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Galaxy Z Fold 2: All the specs, price, and release date revealed!
Samsung has revealed all the details about the Galaxy Z Fold 2, so let’s break down the specs and everything we know about the hinge, overall durability, water resistance, camera performance, multitasking and the intriguing Z Premier service. You can buy the Z Fold 2 here… Samsung: Best Buy: Amazon: *CNET may get a commission…
Alexandros Roukis
September 1, 2020 at 9:03 pm
Storage is to low for this price….we need 512 samsung come on.
2020 no sd but no 512 to?
Nishant Das Patnaik
September 1, 2020 at 9:20 pm
Those substantial and irregular reflection on the screen though is something people are going complaint once they start using this device on a daily basis, which means you not only you have now hold this with both the hands but also you to hold it at a certain angle. And you can’t even put it on a flat surface because of the huge camera bump. 🤣
Adam
September 1, 2020 at 9:26 pm
An expensive toaster.
Alexandros Roukis
September 1, 2020 at 9:28 pm
I hope someone make a honest review of the game Samsung play this year to her customers,look what they do with all this devises one is missing camera’s other is missing SD card other is missing quality some are missing more than a couple of specs- hardware BUT the prices going UP so customers loose,company earn more…make the connections!
Ted Ehioghae
September 1, 2020 at 9:33 pm
Are you Australian/New Zealander?
Matthew Weiss
September 1, 2020 at 9:52 pm
Preordered mine today, glad they brought back different hinge colors
Aditya
September 1, 2020 at 9:53 pm
Why buy this when u can get an ipad pro + iphone 11 pro(or any android flagship) for this price…?
Pee Dee
September 1, 2020 at 9:55 pm
If only it was made by Apple. I would buy it in a 💓 even if its $2999
Tim Faulkner
September 1, 2020 at 9:55 pm
I think the “premier” service is to prevent people from blaming the company when they break their device.
Samsung will point the finger back saying “we offered support and you didn’t use it”
Octavian Caesar
September 1, 2020 at 10:26 pm
$2000 better come with deep tissue massages
Pedro Sanchez
September 1, 2020 at 10:28 pm
2 thousand dollars 💵 man people can barley hold on to a job now in days with Covid
Europa
September 1, 2020 at 10:50 pm
I’ll stick to my note 10 plus thanks though!
Muyanzi Reid
September 1, 2020 at 10:50 pm
Microsoft Surface Duo is Better:
1.) The Duo has Much more Screen than the Folds.
2.) The Duo folds in more be positions than the Folds
3.) Duo works with all the Surface Pens.
4.) Duo has a more Durable and more Premium than the Folds.
5.) The Duo is thinner and Lighter than the Folds.
6.) The Duo is a Brand New Form factor instead of the Folds Boring Glass Slab look.
7.) The Phone Mode is more Usable than Fold 2’s Narrow front screen.
8.) Duo is $600 less than the Folds.
I would much rather pay for the Surface Duo than the Folds fragile plastic screen that damages if a Fingernail or Even Dust touches it 😆😆😆
tubetop123
September 1, 2020 at 10:56 pm
Me like
Mo A
September 1, 2020 at 11:03 pm
With with the negative patch, just talk about the fold function and real world uses, I don’t want to hear if the smartphone is IP Resistand as if you are going to swim with it or worse float on flamingo inflatable water with it?
C’mon CNET you’ve got to be authentic.
Samurai Jack
September 1, 2020 at 11:35 pm
By this phone Samsung took the lead
Tony Jenn
September 2, 2020 at 12:02 am
The hole punch cam location is weird. Better off the the top right corner imo
Vapes Flavors
September 2, 2020 at 12:05 am
folding vs thickness panel? folding phone vs rolling panel… interesting for up coming war
Jack L
September 2, 2020 at 12:09 am
I will definitely be looking at this… Two years from now.
Vino Zorolla
September 2, 2020 at 12:24 am
The side swipe bangs is better than previous style, and oh yes it’s a nice phone.
