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Galaxy Fold launched in India for Rs. 1,64,999 (~$2320)

Samsung has made the Galaxy Fold official in India today, as it had promised. Those who had been looking forward to getting their hands on one might be put off by the price tag Samsung has attached to its foldable phone. At Rs. 1,64,999, or around $2320 based on current conversion rates, the Fold is priced considerably higher in India than other markets, no doubt because Samsung isn’t making the device locally as it does its non-foldable flagship phones.

Customers in India will have to prebook the Galaxy Fold via Samsung’s official online and offline stores, including the Samsung Opera House in Bengaluru. Pre-bookings start this Friday, October 4, and shipments will begin from October 20. Only the Cosmos Black color option will be available. Every customer who buys the device online will be visited by a concierge who will help them set up their Fold and help them understand everything they would need to do to take care of their shiny new foldable phone. The Galaxy Fold Premier Service will offer 24×7 on-call support and a one-time screen replacement for a discounted fee of Rs. 10,500.

Galaxy Fold is India’s first Snapdragon-powered Galaxy flagship in recent years

The Galaxy Fold, for those who need a refresher, comes with a foldable 7.3-inch AMOLED display and a 4.6-inch cover display, also of the AMOLED variety. It is powered by the Snapdragon 855 chipset, a first for a Galaxy flagship in India, and has 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. There’s a 4,380 mAh battery under the hood with support for fast wireless and reverse wireless charging (but not 25W wired charging). A capacitive fingerprint sensor is located on the right side of the device, below the power button.

There are six cameras: a triple camera setup on the back that’s usable both in phone and tablet form. There’s a 12MP primary F1.5/2.4 Dual Aperture camera, a 12MP F2.4 telephoto camera for 2x zoom, and a 16MP ultra-wide F2.2 camera. There’s a dual front camera above the 7.3-inch main display consisting of 10MP F2.2 and 8MP F1.9 sensors, and a single 10MP F2.2 camera above the cover display. The Galaxy Fold runs Android Pie with One UI 1.5 and supports Samsung Pay. It also comes bundled with the Galaxy Buds and lacks a headphone jack.

Will you be buying the Galaxy Fold in India? Do you think the pricing should have been lower and comparable to the pricing in other markets? Let us know down in the comments!

GENERAL INFORMATION

Model name
Galaxy Fold
Model Number
SM-F900F
Model type
Foldable
Color
Space Silver, Cosmos Black
Announced 2019, February
Released 2019, February

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Dimensions
Unfolded: 160.9 x 117.9 x 6.9 mm Folded: 160.9 x 62.9 x 15.5 mm
Weight 265g

OPERATING SYSTEM

Operating System
Android 9.0 (Pie)

NETWORK

WiFi Only
No
SIM card size
Nano-SIM (4FF)
Network
2G, 3G, 4G/LTE

DISPLAY

Technology (Main Display)
Super AMOLED
Size (Main Display)
7,3″ (185.4mm)
Size (Sub Display)
4.6″ HD+
Resolution (Main Display)
QXGA 1536 x 2152
Colour Depth (Main Display)
16M
S Pen Support
NO

PROCESSOR

Type
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Clock Speed
Single Core 2.84 GHz & Triple Core 2.42GHz & Quad Core 1.8 GHz
Cores
8 Cores (Octa-Core)
GPU
Andreno 640

MEMORY

RAM Size (GB)
12GB
ROM Size (GB)
512GB
SSD No
eMMC No

SENSORS

Sensors
Accelerometer, Barometer, Physical Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnatic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Heart Rate Sensor, Proximity Sensor, RGB Light Sensor
Additional features
Samsung Pay (NFC)

AUDIO AND VIDEO

Video Recording Resolution
UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) @ 60fps
Video Playing Format
MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM
Video Playing Resolution
UHD 8K (7680 x 4320) @ 30fps
Audio Playing Format
MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DSF, DFF, APE

CAMERA

Main Camera
Triple
Front Camera
Dual
Cover Camera Single
Main Camera – Resolution
16 MP, CMOS F2.2 & 12MP, CMOS F1.5/F2.4Wide & 12MP, CMOS F2.4 Telephoto
Rotating Camera
No
Front Camera – Resolution
10 MP, CMOS F2.2 & 8MP, CMOSF1.9
Cover Camera – Resolution
10 MP, CMOS F2.2
Main Camera – Flash
Yes
Front Camera – Flash
No
Main /Front Camera – Auto Focus
Yes

CONNECTIVITY

ANT+ Yes
USB Version Type C
Location Technology GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
MHL No
Wi-Fi
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax (2.4/5GHz), VHT 80 MU-MIMI, 1024QAM
Wi-Fi Direct Yes
DLNA Support No
NFC Yes
Bluetooth Version Version 5.0
Bluetooth Profiles
A2DP, AVRCP, DI, HFP, HID, HOGP, HSP, MAP, OPP, PAN, PBAP
PC Sync.
Samsung Smart Switch

BATTERY

Standard Battery Capacity
4,380mAh
Removable No
Fast charging
Yes
Super Fast charging
No

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