Roger Fingas
The first product to debut in Samsung's Feb. 20 press event is the Galaxy Fold, its first-ever foldable smartphone, with an eye-watering price.
When compact the device has a 4.6-inch, 1,960-by-840 pixel screen, but it unfolds into a 7.3-inch, 2,152-by-1,536 tablet, aided by technologies like an Infinity Flex display and a hinge with interlocking gears. "App continuity" allows apps to change size on the fly, and in tablet mode up to three apps can appear simultaneously.
Internal specs include 12 gigabytes of RAM, 512 gigabytes of eUFS (Universal Flash Storage 3.0), expansion with microSD cards, and twin batteries offering 4,380 milliamp-hours of power. A triple-lens camera with wide, ultrawide and telephoto options works in both phone and tablet modes, and a dual-lens front camera uses its second sensor for depth data.
The Fold can even charge a second device via Wireless PowerShare while connected to its own charger.
Prices start at $1,980, with colors including Cosmos Black, Space Silver, Martian Green, or Astral Blue. The phone will launch Apr. 26.
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Wow? If they sell 100, will they tout that as exceeding expectations? Couldn't they at least price it at $1984 or $2001? Or 1999 for the Prince fans?
You've got to know when to hold 'em/ Know when to fold 'em/ Know when to walk away/ And know when to run...
Apple tax. Oh wait, tech pundits are probably salivating over this and states Apple falls further behind!
So where will the Apple haters be when they said Apple was too expensive?
Will they be hypocrites AGAIN?!
Meanwhile Apple engineers everything from the hardware to software. Samsung steals and uses others software and sells at Apple prices.
Another explosive Samsung product in the making. My prediction is people experience a lot of reliability issues with this device. Phone markers are having trouble making reliable non-folding phones. This is the kind of product, at this juncture in technology, that will prove far better on paper than in reality. And phones are already too expensive. Early adopters be warned.