Samsung announced a new clamshell foldable phone at its Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event on February 11. While the device has been made available in the US, it was yet to be launched in India. However, the company has finally begun taking pre-orders for the Galaxy Z Flip in the country. The foldable phone is priced at Rs 1,09,999 for the sole 8GB + 256GB model. It is being offered in Mirror Black, Mirror Purple, Mirror Gold colour options. Users can pre-order the phone via Samsung e-store and select offline retailers.
Samsung will start delivering the Galaxy Z Flip pre-orders from February 26. The company is packing a free cover and AKG headphones inside the box. The open sale is said to start on a later date.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip features a foldable 6.7-inch full-HD (1080×2636 pixels) Dynamic AMOLED Infinity Flex display with 21.9:9 aspect ratio and 425ppi pixel density. It has a secondary 1.1-inch (112×300 pixels) Super AMOLED display with a 303ppi pixel density. The handset is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SoC. It comes with 8GB RAM and 256GB of internal storage. However, there is no option to expand the storage further with a microSD card.
As for the optics, the Galaxy Z Flip sports a dual rear camera setup: a 12MP wide-angle sensor (f/1.8, 1.4-micron pixels, 78-degree FoV) + a 12MP ultra-wide-angle lens (f/2.2, 1.12-micron pixels, 123-degree FoV, OIS). On the front lies a 10MP selfie shooter. The handset packs a 3300mAh battery and has a single mono speaker.
The Galaxy Z Flip comes with a new Flex mode UI that lets the Galaxy Z Flip open at varied angles. The small screen also has a swipe-to-see notification feature for scanning through all important notifications without opening the phone. Moreover, Samsung has added small nylon fibres on the edges of the hinge to repel dust. The hinge is touted to open and close 200,000 times.