Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 is in trend now. Everyone is excited to know what features it packs within and if it is an improved version of the original Fold. Well, it appears that Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 has addressed all the complaints users have with the former model. With a bigger cover display, improved design, and an innovative Flex mode, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 is the best foldable phone yet. Let’s see more about the phone here.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 will be released on September 18 in the US and UK and on September 25 in Australia. The pre-order for Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 has begun on September 2.

Design and Display

The inward-folding has a massively increased screen size of 6.2 inches. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 is made wider, stretching its screen all the way across the front of the handset. You no longer need to open the folded phone up for almost everything. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 is also a bit heavier compared to the original Fold, but this heft helps to make the phone feel more premium. The mobile is also thinner in contrast to the original Fold at both the thicker and thinner ends. Corners of the phone come lesser rounded, like the Note 20 Ultra. Even the camera of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 placed behind the phone looks like it’s picked up straight from Note 20 Ultra.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 has an integrated fingerprint sensor into the power button located on the right side of the folded device. The volume rocker sits slightly lower than usual on the similar side, making it easier to reach.

The opening and closing mechanism of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 feels more ancient compared to the former model. The CAM hinge of the mobile feels consistently firm at each angle. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 also has got brushes inside the hinge to keep the dust and debris at bay. Unfortunately, Z Fold 2 isn’t water-resistant, so you need to operate it carefully.

The inside screen has an Ultra Thin Glass (UTG) layer, unlike the initial Fold. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 has a slightly larger screen than its predecessors at 7.6 inches and also has a fast refresh rate of 120Hz, which gives a smoother scrolling along with more fluid graphics. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 is surely a substantial upgrade over the former phone.

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Specifications

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus processor paired with 12GB RAM, which should make the phone fast enough for everything you need to do on it. The only snag here is the storage, which is fixed at 256GB. The phone also does not have microSD expansion. For improved audio quality, you can connect an external mic to the phone.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 has its triple cameras placed on the rear side of the mobile, both when its folded and unfolded. All three cameras have 12MP sensors. The primary camera is f/1.8 and also supports dual-pixel focusing, which should make the mobiles’ camera fast and responsive even in low light. The telephoto camera is capable of zooming in a 2x optical or 10x hybrid. The ultra-wide snapper would let you get creative with landscapes. You can even use the cameras when the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 is partly unfolded, in either landscape or portrait orientations, meaning you can now capture longer exposures or timelapse without having to put your mobile on a tripod or prop it up otherwise. You can use the primary camera in combination with the front screen for shooting selfies in the traditional manner when the mobile is folded. When unfolded, you can select the mode that will use both the main and the front screens, so that the photographer, along with the subject, can see the photo is framed.

Software

Manufacturers, very often face a twofold challenge with foldable phones. Not only do they need to make sure that the phones’ hardware works well and the design is attractive, but they also need to make sure that the mobiles’ operating system and apps are optimized for the folding design. Good news is that Samsung has made real progress here this year since the launch of the original Fold.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 supports three states: folded, half-folded, and unfolded. With several display options, you can use Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 as a phone in a folded mode, a tablet in unfolded mode, and as a hybrid in half-folded mode.

In the half-folded or the flex mode, the screen becomes two separate displays, allowing the content of a relevant app to be displayed on one while the app controls and setting on the other. In the tablet state, you can have apps with multiple panes- for example; the files app can show you the folders on the lest while its contents on the right.

You can even have two apps running together, side-by-side, and drag and drop, or copy and paste, between them. You can even launch a third app in the split-screen mode. You can even save these pairs or trios of apps as a group so that you can launch them together. Another neat feature in the phone is that you can screenshot individual shots of both or all three apps.

Battery Life and Charging

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 packs 4,500 mAh of battery. The phone, on 60Hz display setting, would last for 10 hours and 10 minutes while that on 120Hz of display would last for 9 hours and 5 minutes, which is a pretty good endurance given to the phones’ display size. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 supports 25W fast charging. The phone also supports fast wireless charging and a PowerShare reverse charging.

Price

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 is set to cost $1,999/ Euro 1,799/AU$2,999 for a 256GB model. There’s also a separate limited edition version of the mobile called Thom Browne package that is set to cost $3,299/ Euro2,999, which would be ready to buy by September 25.

Bottom Line

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 looks like a substantial and impressive upgrade over the original Fold. The hinge, software optimizations, and all other features like these combine to make Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 feel more like a distinct, enormously versatile, and a genuinely useful device, rather than just a phone that happens to be foldable.