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  Chinese tech giant Huawei has launched Mate X2 , the companys latest foldable phone, as the successor to the Mate X that was launched in 2019. The base model is priced at 17,999 Yuan while the 512GB RAM version is 18,999 Yuan. It will go on sale in China on February 25 and will come with a Huawei SuperCharge charger, a Type-C data cable, a pair of Type-C earphones, and a leather protective case included inside the box, reports GizmoChina. The Mate X2 sports a vivid 8-inch internal display with a resolution of 2480 x 2200 whereas the display outside measures 6.45-inches with a 2700 x 1160 resolution. Both the OLED displays come with a 90Hz refresh rate and are slightly bigger than the displays on the Samsung Galaxy Fold 2. The phone is powered by a top-of-the-line Kirin 9000 chipset, gets 8GB of RAM and runs on EMUI 11.0 based on Android 10. Read More

  Chinese electronics maker Lenovo-owned smartphone brand Motorola on Monday launched in India its second-generation foldable smartphone, the Motorola Razr 5G. Priced at Rs 1,24,999, the Motorola Razr 5G will be available in polished graphite colour. The phone’s pre-booking starts today and it will go on sale from October 12 at retail stores and online on Flipkart. Motorola is offering Rs 10,000 instant discount on Flipkart and cashback on offline stores on HDFC Bank cards and equated monthly instalment (EMI) transactions. The instant discount or cashback brings down the effective price to Rs 1,14,999. The Motorola Razr 5G is touted to withstand up to 200,000 flips. It features a water repellant design with foldable form factor for ease of use. It gets a tapered chin, rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, and updated hinge as part of its upgrade. Made of 7000-series aluminium, the Razr 5G has a 6.2-inch flex view bendable screen of 21:9 aspect ratio. On the outside, it has a secon...

  Samsung showcased its next iteration of foldable device, the Galaxy Z Fold 2 , at the Galaxy Unpacked event on August 5. Now, the South Korean electronics maker is gearing up for the global launch of the device through an exclusive event, which will livestream across company’s digital properties starting 7:30 pm (IST) Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 launch event livestream The Galaxy Z Fold 2 launch is going to be a virtual event, which will livestream on company’s digital properties and social media channels. According to a blogpost on Samsung Newsroom, the event livestream will be available on Samsung web portal and Samsung Newsroom. The Galaxy Unpacked 2020 will also livestream on YouTube. “Samsung continues to pioneer an entirely new category of mobile devices by introducing the next generation of foldables— Galaxy Z Fold2. After releasing two foldable devices and listening to user feedback on the most requested upgrades and new features, Samsung unveils the Galaxy Z Fold2 wi...

Samsung on Thursday revised the price of its clamshell design-based foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Z Flip . The bendable screen smartphone gets a price cut of Rs 7,000, bringing down its retail price to Rs 1,08,999. Moreover, the company is offering upgrade bonus of Rs 8,000 on exchange of select smartphones for the Galaxy Z Flip that brings down the effective cost of ownership to Rs 1,00,999. Additionally, the company is offering no interest equated instalment of up to 18 months. Launched earlier this year, the Galaxy Z Flip is second foldable smartphone from Samsung. It features Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ system-on-chip, paired with 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage. The phone was launched at Rs 1,09,000, which was later hiked to Rs 1,15,999 owing to depreciating currency value and hike in goods and services tax on smartphones. Read More

Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy Fold 2 later this year and the device may come in martian green as well as astro blue colour variants, ditching the S-Pen this time. The phone will have a slightly bigger screen but will keep the form factor of the original Galaxy Fold, reports GSMArena. The company is reportedly planning to start manufacturing components in May, and is looking at starting mass-producing the device in June/July. It is expected to hit the market in Q3 2020, and may be launched alongside the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 in August. Galaxy Fold 2 can offer a larger cover display than the 4.6-inch screen on the original Samsung Galaxy Fold. Read More

Motorola , a smartphone brand now owned by Chinese electronics manufacturer Lenovo, has unveiled the Motorola Razr (2019) – a bendable-screen smartphone based on the company’s iconic flip-phone, the Moto Razr (original). The reprise of the Moto Razr makes Motorola the third company among popular mobile phone makers, to bring a foldable smartphone with bendable screen. The other two are Samsung and Huawei. However, the Motorola Razr is the only device that makes no big claim of being a smartphone and a tablet. Instead, it works like a smartphone irrespective of how you use it – folded or unfolded – and that is what makes it different from its counterparts. Motorola Razr India launch The Motorola Razr was unveiled on Wednesday in a global event held in Los Angeles. Soon after the unveiling, the company’s India subsidiary posted the phone’s silhouette as a cover image on its official Twitter account. On Thursday, the company also updated its official web portal with Motorola Ra...

South Korean electronics manufacturer Samsung on Tuesday launched its first foldable device, the Galaxy Fold , in India, at Rs 1,64,999. With this launch, the company became the first smartphone brand in the country to foray into the new product category of bendable screen devices. The device, a foldable smartphone, comes with 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB of internal storage. Its pre-orders will start from October 4, and the deliveries for pre-orders from October 20. The Galaxy Fold pre-orders could be done on the Samsung online store, Samsung shop, and select retail outlets, including the Samsung Opera House in Bengaluru. The Galaxy Fold , introduced before the Mobile World Congress earlier this year, was upgraded recently to address the build and longevity issues reported by early reviewers. The reported issues were mostly related to the device’s bendable screen and hinge mechanism — key components of the company’s first foldable device. The upgraded version showcased by the compan...

Samsung Electronics Co . is preparing to unveil its second foldable device early next year, a luxury phone that folds down into a compact-sized square. The South Korean smartphone giant is working on a device with a 6.7-inch inner display that shrinks to a pocketable square when it’s folded inward like a clamshell, according to people familiar with the product’s development. Samsung is seeking to make its second bendable smartphone more affordable and thinner than this year’s Galaxy Fold, they said. The launch of the successor device may, however, hinge on how well the Fold performs after its imminent launch, one of the people said. Samsung is collaborating with American designer Thom Browne on its upcoming foldable phone, endeavoring to appeal to a broader range of consumers that includes those more interested in fashion, status and luxury than a device’s tech specs. For the techies, the company will have the appeal of cutting-edge display technology and the nostalgic appeal...

South Korean electronics giant Samsung in February showcased its new category of foldable devices with the announcement of the Galaxy Fold . Though the smartphone-cum-tablet looks futuristic, it has a lot of mechanically moving parts, making one wonder if it can match the longevity factor of the current-generation bar-shaped smartphones. Since the time the phone was announced, only a few people had been able to get hands-on experience of the product. Therefore, it was difficult to know if the phone was durable. However, the new video uploaded by the company shows behind-the-scenes action where the Galaxy Fold is put through stress test. The test simulates screen fold and unfold mechanisms multiple times, or at least 200,000 times – according to the company’s claim. If the numbers are true, the Galaxy Fold should be able to withstand 100 folds and unfolds in a day for around five years. This Galaxy Fold has a book-like inward foldable design with a secondary small screen on ...