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Mobile World Congress 2019 event might have concluded but it surely suggested that 5G and foldable phones will be the buzzwords for this year, even though most of the world might not be able to afford phones with these technologies or have access to them. Samsung announced its first foldable phone, the Galaxy Fold, last month at its Galaxy Unpacked event and showcased it at MWC. The device comes equipped with two screens, a smaller one on the outside and a bigger one that can be unfolded, just like a book. While its availability and price was announced for the US, there was no confirmation if it will be launched in India or not. However, Samsung’s President and CEO of IT & Mobile Communications Division, DJ Kuo, has revealed that the company’s $1980 foldable phone will indeed come to India.
The confirmation of Samsung Galaxy Fold launching in the country came after the India launch of Galaxy S10 series concluded. Koh said that India is an important market for Samsung and that it will bring its latest technologies here. There is no concrete timeline as to when the Galaxy Fold will exactly be made available for the Indian market but it is expected to be around the same time when it is launched for other South-Asian countries. Samsung’s foldable phone could be more expensive here since Koh says the device might not be made in India like the S10 trio which is manufactured in the country. So, one can expect it to carry a price tag higher than $1980 (Rs 1,40,000 approx), which will make it attainable only to the uber rich or to hardcore fans. Koh also stated that the Samsung Galaxy 5G will come to India when the time is right. This could be because the Indian market is yet to make any major leaps for enabling 5G connectivity.
The smaller display on the Samsung Galaxy Fold is 4.6 inches in size. It is an HD+ Super AMOLED panel with an 840x1960p resolution. When unfolded, the device turns into a 7.3-inch tablet with a "Dynamic AMOLED display" that has a resolution of 1536 x 2152p. The handset runs on a “7nm processor,” which is most likely the Samsung Exynos 9820, and comes with 12GB RAM with 512GB of UFS 3.0 storage. The handset sports a 4380mAh battery.
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