Tse Hong Ling
September 2, 2020 at 12:27 am
Every new tech cost a lot. still remember cell phone looking like a brick cost $3000 also many decades ago.
Nokia Communicator 9100 was almost $2000 back then.
Ptrmndza
September 2, 2020 at 12:42 am
I see this as a 7 inch tablet that fits in my pocket or a sling bag even though it is expensive, but considering how much iPad pro costs nowadays
boo Jay
September 2, 2020 at 12:48 am
The 68mm width is a dealbreaker for me. The whole point of a foldable was to make these oversized phablets that have saturated the market for the last several years to be more pocketable and easy to use one-handed. The original Fold accomplished that with a 62.9mm width. All Samsung had to do was shrink the bezels without increasing the footprint for the cover screen. Instead, the Fold2 is just like any other phone now: big and unwieldy to use, folded or not.
Deirdre Lynn Hughes-Evans
September 2, 2020 at 12:53 am
I have the original Galaxy Fold. What I like about it, among other features, is the storage space of 512 GB inner memory. This Fold was priced at $1,980.00 dollars. This New Z Fold 2 has many great features, for example, I like the larger front screen, the Mystic Bronze color…, however, I do not like the elevation in price at $1999 dollars, FOR ONLY 256 GB OF INNER MEMORY.
Puto
September 2, 2020 at 1:16 am
My incognito mode is at risk on this
Ad Den
September 2, 2020 at 9:37 am
great specs..but the price almost gave my Wallet a heart attack..good lord!!
Jose Roque
September 2, 2020 at 9:53 am
I think this phone would be perfect for DS and 3DS emulation, with the ability to use both screens! DS games in 1080p!
Onestar 19
September 2, 2020 at 10:09 am
No 4k ??,
earthwolf82
September 2, 2020 at 10:52 am
Asking for 2k during a pandemic economy lol ok Samsung
John Riccio
September 2, 2020 at 12:03 pm
She is by far the best phone reviewer on the web hands down. …. Love this woman…. . I cannot wait to get my hands on this phone.
B a n e
September 2, 2020 at 12:38 pm
2k? No thanks
Adam Almqvist
September 2, 2020 at 12:46 pm
Im here thinking about selling the Car just to be able to get one.
Evan Dbltime
September 2, 2020 at 1:04 pm
Does a fingernail still damage the main display? Also are we still worried about dust. I’d like to comfortably put this in a pocket.
yutuberboy
September 2, 2020 at 1:51 pm
Only 4500 mah booooo
Java Jones
September 2, 2020 at 2:06 pm
$1900 and not water resist? NO THANKS
EPN
September 2, 2020 at 2:58 pm
Imagine the cases for this phone! How the he’ll will it look! I think this type of phones have mixed feelings. Kind of moving forward but backwards a the same time.
Nick K
September 2, 2020 at 3:49 pm
The phaen is heuh!
Julian Castell
September 2, 2020 at 3:53 pm
The phone is $1999 but including the taxes on my country +22% = 2438.78 and at the change in my country Peru is PEN 8603.16. Average salary is PEN 930, someone wants to adopt me?
Lone Wolf
September 2, 2020 at 3:54 pm
Remember those days when Apple used to come up with new techs: now Apple is milking both Devs & Costumers to be a $trillion company while Samsung is investing in its R&D and coming up with breathtaking techs, even a small company like xiaomi is coming with invisible front camera!!!
Apple is so overrated..stop feeding its greed guys & invest in true innovations
Venkatesh Das
September 2, 2020 at 5:23 pm
This is my new favourite phone
Ice Cubes
September 2, 2020 at 5:39 pm
So bad use of resources. So many screens, so many cameras. Better find a way to fold screen outward and lower the number of screens and cameras and hence lower the price.
EternalDestiny48
September 2, 2020 at 6:40 pm
This review adds a lot of neat information not found on other reviews. Great job!
