New Samsung W21 is a foldable phone, like Galaxy Z Fold 2, but you can’t buy it
Samsung has launched a new foldable telephone referred to as the Samsung W21, but it’s at the moment unique to these in China. The newly launched W21 is a 5G system and comes with very comparable specs to the Galaxy Z Fold 2.
There are a few tweaks that make it a little totally different to the Z Fold 2, together with a bigger design (but the screens stay the identical measurement), and a new colour within the type of the metallic gold you can see above.
Oddly, this is not a China-only model of the Galaxy Z Fold 2 as the corporate sells that system within the nation. Samsung has additionally eliminated any ‘Galaxy’ branding from the system for causes which are at the moment unclear.
The Samsung W21 5G is dearer than the Galaxy Z Fold 2 in China with a worth of CNY 19,999 (round $3,000 / £2,300 / AU$4,200 / Rs 224,300). That could also be due to the marginally flashier design, because the specs are largely the identical because the Z Fold 2.
What’s totally different on the W21?
Most of the spec on the Galaxy Z Fold 2 stays the identical right here with the telephone providing a 7.6-inch Dynamic AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh price. When folded, you get a 6.2-inch AMOLED display on the skin.
The W21 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus chipset in addition to 12GB of RAM and there is 512GB of storage.
It options the identical triple digital camera setup from Z Fold 2 with a 12MP main shooter adopted by 12MP ultra-wide lens and a telephoto lens of 12MP. Selfies are dealt with by a 10MP shooter.
The Samsung W21 comes within the single gold colour possibility, and as a substitute of a plain again panel the W21 comes with vertical traces that run from high to backside to provide it a ribbed texture.
An image posted by Ice Universe on Twitter exhibits that the W21 is additionally barely greater than the Z Fold 2 for unclear causes, because the show sizes and the battery capability are similar.
We’ve but to listen to from Samsung on whether or not this telephone can be coming to different markets, but it at the moment appears like you will not be capable of get this system in any respect except you reside in China.