles. Available in both 4G and 5G versions, the Galaxy Fold is a truly innovative device.

Key spec overview:

  • Display: 4.6-inch Super AMOLED; 7.3-inch QXGA+ Dynamic AMOLED
  • Operating system: Android 9.0
  • Camera: 16-megapixel (ultra-wide angle), 12-megapixel (wide-angle) and 12-megapixel (telephoto)
  • Front-facing cameras: 10-megapixel (F2.2), 8-megapixel RGB depth camera (F1.9)
  • Processor: Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
  • Storage: 512GB
  • RAM: 12GB
  • Battery: 4,380mAh
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • Wireless charging

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