Samsung has introduced a new flip phone, the W2016, in China. The latest
Android-based dual-screen flip phone is now listed on Samsung's China
site. Unfortunately, there is no word on the pricing and availability
details of the
Samsung W2016.
The new flip phone from Samsung features
two 3.9-inch Super Amoled touchscreens, on the inside and the outside
of the top half of the handset, both featuring a WXGA (768x1280 pixels)
resolution. It features a T9 physical keyboard alongside the dual
touchscreens.
(Also see: Samsung W2016 vs. LG Wine Smart 2015)
The
Samsung W2016 runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop with the company's TouchWiz
running on top. The China listing of the new flip phone stresses that
the handset has been built out of metal and glass mainly. It offers
dual-SIM support and comes with 4G LTE, 3G, and 2G connectivity options.
The Samsung China listing reveals that the handset supports China
Mobile networks. We can expect the South Korean company to release the
handset with more mobile carriers in China.
An octa-core processor
powers the Samsung W2016, clocked at 1.5GHz, coupled with 3GB of RAM.
The new flip phone sports a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash,
while there is a 5-megapixel front-facing camera also on board. The
camera sensors on the Samsung W2016 can be expected to pack the same
sensors as the company's high-end handsets such as Samsung Galaxy S6,
Galaxy S6 Edge, and Galaxy Note 5. There is 64GB of inbuilt storage on
the new Samsung flip phone and it doesn't support expandable storage. It
comes with 3G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, GLONASS, and Micro-USB
connectivity options.
It is backed by a 2000mAh battery with no
word on the talk time and standby time delivered. The official listing
suggests that the W2016 smartphone supports fast-charging that can offer
up to 50 percent of charge in just 30 minutes of charging. The new flip
phone from Samsung measures 120.4x61x15.1mm and weighs 204 grams.
Considering
that Samsung has previously launched flip phones in India including the
Galaxy Golden, which was released for the Indian market in 2014, we can expect Samsung may launch the
W2016 in India. Samsung back in August, expanding its flip phone portfolio, had launched the G9198 flip phone in China.
Notably,
the Samsung SM-W2016, thought to be the anticipated Galaxy Golden 3
flip phone smartphone, was spotted in GFXBench benchmarks last month as well as was seen in Tenaa
listing earlier this month. The handset however has been unveiled
without the Golden moniker.
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