"GALAXY Z FOLD3 5G" announced "Fol Double" is the future of mobile (page 1/2) (page 1/2)

　"Fol Double is a new standard of smartphones." -Stemun, the top mobile business of Samsung Electronics, Korea, is excited.On the 11th, the company announced a new model of Fol Double Smartphone "Galaxy Z Fold3 5G" and "Galaxy Z Flip3 5g".In particular, Z Fold3 is the third generation of the company's Fol Double smartphone, and has evolved steadily, such as "S Pen" and waterproofing.

Steadily clear the S -pen & waterproof compatible Fall Double assignment

　Galaxy Z Fold3 5G is a horizontal fold type Fol Double smartphone.Equipped with a vertical display on the outside, 7 inside when folded.Equipped with a 4 -inch Fol Double display.It can be used as a vertical smartphone even in a closed state, and can be used at the same time that it can be used like a large screen tablet when opened.

　The basic shape and concept have not changed from the previous generation model "Galaxy Z Fold2".The size, resolution, and specifications of the display are almost the same.

　However, what has changed a lot is to respond to "S Pen", which can detect pen pressure.

　S -pen is a digital pen function that has gained strong support in the "Galaxy Note" series, which can be used for handwritten input and sketches.However, there are only two types of S -pen for Galaxy Z Fold3: "S Pen Fold Edition" or "S Pen Pro", which can be used in common with other models.S Pen cannot be used on the outer vertical display.

　In addition to the S pen, it supported the first waterproof for Fol Double smartphone.It supports waterproofing of IPX8 and enhances the durability of water wet.

　Enhanced durability.It is said that the newly developed aluminum alloy, called "Armer Aluminum," has been adopted as a frame to increase impact resistance.The cover glass outside the display uses a protective glass "GORILLA GLASS VICTUS" produced by Koning.The thin cover glass of the Fol Double Display, which has the weakness of the fine scratches, is protected by the elastic Pet film.

　As for the internal performance, the chipset was updated to the latest Snapdragon 888, and the memory was increased to 12GB.The vertical outer display also supports the high -flame rate of 120Hz drive, and the display on both sides can now be used at 120Hz.

　S -pen, waterproofing, and durability were all issues for Fol Double smartphones, which have a complicated structure than conventional smartphones.Z Fold3 is a model that steadily clears these issues.

The reason that could not be used with the conventional model

　Looking at the Galaxy Z Fold series so far, you can clearly see that the absence of these functions, which is derived from the complex structure, was the weakness of the series.

　Galaxy Fold, which appeared as the Galaxy brand's first Fol Double smartphone, had no display cover glass, and the plastic film screen had a difficult look.Because it was not glass, there were some problems that were easily damaged by fine chili and garbage.

　The second -generation Z Fold2 adopts ultra -thin cover glass to greatly improve its appearance.The design of the display mechanism has been improved so that fine chili and garbage do not enter.

　It is said that there was a technical difficulty unique to Fol Double in response to waterproofing and S -pen in Z Fold3.In the case of waterproofing, it was an issue to ensure waterproofness to the folding movable portion.Samsung solved this task by applying waterproofing to the aspect of the outer display, the main camera unit, and the hinge part, and the hinge part.The hinge portion is waterproof around the energized substrate for the display, and the hinge itself is prevented to ensure waterproof and mobility.

　Since S -pen is based on Wacom's digital pen technology, it is necessary to install a sheet -shaped part called "Digitizer" on the display side.Therefore, it was difficult to deal with the first Galaxy Fold, where the cover glass did not exist.

With the adoption of ultra -thin cover glass in Galaxy Fold2, one barrier to S -pen support was removed, but still remained.One is that there is a gentle dent in the center of the Fol Double Display.Furthermore, in the conventional S -pen where the pen tip was firm, there was a possibility that the cover glass could be damaged.This time, the company has developed a special S -pen with a soft pen tip and develops a technology that properly recognizes drawing on dents, enabling S -pen to be realized for the first time.

Pursuing the usability unique to the big screen

　Galaxy Z Fold3 is also improving user interface (UI) that can make use of the large screen.At the center is the "taskbar" function.The taskbar, like Windows, is a function that can fix the application icon on the screen and quickly go back and forth to the recent app.You can register a combination of three apps and open them at the same time.

　In addition, the usability of multitasking operations has been improved, such as displaying the linked page in a "new window".Apps such as calendars and Spotify are displayed in small menus items and optimizing the display so that they can list content on a large screen.

　The optimization for large -screen displays is working in cooperation with major US app vendors such as Google, Microsoft, Spotify, and Netflix, and also provides feedback on Android's eco systems itself.

Ambitious aiming for a “new smartphone shape”

　At first glance, the points improved in Galaxy Z Fold3 seem to have no significant change.However, when you seriously search for usability as a smartphone, it can be said that none of them are inevitable.

　I also want to pay attention to the price setting of Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3.Galaxy Z Fold3 is 1799.$ 99 (selling price in North America, about 198,000 yen in Japanese yen), which was still expensive as a smartphone, but was 200 cheaper than the previous generation model.In addition, for the vertical folding type Galaxy Z Flip3, the cheapest is 999..It is $ 99 (about 110,000 yen), which is a pricing that can compete with other companies' flagship smartphones.

　In the presentation, No Temun emphasized the technological innovation of users in the announcement of "Meaningful Innovation).In addition to waterproofing and S -pen for this innovation, it seems to reduce costs to the price that can be reached.

　The Fol Double smartphone, which has been the third generation for two years and third generation since the first Galaxy Fold, may no longer be surprising.On the other hand, Samsung's attitude, which is continuously working on Fol double, conveys an ambitious aiming for a “new smartphone shape”.

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