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This is especially so with the Galaxy Z Fold 2, where it’s having to drive a uniquely large 7.6-inch display at 120Hz, in addition to a secondary 6.23-inch display. Our reviewer generally managed to get through a full day, but only when using the standard 60Hz refresh rate. Bumping things up to 120Hz made things far hairier. Both Super AMOLED displays are capable of a 120Hz variable refresh rate, but only the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra can manage a Quad HD (1440 x 3088) resolution for a super-sharp 496 ppi. The Galaxy Z Fold 2 can only hit 1768 x 2208 and 373 ppi. All of this information would normally be crammed onto one small smartphone screen, so Flex Mode has the potential to dramatically declutter the Android interface – it reminds us of what the Asus Zenbook Duo is doing for laptops with its screen embedded in the top part of the keyboard case. Here’s Samsung’s big problem though: while Flex Mode applies to a few other apps, like video calls and Google Duo, it’s not compatible with more than a handful. There’s actually extra screen real estate here that the official screen specs don’t show. Gone is the Fold 1’s oversized cutout in the top-right corner along with its second ‘depth’ camera. The single front camera is housed in a small display punch-hole, and dropping from two inside cameras to just one didn’t make a difference to our portrait photos (Samsung is presumably using software to distinguish depth). Second, Samsung has evolved its ‘sweeper’ technology to better repel dust particles. There’s a necessary gap along the phone’s spine, which ensures that it can fold and unfold, with tiny vacuum-like bristles, now smaller in Gen 2, lining the inside of the all-important hinge. The Fold 2 isn’t dust-proof but its achilles heel is less exposed.
This is a big, but still just about manageable, phone at 164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1mm. At 208g, it’s heavy, but again far more easy to wield than other super-phones. Even cooler, you can also drag and drop content from one window to another. I had no problem dropping a photo from the Gallery app into an outgoing message. However, it didn't work with the Google Photos app. Multiple Samsung apps support Drag and Drop, as does Microsoft 365, Gmail, Chrome and Google Maps. This home-brewed chip is roughly in the same performance ballpark as the Snapdragon 865, but Qualcomm’s chip is measurably faster and more efficient. User Available Memory: User memory is less than the total memory due to storage of the operating system and software used to operate the device features. Actual user memory will vary depending on the operator and may change after software upgrades are performed.
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Samsung’s Exynos 990 chipset didn’t get utilized in the Fold 2, and that’s good news for everyone in the UK and other regions. The Exynos 990, found in the Note 20 series, outside of the US, showed weaker performance and battery life than Qualcomm’s chip in our testing. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 is the leader in this still niche market. It's truly future-proof, not only with that mighty 7.2-inch QXGA+ 120Hz fold out inner screen but also another 6.2-inch front screen and all the speed of 5G connectivity. You also get a triple rear camera with a 12MP + 12MP + 12MP setup and a dual front camera system with 10MP + 10MP lenses. I see a lot of phones, and many are similar. The Galaxy Z Fold 2 is not. I'm skeptical of super-expensive phones nowadays, but this one delivers the goods: a genuinely new use case and form factor, with impeccable flagship performance and a few quirks, but no bugs.
The 7.6-inch mini tablet-like screen is also a smidgen larger than its 7.3-inch predecessor, creating a wonderfully spacious canvas on which to play games and even make routine edits to spreadsheets. Creating spreadsheets from scratch is still leagues easier on a larger tablet, laptop or desktop, but the Fold 2 is a nice stop-gap between phone and tablet for most productivity-related tasks. Cover display: 6.23", Super AMOLED, 816 x 2260 pixels (25:9) which is enough to show optimal display.
As expected, the battery life dropped on the Z Fold 2 with the display set to 120Hz (adaptive), with the phone lasting 9 hours and 5 minutes. Battery Capacity (Typical) : Typical value tested under third-party laboratory condition. Typical value is the estimated average value considering the deviation in battery capacity among the battery samples tested under IEC 61960 standard. Rated (minimum) capacity is 4365mAh. Actual battery life may vary depending on network environment, usage patterns and other factors. The multitasking is better: It’s pretty easy to create app pairs to launch three apps at once. I also like that you can drag and drop content from one window to another in certain apps. Dimension when unfolded (HxWxD, mm): *Depth measurement when unfolded does not include the frame of the main display. The biggest changes to smartphone software in the last decade are happening right now, and that’s because foldable phones are pushing the idea of using multiple apps simultaneously. The functionality has existed on phones before, but the concept is fully realized on the Fold 2.
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