Bengaluru 10 Aug, : South Korean major Samsung on Wednesday launched the 4th generation of smartphones that fold -the Galaxy Z Flip4 (for $1,000) and Galaxy Z Flip4 (for $1,000) and Galaxy Z Fold4 (for $1,780) -with a super-fast 5G connection.with super-fast 5G.The phones will be on sale in India to pre-order from next week.The devices that fold are available to pre-order starting the 10th of August with general availability beginning on August 26 (in some countries).
In India the new phones that fold will be available for public sales from the beginning of next month.Pricing for the new devices in India will be announced at a later time.
The company also unveiled Galaxy Watch5 and Watch5 Pro smartwatches (in 40mm and 44mm sizes) in addition with the Galaxy Buds2 Pro hearable device at its ‘Galaxy unpacked Global Event.
The Galaxy watches will be available for pre-order in selected markets beginning August 10 with sales beginning on August 26 According to the company.
“Created in collaboration with our world-class partners, the next-generation foldable devices will provide unbeatable mobile experiences that satisfy the demands of our most active customers,” stated Dr TM Roh the President and Director of Mobile Experience Business at Samsung.
Roh stated last month that there were more than 10 million folding smartphones distributed all over the world in 2021 – an growth of greater than 300 percent since 2020.
In India Samsung’s foldable smartphones have risen four times since the year 2020 in India, with the Flip model earning 61 % market share while the Flip foldable model gaining 39 percent market share in the country (according to CMR).
As the most durable foldables ever and the Flip4 and Fold4 are equipped with frames made of armor-grade aluminum and a hinge covers, as well with the exclusive Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ on the cover screen as well as the rear glass.
Galaxy Z Flip4 comes in Bora Purple, Graphite, Pink Gold and Blue finishes, while Galaxy Z Fold4 in Graygreen, Beige and Phantom Black as well as with Burgundy colors.
The Flip4 device is equipped with an improved camera, and it is powered by the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Mobile Platform.
It comes with a 3700mAh battery with super-fast charging which claims to bring the battery capacity to up to 50 percent in about 30 minutes.
Galaxy Z Fold4, also with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Mobile Platform and super-fast 5G is the first phone to come with Android 12L, which is a version designed by Google for large-screens.It also includes foldables.
Galaxy Z Fold4 offers an upgraded 50MP wide lens as well as a 30x Space Zoom lens and comes with an array of camera options.
“Content is more vivid and distinct with the 7.6-inch main screen, which has a 120Hz refresh rate that is adaptive and a less obvious Under Display Camera (UDC) with a new scatter-type sub-pixel arrangement” Samsung said.Samsung.
Galaxy Watch5 is equipped with unique BioActive Sensor which measures the heart rate blood oxygen level, and even stress levels.
Watch5 Pro has the largest battery in the Galaxy Watch.It’s 60% larger than the Galaxy Watch4.
Additionally, users can also monitor blood pressure and ECG via their wrists, however these functions for heath can only be found in certain markets.
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