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Foldable smartphones are the future. At least that’s what the manufacturers who build them say. But regardless of that, that sounds conclusive, after all, with the size of today’s smartphone in the unfolded state, you can achieve full usability thanks to a display that is larger than 6 inches when opened, or half the size of today’s smartphone. With Samsung’s first smartphone with a foldable display, the Galaxy Fold 5G (test report), we focused on the advantages, while we were happy to turn a blind eye to the obvious disadvantages of the first of its kind. There are now several foldable models – from our own company, but also from the competition. Accordingly, the air becomes thinner and mistakes like in the first fold are increasingly important. With the successor, the Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 5G, the manufacturer has learned a lot and avoids some pitfalls that were annoying with the first release. Is that enough to make it onto the mass market?
Design One of the biggest flaws of the Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G ( Test report) was the much too small display on the front of the folded smartphone. It was little more than an information screen, nobody really wanted to work on it, although it offered this option as a full-fledged touchscreen. Apart from the lack of practicality, which repeatedly forced the user to open the somewhat clunky smartphone, the tiny panel with the much too thick edges also looked absolutely old-fashioned. Samsung does it differently with the successor.
There is now a 6.2-inch and thus largely format-filling external display, which thanks to OLED technology again offers an always-on display. It comes in the elongated 25: 9 format and thus differs significantly from the almost square interior display when unfolded, even if it doesn’t seem that much larger at 7.6 inches on paper. Although the exterior display with its more modern dimensions is much better designed than its predecessor, owners of the Fold 2 still do not get a conventional user experience. This is due to two things: On the one hand, the edges around the panel are still too wide for this – especially in view of the high price of the Galaxy Fold 2. On the other hand, the second fold is also far from being considered handy.
Although the construction depth of 17, 1 millimeter on the Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G (test report) to 16,8th Millimeters has shrunk, but this progress is rather negligible. That doesn’t change the fact that the device is still pretty thick when folded and is therefore noticeable in every pocket. Also not so nice, even if more and more common in expensive top smartphones: The camera unit of the Fold 2 stands out clearly from the otherwise elegant glass housing (Invictus glass aka Gorilla Glass 6), as in the models of the S and Note series. The eye-catching hinge, with which the Fold 2 is opened and closed, looks like its predecessor at first glance, but Samsung actually worked hard on this. Even if there are no changes to the basic functionality (among other things, the two insides of the display still do not close flat to protect against scratching and the shape of the hinge means that the smartphone is still reminiscent of a harmonica) there are certainly innovations . The Fold 2 can now be opened at any angle so that it can be placed on the table like a small laptop. Thanks to adapted software, this is recognized and used accordingly – more on this in the Equipment chapter.
As with the predecessor, there is nothing to complain about in the processing. Irregular gaps are just as rare as a crunching hinge. As with the first fold (after its initial problems), this is very durable and robust. Despite its potential fragility due to glass as a material, this applies to the entire smartphone – also because of the aluminum frame with the perfectly embedded antenna joints.
All pictures of the Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 5G in the test (26 Pictures) Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 5G Display Samsung is building a 6.2 inch OLED display on the outside of the Galaxy Fold 2 5G with 2260 × 816 (386 ppi) and inside a 7.6 inch OLED with 2208 × 1768 Inch (378 ppi) a. Both screens are capable of HDR 10 + and enter content with 120 Hz again. In the test, both panels impress with great color intensity, rich black and excellent contrasts. The viewing angle stability is perfect, it couldn’t be better. The brightness is with 256 cd / m2 sufficient in manual mode, it increases in automatic mode for a short period of time again significantly longer than 816 cd / m2. With this, Samsung again offers top values as with models like the Samsung Galaxy S 20 Ultra (test report) or the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra (test report).
The opened interior display is particularly impressive, which in addition to the qualities described above also scores with its sheer size. With very similar housing dimensions compared to the predecessor, the display diagonal has grown from 7.3 to 7.6 inches, with Samsung making the greatest progress with the placement of the front camera. While the manufacturer housed the first Galaxy Fold (test report) in an expansive giant notch, which disturbed the overall impression, especially with format-filling content such as videos, Samsung uses a contemporary punchhole notch for the new model. This not only looks much more modern, but is also much less disturbing when using it. In addition, the screen is now completely rectangular without indentation.
