{"id":19822,"date":"2020-07-22T21:07:23","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T21:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbsitsoftwaresolution.com\/blog\/samsung-galaxy-z-flip-adds-5g-arrives-aug-7-for-1450.html"},"modified":"2020-07-22T21:07:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T21:07:23","slug":"samsung-galaxy-z-flip-adds-5g-arrives-aug-7-for-1450","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/samsung-galaxy-z-flip-adds-5g-arrives-aug-7-for-1450.html","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Galaxy Z Flip adds 5G, arrives Aug. 7 for $1,450"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Samsung’s original Galaxy Z Flip, seen above, went on sale Feb. 14 at a starting price of $1,380.<\/p>\n

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\n\tSamsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 5G, a variant of its clamshell foldable packed with next-generation cellular capabilities, will launch on Aug. 7. But that extra performance will cost you $1,450.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tA 4G version of the Galaxy Z Flip<\/span> went on sale for $1,380 on Feb. 14 — about a month before the coronavirus pandemic<\/a><\/span> caused lockdowns in the US. That device, Samsung’s second foldable after last year’s Galaxy Fold<\/span>, features a design similar to Motorola’s updated Razr<\/span>. The Z Flip, like the Razr, is essentially a high-tech flip phone, with an interior, 6.7-inch bendable screen and a small, exterior notifications panel. The Z Flip also has a glass screen, the first for the foldables market.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Z Flip 5G will eventually sell through ATT, T-Mobile, Samsung.com and Amazon, and is already available for preorder at Best Buy<\/a><\/span>. On ATT, the device will only be able to connect to the carrier’s low-band and midband 5G networks, which currently make up the bulk of its 5G footprint. Likewise, it will only be able to tap into similar 5G bands on T-Mobile.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe phone will not, however, be able to use the faster millimeter-wave 5G that’s available in parts of 35 cities for ATT and six cities for T-Mobile.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIn addition to 5G support, the new Z Flip 5G will also run on Qualcomm’s updated Snapdragon 865 Plus processor and comes in two new colors, a “Mystic Gray” and a “Mystic Bronze.”\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSamsung says the new phone will also feature a “haze finish that is soft to the touch while minimizing fingerprints.”\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the US, the original Z Flip was 4G only and was sold by ATT and Sprint, the latter of which has since been acquired by T-Mobile. The initial Galaxy Z Flip started at $1,380. It sold out almost immediately and was backordered for weeks.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMost companies don’t even have one\u00a0foldable phone<\/span>, but Samsung now has three in its lineup.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAlong with a 5G version of the Flip, it’s expected to introduce the second generation of its Fold — which expands from a phone into a tablet — at its digital Unpacked event on Aug. 5<\/span>. The company\u00a0delayed the launch of its first Fold, which started at $1,980<\/a>, by five months from April 2019 to September of that year after some reporters\u00a0found screen defects<\/a>\u00a0in their review units. This year, it’s expected to launch Round 2 with what could be called the\u00a0Galaxy Fold 2<\/span>\u00a0or\u00a0Galaxy Z Fold 2<\/span>. The new device would build on what Samsung learned from last year’s disaster.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSamsung’s new products come at a difficult time. 2020 was supposed to be a strong year for the phone industry, as innovations like\u00a05G<\/a>\u00a0and foldable screens got people shopping again. Instead, financial struggles and worries about COVID-19 will limit the number of devices companies can make and how many\u00a0phones<\/a>\u00a0people will actually buy. Even once the worst of the pandemic is behind the US and other countries, the global economy will likely continue to struggle.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tInstead of holding an in-person press event, Samsung will host a digital Unpacked event at 7 a.m. PT (10 a.m. ET) on Aug. 5 to unveil its new devices. The plan follows similar moves by companies like\u00a0Apple, which has shifted its events online<\/span>\u00a0during the pandemic. Samsung, for the first time, “will be broadcasting live from South Korea,” a spokesperson said.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

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