Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 2 resolves one of the biggest complaints about the first generation: the front display. The South Korean electronics giant on Wednesday — …
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 2 resolves one of the biggest complaints about the first generation: the front display. The South Korean electronics giant on Wednesday — at its first all-virtual Unpacked event — unveiled the new version of its first foldable from last year. The device sports a screen that stretches across the front of the phone, giving it a flashier and more modern design. The Z Fold 2’s cover screen is 6.2 inches diagonally, while the interior is 7.6 inches laid flat. Both are Samsung’s nearly bezel-free Infinity-O display technology. And the interior foldable display uses the ultrathin glass similar to what’s inside the Galaxy Z Flip. The first generation of the Fold had a 4.6-inch outer display and a 7.3-inch interior screen made of plastic. Samsung made the body thinner and minimized the gap between the screens, making it fit better in a pocket. The device’s “dual intelligent battery” will last all day, Samsung said, and the phone now has 5G for the US model. It will be available on AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile in the US. (5G models of the original Fold only launched in select markets like the UK.) The company also redesigned the Z Fold 2’s hinge, giving it a more firm snap to place it flat. A new flex mode will let the device stay open at different angles, similar to the Z Flip. There’s no S Pen stylus in the Z Fold 2, despite some rumors saying it would appear in the device. The Z Fold 2 comes in two colors, mystic black and mystic bronze.
