Samsung unveils new Galaxy Z flip-phone with super-fast 5G internet and sci-fi folding design
SAMSUNG'S Galaxy Z Flip 5G smartphone is set to be released on August 7.
That's just two days after the highly anticipated Unpacked event that's expected to reveal the Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy Z Fold 2, Galaxy Watch 3 and more.
The Galaxy Z Flip 5G might also be showcased at the event, despite not being a completely new design.
It's mostly an upgrade on the original Flip because of its 5G capabilities.
However, seeing as Samsung has already revealed the price and release date, it could mean the new Flip won't be getting a mention at the event.
The Flip 5G will be the first of the Galaxy range to contain the Snapdragon 865+ chipset.
That's $70 (£55) more expensive than the previous model.
In the UK the original Flip cost £1,300 so a heftier price tag than this is likely.
A brief timeline of the Samsung Galaxy Fold
Here's all the major things to happen in the controversial phone's history so far...
- On May 12 2011, South Korea’s Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology annonced that some of its researchers had created a folding smartphone prototype
- On May 2 2012, Samsung filed a patent application for its folding smart phone design
- In May 2013, Samsung tried to patent its folding phone screen idea
- In November 2013, Samsung announced that it would be bringing folding display devices to the market
- In spring 2016, Samsung was finally working on what we now refer to as the Galaxy Fold
- In Otober 2018, Samsung finally confirmed that its foldable phone was on the way
- On February 20 2019, Samsung launched the Samsung Galaxy Fold with a staggering £1,900 price tag
- On April 15 2019, Samsung started letting high profile technology journalists use the phone but by April 17 lots of them were already complaining about the screen breaking or not working
- On April 22 2019, Samsung had to announce that it was postponing the Samsung Galaxy Fold's release so that it could address and fix ongoing issues with the folding screen
- On September 6, 2019, Samsung started selling the Galaxy Fold in the UK
In other news, a security vulnerability that could let hackers set fire to smartphone fast chargers has been revealed.
Apple is planning to load future iPhone cameras with high-powered zoom capabilities, according to one insider.
Samsung is selling a charger that promises to sterilise your phone while it's juicing up the battery.
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