Hands on in depth of the galaxy fold 2
Btw heres a complete English translation I found of the video above for those interested, courtesy of Sagar in the comment section at SamMobile:
Wow wow wow!
After 1.5 years, it finally comes.
We can’t say it is the future of smartphones, but it does come from the future.
At first glance, you will already be blown away by the massive external display: 6.2 inches, 2326 * 840 resolution at 60 Hz, central punch hole camera. Compared to the small 4.6 inches counterpart of the first generation, these are massive improvements.
At 25:9 aspect ratio, it might as well be considered an ultrawide display of smartphones. It delivers more information in terms of vertical viewing. Horizontal-wise, it is very suitable for some games.
When opened, there is a 7.6 inches, 5:4 aspect ratio Dynamic AMOLED 2X display at 120 Hz made up of UTG, came with a pre-installed membrane. On the right side, there is a central punch hole camera. All 4 sides are equal. 120Hz refresh rate. Both external and internal displays support HDR10+. Compared to the first-generation Fold, it is a big leap in terms of viewing experience. The crease is a little deeper, but it doesn’t really matter when looking right in front of it.
Turning to the exterior, the phone is now boxier than the first generation. The frame used frosted metal in hairline finish, giving it quite a business feel. The power button doubles as the fingerprint reader, and can be pressed. The back of the phone is a black shiny glass. For the golden version, AG frosted glass is used instead. The substantial camera bump is worth noticing as it makes the phone wobbles on the desk. However, it can easily be resolved by a case, only that no case is available for purchase at this time. The logo of Samsung is now moved to the middle of the hinge, which appears to be engraved instead of stuck on like the first generation. This is a big improvement.
This time, the phone is equipped with a Snapdragon 865+ processor. It came with 12GB RAM and 256 GB storage, which seems a little retrogressive. The phone supports Wifi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 but, regrettably, it still only supports one SIM card. As before, it has a pair of stereo speakers but with expanded speaker grills. This is probably the loudest pair of speakers I have ever come across on a smartphone. [different phones’ volume were compared]
All 3 rear cameras are 12 megapixels. The main one is 1/1.76 MX555 while the remaining two only have mediocre specs. That being said, combining the all new hinge which can be stopped at any desired angle with the versatile software, it can be used in quite a lot of scenarios. For example, when placing the phone on the desk to shoot pictures or clips, double tapping the empty space can move the viewfinder to ease adjusting focal length and focus. You can also take pictures using the big screen in full and use the external display as the viewfinder. Besides, there is now a rear-camera-selfie mode, which is very convenient for taking pictures and shooting vlogs. We noted that when using this mode, the internal display won’t turn on even when we hit home, which also let us to improvise the phone for navigation in cars very steadily. If you have other good ideas, you are welcome to share them with us so that we can discuss together!
We also found that both the external and internal displays can work in all 4 directions, which is quite user friendly for lefty and those who just don’t care how the phone should be picked up.
The phone has double batteries, totaling 4500 mAh, which supports 25W fast charging and 11W fast wireless charging, and reverse wireless charging. 45W is, however, not supported in the test. The battery life is quite good. More specifics would be given after testing the production version.
In sum, Z Fold 2 improved many shortcomings of the Fold: Bigger screen, glass material, all new hinge. Durability and usability are largely improved. Putting a larger screen in the pocket is no longer a dream. Although there are still some regrets, we are still happy to pronounce it the flagship phone of 2020. This is because holding it is like holding the world.
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