Giant display – the fold in the middle no longer bothers after a short time Samsung Uses Invictus glass from Corning for the casing of the smartphone, while the surface of the foldable screen consists of a proprietary mixture of glass and plastic. It feels more like glass than before and should also be significantly more scratch-resistant, but you can see and feel the kink as before. This is especially noticeable with dark content and even then you get used to it quickly, so that the wavy transition is hardly noticeable later.
Camera Samsung installs three cameras in the Galaxy Fold 2 5G, all three offer 12 Megapixels. The main camera offers an aperture of f / 1.8 with optical image stabilization (OIS), the second f / 2.4 with OIS and double magnification and the third lens f / 2.2 and wide angle. A dedicated front camera would not be necessary at all, as the main cameras can be used for selfies thanks to the folding mechanism, Samsung still packs an additional front camera 10 Megapixels and f / 2.2 with in the device . This allows users to snap selfies without opening the smartphone beforehand.
Main camera similar to Note 20 Ultra The picture quality is on the whole on the level of Samsung Galaxy S in good light 20 Ultra (test report) and Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra (test report). Image noise is almost impossible to find, the image dynamics are convincing and colors are banned sufficiently naturally into the memory. Image sharpness and image details are convincing overall, even if a few competitors such as a Huawei P 40 Pro (test report) still slightly ahead. There are restrictions in comparison to the models mentioned above in two respects: The teleoptics only allow 2-fold optical magnification, here are now 3, 5 and even 10-subject possible. In addition, the performance in the lowlight area cannot quite keep up with the models listed. Videos with the Fold 2 5G look almost like they were recorded with a steadycam, the image stabilization is so good even in 4K / 60. The Selfiecam delivers good results, but for optimal image quality, users should rather access the main camera right away.
All original recordings with the camera of the Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 5G in the test (18 Pictures) Main camera
Furnishing As with the predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G (test report), Samsung does not use an in-house Exynos-P for the Fold 2 either processor, but a Qualcomm chipset. The new model is a Snapdragon 865 +, that of proud 10 GByte RAM is supported – no wonder so that the model performs absolutely smoothly and extremely quickly. In conjunction with the 120 Hertz of the image reproduction, the smartphone reacts in all Life situations quickly and incredibly directly. In addition, scrolling through menus or in the web browser is wonderfully fluid, only smartphones with a higher Hertz number can do that. In the Antutu benchmark, Fold 2 achieved correspondingly convincing 565. 00 0 points.
When it comes to hardware, there is hardly anything that does not exist. Wifi 6, LTE and 5G, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, USB Type C 3.2, in this country “only” 188 GByte internal UFS 3.1 memory with expandability via micro SD card and the new short-range radio Ultra Wide Band (UWB) – what more could you ask for? We also really liked the stereo speakers that are positioned to the left and right of the display and emit powerful and loud sound. The fingerprint sensor in the power button works quickly and reliably. In addition to the built-in eSIM, users can now also insert a physical SIM into the Fold 2 and can therefore look forward to dual SIM operation.
In addition to the new hardware, Samsung has also given the Fold 2 great software that has been adapted to the large, foldable display. As indicated, the hardware also manages intensive multitasking with ease, the user interface allows multiple apps to be displayed at the same time, which can be easily moved using drag & drop. In addition, the software reacts when the display is opened at any angle – for example, to put it on the table like a small laptop. Programs such as Youtube or the camera app then switch to a two-part view that offers additional options. In the examples mentioned, users can then watch the video they want and at the same time search for other videos or scroll through the comments. In the camera app, the viewfinder is still shown at the top, while the last pictures are shown in a larger view at the bottom – practical.
The software detects when the display is angled and changes the display to some apps In general, users can choose between tablet and smartphone mode. In tablet mode, icons are smaller, so more fits on the screen. The smartphone mode is like other Samsung smartphones. Some apps such as Outlook or Spotify also automatically use the tablet view in opened mode in order to be able to display more information. On our test device is Android 01 with security patch from October 1st installed.
Battery pack The flexibility of the Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 5G with its two fully usable displays naturally requires a strong battery – otherwise the fun will come to an end quickly. The predecessor convinced despite only 2260 mAh strong battery positive and achieved permanent load
