Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Fold2 had been originally announced several weeks ago alongside the Note20 series, however the company had been delaying the official launch of the phone until September. Well, September has now come and Samsung is now ready to fully unveil the specifications of the new flagship foldable phone and finally starting to take pre-orders.

The new iteration is an important generational evolution over last year’s problem-ridden Galaxy Fold, promising to notably improve some of the key weaknesses of the first design.

Samsung Galaxy Folds
  Galaxy Z Fold2 Galaxy Fold
SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
1x Cortex A77 @ 3.1GHz
3x Cortex A77 @ 2.42GHz
4x Cortex A55 @ 1.80GHz

Adreno 650 @ 670MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 
1x Kryo 485 (CA76) @ 2.84GHz
3x Kryo 485 (CA76) @ 2.42GHz
4x Kryo 485 (CA55) @ 1.80GHz

Adreno 640
Display Main Display:

7.6" 2208 x 1768
Foldable Dynamic AMOLED (11.25:9)


Cover display:

6.2" 2260 x 816
AMOLED (25:9)
Main Display:

7.3" 2048 x 1536
Foldable Dynamic AMOLED (4.2:3)


Cover display:

4.6" 1680 x 720
Super AMOLED (21:9)
Dimensions Folded:
159.2 x 68.0 x 13.8 - 16.8mm

Unfolded:
159.2 x 128.2 x 6.0 - 6.9mm

282g
Folded:
160.9 x 62.8 x 15.7 - 17.1mm

Unfolded:
160.9 x 117.9 x 6.9mm

276g
RAM 12GB LPDDR5 12GB LPDDR4X
NAND 256GB UFS3.1 512GB UFS3.0
Battery 4500mAh  (17.41Wh) typ. 4380mAh  (16.86Wh)
Front Camera Cover & Front Cameras
(2x identical)


10MP 1.22μm
F2.2 FOV: 80˚
Cover Camera:
10MP f/2.2 "Selfie camera"

Front camera:
10MP f/1.9 4K video recording

Front camera:
8MP, f/2.2
Dual Pixel PDAF
Primary Rear Camera 83° Wide Angle
12MP 1.8µm Dual Pixel PDAF

f/1.8 w/ OIS
77° Wide Angle
12MP 1.4µm Dual Pixel PDAF

Adjustable aperture f/1.5 or f/2.4
Secondary Rear Camera 123° Ultra-Wide Angle
12MP 1.12µm f/2.2
123° Ultra-Wide Angle
16MP 1.0µm f/2.2
Tertiary Rear Camera 45° / Telephoto lens 2x zoom
12MP 1.0µm
f/2.4 w/OIS
SIM Size ??? NanoSIM
Wireless 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax 2x2 MU-MIMO,
BT 5.0 LE,
NFC, GPS/Glonass/Galileo/BDS
802.11a/b/g/n/ac 2x2 MU-MIMO,
BT 5.0 LE,
NFC, GPS/Glonass/Galileo/BDS
Connectivity USB Type-C USB Type-C
Features They both fold
Launch OS Android 10 Android 9.0
Launch Price $1999 $1980 / 2000€

From a specification standpoint, the new Z Fold2 updates its hardware to the newest Snapdragon 865+ from Qualcomm which we’ve seen in a lot of the recent smartphone releases this summer.

Samsung opted to keep the RAM steady at 12GB, and oddly enough we’ve seen a reduction in the storage department as the Z Fold2 comes with 256GB of UFS3.1 storage, half of the 512GB of the first Galaxy Fold.

Big upgrades include a new redesigned screen with a more robust and better functioning hinge mechanism. The new display grows to 6.7” diagonal when unfolded, reaching a new 2208 x 1768 resolution.

Samsung here did away with the big corner notch with the multiple front cameras, instead opting for a hole-punch camera in the right half of the internal screen. The camera module here is a 10MP unit with 1.22µm pixels and f/2.2 optics.

A bigger display upgrade has been made on the cover display side of the phone, as the new screen grows from 4.6” to 6.2”, with much less bezel surrounding it. It’s a big change in the looks of the phone and makes the cover display significantly more usable. Samsung here also opted for a hole-punch camera at the top centre of the panel, with an identical 10MP module as the internal front camera.

In terms of the primary rear-facing cameras, the main unit has seen an upgrade to an identical module as found in the Galaxy S20 with a 12MP f/1.76” sensor with 1.8µm pixels and an f/1.8 optics with OIS.

The ultra-wide is a bit different than the original Fold in that it reduces its resolution from 16Mp to 12MP, but retains the same sensor size – it’s not the same unit as on the S20 and Note20 series. We still see a super-wide 123° field-of-view with an f/2.2 aperture.

The telephoto unit has 2x optical magnification and seems to be a continuation of the unit we’ve seen on the original Fold, with a 12MP 1.0µm sensor and f/2.4 optics with OIS.

Samsung promises various new software improvements this generation, making for a more seamless experience between the different displays, as well as having extensive optimisations for simultaneous multi-tasking with multiple open apps at once.

The new Galaxy Z Fold2 is now open for pre-orders starting September 2nd at a launch price of $1999, with general availability starting September 25th.

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  • rangerdavid - Tuesday, September 1, 2020 - link

    Upvote this. Yup.
  • ads295 - Tuesday, September 1, 2020 - link

    You, sir, made my day. LoL
  • haukionkannel - Tuesday, September 1, 2020 - link

    Just wait apples responce to this next year... Bring you hankerchief ready for eye watering Numbers...
    :)
  • SirDragonClaw - Tuesday, September 1, 2020 - link

    Why the previous one was awesome. This only improves on that, 2k for people with lots of disposable income is nothing and having a ~8 tablet in your pocket it nothing short of amazing.
  • Spunjji - Wednesday, September 2, 2020 - link

    If $2k is nothing to people with lots of disposable income, then why don't more of them spend $500 on a really decent phone and give the rest to charity?

    Yeah yeah I get it you could always do something more generous with your time and money, but also... this is a colossal fucking waste of it. This is the "let them eat cake" moment of the smartphone world.
  • Bodalau - Wednesday, September 2, 2020 - link

    Damn right!
  • iphonebestgamephone - Wednesday, September 2, 2020 - link

    Cus its their money, obv.
  • Archer_Legend - Wednesday, September 2, 2020 - link

    All this flagship are a waste of money, in 2019 we nearly hit the ceiling of what is possible from a photgraphy standpoint and although the processing can be improved a bit on silicon there is no reason to switch to this year or the next years flagships
  • Spunjji - Wednesday, September 2, 2020 - link

    Nice 😂
  • trivik12 - Wednesday, September 9, 2020 - link

    This is a niche device for ultra rich. I dont think they care about IP rating, microsd expansion or headphones. Just buy it with accident damage insurance and you are good to go. Design improvements to 2nd gen is impressive. I wish the price had gone down slightly but to its target audience its irrelevant. I am hoping in 5 years fold phones go more mainstream.

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