Samsung Galaxy Fold Smartphone Goes Official In India: Specs, Features, Price Inside

Samsung Galaxy Fold, the company’s first foldable Android smartphone in the Indian market, has finally gone official in the country. Of course the USP of newly-launched Samsung phone is the foldable display that allows users to transform it into a tablet-like device. The key highlights on the Galaxy Fold include a total of six cameras, two displays, octa-core SoC and 512GB of onboard storage. 

Samsung Galaxy Fold: Specifications 

Samsung Galaxy Fold features two displays - with one flat screen featuring at the front and the second internal screen that sports a foldable design. While the front display has a 4.6-inch Super AMOLED panel with an HD+ (840x1960 pixels) resolutions and 21:9 aspect ratio, the foldable display includes a 7.3-inch Infinity Flex Dynamic AMOLED panel that has a QXGA+ (1536x2152 pixels) resolution with 4.2:3 aspect ratio.

Samsung Galaxy Fold runs Android 9 Pie with a tweaked One UI skin on top. The phone is powered by an octa-core SoC, paired with 12GB of RAM. It also comes with a 512GB of internal storage. Note that the storage is not expandable. 

On the imaging front, Samsung Galaxy Fold comes equipped with a triple rear camera setup, two cameras at the front, and a single selfie shooter on the cover. Interesting. Isn’t it? 

On the back, the triple camera setup includes a 16-megapixel primary sensor with an ultra-wide f/2.2 lens and a 12-megapixel secondary sensor with Dual Pixel AF lens that supports OIS and variable f/1.5 to f/2.4 aperture. There is also a 12-megapixel telephoto tertiary sensor with PDAF, OIS, an f/2.4 lens that enables 2X optical zoom. 

The front-facing dual camera setup features a 10-megapixel primary sensor with an f/2.2 lens and an 8-megapixel secondary RGB depth sensor with an f/1.9 lens. On the other hand, the cover of the phone includes a 10-megapixel sensor with an f/2.2 lens. 

Connectivity options on the phone include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, NFC, and USB Type-C port. It comes with stereo speakers. Sensors on the phone include accelerometer, ambient light, barometer, geomagnetic, gyroscope, in-display fingerprint and proximity sensor. 

It packs a dual battery that has a capacity of 4,380mAh and supports wired as well as wireless charging. Also, there is a Wireless PowerShare feature that enables reverse charging. The device measures 62.8x160.9x17.1 mm when folded and 117.9x160.9x7.6 mm when unfolded along with 276 grams of weight. 

Samsung Galaxy Fold: Price & Sale 

The price for the lone 12GB RAM + 512GB storage variant of Samsung Galaxy Fold in India has been set at Rs 1,64,999. The phone comes in Cosmos Black colour option. Samsung will start taking pre-bookings for the Galaxy Fold in India from October 4, while its shipments will begin from October 20. The pre-bookings will take place online through the Samsung eShop and offline in 35 cities across select 315 outlets, including the Samsung Opera House in Bengaluru.

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