Hands-on with the redesigned Samsung Galaxy Fold, launching in Singapore on Sep 18

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Hands-on with the redesigned Samsung Galaxy Fold, launching in Singapore on Sep 18

Is it finally prepare? CNA Lifestyle tested out the South$3,088 foldable smartphone and the new features it offers.

Looks like second fourth dimension might just be the charm. Five months after information technology was recalled due to screen issues, Samsung's Milky way Fold is back with a revised and redesigned version.

CNA Lifestyle got a hands-on look at the S$3,088 foldable smartphone and tested out all the new features it offers, including the earth's first Multi-Agile Window which can support 3 active apps simultaneously.

The foldable smartphone, which is already available in S Korea, will launch in Singapore on Sep xviii. It'due south priced at S$3,088 and available in Cosmos Black and Infinite Silver variants.

And so what has changed? Starting time, that protective layer, which some reviewers peeled off in April bold it was a screen protector, has at present been extended to cover the entire inside, going all the way to the bezel. Second, the hinge has been re-engineered. Now flushed to the display and upwards from the screen to stretch out the protective picture show farther when opened, it feels sturdy and more integrated with the device.

The new and improved Samsung Galaxy Fold. (Photo: Joyee Koo)

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The smoothen volume-like folding action felt intuitive, with the screen folding in on itself to provide protection, like a laptop. The Galaxy Fold has both a iv.half-dozen-inch Hd+ Super AMOLED screen on the front and a foldable 7.iii-inch QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED display on the inside, essentially letting you use the device equally both a phone and a tablet. According to Samsung's product managers, it's been designed to withstand more than 200,000 folding and unfolding actions.

Maps are easier to read on the Samsung Galaxy Fold. (Photo: Joyee Koo)

When airtight, the user is able to access the essentials on the cover display comfortably with ane hand. When opened, information technology tin support 3 active apps simultaneously, thanks to the telephone's Multi-Active Window feature, currently the first-of-its-kind on the marketplace. Information technology was surprisingly easy – even for a tech noob like this writer – to launch and switch from one app to the other. It was a real kicking finally beingness able to watch a video or edit footage, scan through my photo gallery for stills and access my emails all at the aforementioned time.

Samung Milky way Fold's Multi-Active Window can support three agile apps at the same time. (Photo: Joyee Koo)

Another notable characteristic is App Continuity, which means whatever you lot choose to practise on the closed smartphone – shooting a quick video or watching a moving-picture show – volition seamlessly transition to the larger screen once opened, with no disruption.

The Samsung Milky way Fold (Photograph: Joyee Koo)

Equally for cameras, the phone boasts a whopping vi, a earth's first. With a 16MP lens and a pair of 12MP lenses on the back, a 10MP camera on the front, and a dual-lens 10MP and 8MP pairing on the inside (visible when using the big foldable screen), it makes it incredibly difficult to take a bad photo.

All efforts to take photos, from food shots to wide-bending scenery and obligatory selfies, turned out more than Instagram-worthy and, dare we say it, almost professional.

Photo taken using the new Samsung Milky way Fold ( Photo: Genevieve Loh)

Singapore skyline taken using the new Samsung Galaxy Fold. (Photograph: Genevieve Loh)

READ: Samsung Galaxy Fold to go on sale in Singapore from September for S$3,088

Another perk is the new Galaxy Fold Premier Service which gives owners direct access to a 24-hour support line via the Samsung Members app, and a door-to-door pick-up and commitment service for device repair. They tin also bask other benefits such equally a 30-twenty-four hour period 1-for-ane exchange for functional defects, data transfer assistance and diagnostic checks, and priority queuing at the customer service centres at VivoCity and Westgate.

The Samsung Galaxy Fold will be bachelor from M1, Singtel and StarHub, also as the Samsung Experience Store at VivoCity.

To register interest and receive notifications, visit http://www.samsung.com/sg/galaxyfold/register.

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Hands-on with the redesigned Samsung Galaxy Fold, launching in Singapore on Sep 18

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