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Samsung launched its long-awaited Galaxy Z Flip-- a new foldable phone that flips open like the previously launched Motorola's foldable Razr phone. The Galaxy Z Flip has been unveiled aloongside the Samsung Galaxy S20-series lineup at the Unpacked event in San Francisco. (Express Photo: Sneha Saha)
The Galaxy Z Flip has been priced at $1380 that translates to around Rs 98,000 on conversion. Samsung is yet to confirm whether the Galaxy Z Flip will head to the Indian market or not. (Express Photo: Sneha Saha)
Since the company launched the Galaxy Fold in India, there are high chances that it will bring the Z Flip in the country as well. However, the pricing may not be the exact conversion of the US price. (Express Photo: Sneha Saha)
The Galaxy Z Flip is powered by an unspecified 7nm 64-bit octa-core processor, which could turn out to be the Exynos 990. The chipset is paired with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. (Express Photo: Sneha Saha)
The flip’s big screen can be folded in half thanks to the clamshell design. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip will be made available in three colours-- Black, Purple and Golden. (Express Photo: Sneha Saha)
Samsung says that the Galaxy Z Flip is designed with an innovative ‘hideaway hinge’ that prevents dust particles from entering the phone and damaging the hardware inside. (Express Photo: Sneha Saha)
When the Galaxy Z Flip is folded, the rear cameras turn into a selfie cameras and the tiny 1.1-inch Super AMOLED screen on the top of the cover with 300x112 pixels resolution can be used to capture selfies without opening the phone. The small screen also shows date, time, notifications, caller ID and more. (Express Photo: Sneha Saha)
The Galaxy Z Flip features a 6.7-inch FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED display with 21.9:9 aspect ratio and 2636x1080 pixels resolution. The screen folds into a compact form factor to easily fit in the palm of your hands. (Express Photo: Sneha Saha)
The Galaxy Z Flip features a 12MP (wide) + 12MP (ultrawide) dual camera setup on the back and a 10MP selfie camera at the front. Similar to the S20 series, the flip phone also includes a punch-hole display to house the selfie shooter. (Express Photo: Sneha Saha)
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip comes with 3300mAh dual battery setup. It also includes a fingerprint sensor and Face ID support. (Express Photo: Sneha Saha)
