Samsung Galaxy Fold
- Kingslayer
- Icx
- 21 Feb 2019
You can hear the awkward "whoa" in that Tech Insider and CNET video after the guy announced the price. A few awkward snickers moments later. You can also hear the tent in their pants starting to fold! LMAO! Starting at $1980, it matches the year I was born.
Not trying to justify price but it's not like Samsung gimped the specs. 512 GB, 12 GB RAM, 6 cameras. It's about $500 more than a 512 GB iPhone XS Plus which has a third of the RAM and cameras while the Fold has a bigger display than it unfolded while one-handed friendly like the XS when folded.
You can hate the price. I get that. I think $1,500 would seem more reasonable given this is new tech and having a hinge like that with two different batteries is very complicated engineering. But you can't blame Samsung for offering weak specs for this device.
It looks good and has great specs. Certainly looks way better than ZTE's concept. I wish Nintendo came up with a Switch or successor to a Switch with a foldable display. The og Switch is awkward to put in the pocket. Foldable displays would be great for gaming handhelds too.
R.I.P. iPads and all tablets
Samsung worked for a decade on foldable displays.
2021: "Introducing Apple's revolutionary iPhone that folds!"
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- anon
- uSZ
- 21 Feb 2019
it can play crysis? xD
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- anon
- uSZ
- 21 Feb 2019
haha. nintendo 3ds
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- zzzbz
- gm@
- 21 Feb 2019
it's definitely not 16:10 aspect ratio, if the resolution is 2152:1536... it's more like 14:10...
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- Anonymous
- vEc
- 21 Feb 2019
Let me guess, the next version will have bigger front cover screen
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- Not thinking again
- 6TT
- 21 Feb 2019
Samsung. You could have cut down the camera. and that puny extra screen, the extra effort to code 2 screen design. Use that cost and resource to get a jack + card slot.
Simply put it. Just make a foldable tablet.. call it Samsung Tab S Fold..
THERE IS NO NEED TO THINK so much and add so many useless components. In general use case, why tablet is less desirable when moving around is because its form factor.. hard to put in pocket or small bag. Having it folded will be the biggest appeal to end users.. But now the cost and gimmicky nature of multi screen.. complex camera arrangement make this only a funny experiment.
You could have earn some serious money from this. sigh..
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- Me
- CRn
- 21 Feb 2019
No card slot?
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- Anonymous
- uJD
- 21 Feb 2019
No jack and no card slot is the downside of this device.
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- Me
- LBb
- 21 Feb 2019
I don't see a smartphone, what i see is a foldable tablet with an external screen.
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- car
- ssr
- 21 Feb 2019
Cannot tell how much the look of this phone reminds me of Nokia 9500 that i had ages ago:)
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- Anon
- w1f
- 21 Feb 2019
Anonymous, 20 Feb 2019The next NOTE 10 should have a fold version too !! It would... moreYup.. expecting that 2nd gen version evolving after studying the initial roll out pitfalls
- Lunarwolf
- Qy}
- 21 Feb 2019
I'm getting Nintendo DS vibes on that design especially the grey color.
All its missing is a stylus.
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- Mwy
- rXM
- 21 Feb 2019
rigurat, 20 Feb 2019Camera hump (not flush), no headphone jack, no card slot. ... moreLuxery phone for rich
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- Anonymous
- LTa
- 21 Feb 2019
AnonD-731363, 20 Feb 20191980 Haha. Rather wait for xiaomi it will cost half the pri... moreKey word is "if", if you had the assets then you would think much differently.
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- Anonymous
- tPG
- 21 Feb 2019
Great kickoff to a new era of the way we use smartphones by Samsung, appreciated the effort. Other manufacturers will follow the trend most importantly to give us cheaper option.
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- Chris Aus
- PMR
- 21 Feb 2019
I love the concept but, this will not be my next phone with no SD card port, no headphone jack ( I could overlook this) and a front display that is not the full screen it is not worth the 2K price tag. Also it would be nice to see the in display finger print reader built in.
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- Milkshake
- S3$
- 21 Feb 2019
The price tag is very hefty because Samsung is not able to make very many of these devices and they're ahead of the competition with this product. As time progresses and more manufacturers make good foldable phones, prices will drop significantly (Apple excluded probably).
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- Anonymous
- s2w
- 21 Feb 2019
Can't find any sites about it weight.
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- Anonymous
- s2w
- 21 Feb 2019
My s8 plus has a higher resolution than that and my 6 years old Ipad mini 2 has like a 6000mAh.