MWA
September 2, 2020 at 8:25 pm
one thousand, nine hundred and ninety nine dollas
Inzee
September 2, 2020 at 8:30 pm
Needs S pen 🖊 with that price, waiting on 3rd generation now 😅
Viktor Aggerholm
September 2, 2020 at 9:08 pm
Or you could just get a iPhone
KermitTheDab
September 2, 2020 at 9:17 pm
You had me, and then lost me at, “Not water resistant.”
Derrick Cenatus
September 2, 2020 at 9:35 pm
No micro SD Card slot is despicable!!!!!!
hundio88
September 2, 2020 at 11:48 pm
Easily scratched screen when opened, the hole cutout, no ip 68, no expandable storage and Samsung’s asking 2k for this? No deal!
bigdogroc
September 3, 2020 at 12:59 am
256gb with no micro sd slot, no 8k, and it’s not water resistant….. guess I’m going with the note 20 ultra
morris portlock
September 3, 2020 at 1:17 am
It is a nice device, but the screen shiould be covered for at least 2 years.
DOPE PEAR
September 3, 2020 at 2:37 am
Not like i can afford it
Sumeet tanwar
September 3, 2020 at 4:00 am
Great now wait 5 years to actually afford it.
LordWinter
September 3, 2020 at 4:15 am
I’ll try in 2 years when they perfect this…of course by then it’ll probably cost $2999
Tootie Pootie
September 3, 2020 at 4:25 am
I stopped watching the video when she said it cost 1,999. Dollars 😶 I’m gud ✌️ an the host chick looks cockeyed 😁
VEGANSAM
September 3, 2020 at 4:41 am
Really?!…Not waterproof?!…No SD expansion?!…Not 8K?!…etc?!
The flagship price should reflect the product….it should’ve been the ULTIMATE…Period.
Son of Martha
September 3, 2020 at 6:33 am
Wait for galaxy fold z. Hopefully ip resistance will be available then with 8k video shooting
prabhu das
September 3, 2020 at 12:26 pm
This flip gonna be the biggest failure of Samsung 😆
GerardPedrico
September 3, 2020 at 2:21 pm
The only way to hide the crease is to have Samsung use Paper-Like screen protector like the one used on the Apple iPad Pro because Paper-Like screen protector is not glossy (does not have a gloss surface) therefore the crease remains “unseen” for extended periods of use when folding-unfolding the Galaxy Z Fold 2.
Bonny Babu
September 3, 2020 at 2:33 pm
Have been waiting for this. A bit disappointed though with storage and cameras. Hope they bump it up to Note-esque specs next year, given that the Note series might not exist 😭
T P
September 3, 2020 at 3:48 pm
1999 usd too much
Wes McDannold
September 3, 2020 at 4:04 pm
It’s a cool phone for sure, and I’ve always been a fan of Samsung; it’s just sad to see that Samsung constantly charges a premium dollar price and skimps out on certain specs. Their competition however, mainly Apple, does not do this. I think this phone should have better camera shooter(s) on the back (think the about the S20 and 8k video), an IP67 water resistance rating, lack of SD storage is just dumb, the Gorilla glass on the front should be the same on the back, and they should consider the S-pen on this device. Making small budget cuts such as having last year’s Gorilla Glass on the back just seems unnecessary. Are you really trying that hard to save $25 per device? (just throwing a random $ amount out there). At $1,999 I would expect nothing but the best, and they only want to provide you with 85% of the best possible specs per say. Same goes with the Note regular vs Note Ultra series. Like, there’s no reason IMO to make the Ultra have a 2-4k screen and the regular version only 1080p. At $999 I expect better than 1080p. They try too hard to make cuts where I don’t think they should particularly make those cuts. That’s the reason I won’t upgrade from my Note 8. There’s just too much skimping out between the two models. And there seems to be too much skimping out on the Z Fold 2.
Amanda Hugankiss
September 3, 2020 at 5:48 pm
You look like “overly attached girlfriend” years later.
RunFor OurLives
September 3, 2020 at 6:08 pm
Who needs a $2000 phone that can’t compete with flagship phone performance?
Dan Simmons
September 3, 2020 at 8:57 pm
no expandable slot a major bummer.