Samsung has formally introduced the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, which is thinner and lighter than the Galaxy Z Fold 6 whereas sporting bigger shows and an improved digicam system.
The Z Fold Special Edition additionally comes with 16GB of RAM to assist a “‘Galaxy AI’ expertise optimized for foldables” and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy chipset. We’ve but to listen to about how a lot storage the unit ships with.
The Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition will solely be obtainable in South Korea when it launches on October 25, and the only real Black Shadow shade choice will price 2,789,600 received (or roughly $2,000 / £1,550 / AU$3,000).
Leaks have pointed to a South Korea launch for months, however the rumored China launch stays unconfirmed. There are at present no indicators of a wider world launch.
The official announcement contains feedback from Sung-Taek Lim, govt vice chairman of Samsung Korea, who referred to as the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition a “gesture of gratitude to home customers who’re main the foldable market”.
We hope the upgrades given to the Z Fold Special Edition will make their strategy to the subsequent globally launched Z Fold cellphone – however the Z Fold 6 was simply launched again in August, so we is perhaps ready some time to search out out.
With that in thoughts, right here’s a rundown of the main upgrades coming to the Z Fold Special Edition.
Larger, wider shows
The Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has a 6.5-inch outer show and 8-inch internal show, as in comparison with the 6.3-inch outer and seven.6-inch internal shows of the Galaxy Z Fold 6.
These enlargements carry Samsung again in step with its opponents, because the Z Fold 6 did not fairly catch as much as rival telephones just like the OnePlus Open and Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold in terms of show dimension. And with a facet ratio of 21:9, the outer show on the Special Edition is proportionally wider than the thin 22:9 cowl display screen of the Z Fold 6.
The Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition marks the primary improve in internal show dimension for the reason that Z Fold 2 launched in 2020, and boasts the identical almost-square 20:18 facet ratio because the internal show on the Z Fold 6.
A correctly flagship digicam
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition might mark a turning level for the Z Fold sequence by lastly providing a comparable images expertise to Samsung’s flagship slab telephones.
The Z Fold Special Edition comes outfitted with a 200MP important extensive digicam, the identical decision as the primary digicam on the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. This is a significant step up from the 50MP important digicam affixed to the Z Fold 6; at the very least on paper.
Our Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 evaluation discovered its 50MP digicam to be a irritating oversight. So we’re glad to see steps in the direction of parity with Samsung’s different ultra-premium cellphone and hope to see the identical steps taken with the subsequent world Z Fold launch.
Thinner and lighter
Though the race to supply thinner slab telephones has been over for years, within the foldable world it’s simply heating up.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition boasts a folded thickness of 10.6mm, shaving off a powerful 1.5mm as in comparison with the Z Fold 6.
At 236g, it’s additionally 3g lighter than the Z Fold 6 – a modest enchancment, however nonetheless a great addition for one handed use.
This means the Z Fold Special Edition is each thinner and lighter than most different flagship folding telephones, slimmer than each the OnePlus Open or Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold however nonetheless overwhelmed by the Honor Magic V3.
We’d wish to see Samsung hold the identical aggressive spirit in terms of the design of the subsequent world Z Fold cellphone, too.
As talked about, we aren’t more likely to see a worldwide launch for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, however we’d in any other case have anticipated to see this new cellphone land a spot on our lists of the very best Samsung telephones and finest folding telephones.
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