---
title: "Samsung Just Revealed a $1,980 Folding Smartphone"
description: "## Galaxy Fold"
date: "2019-02-20"
modified: "2019-02-20"
authors:
  - name: "Victor Tangermann"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/samsung-galaxy-fold"
categories:
  - "Robots and Machines"
tags:
  - "foldable phone"
  - "Samsung"
  - "smartphone"
  - "the digest"
---

# Samsung Just Revealed a $1,980 Folding Smartphone

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/samsung-galaxy-fold.png>)
*\<em\>Image: Samsung\</em\>*

## Galaxy Fold

Korean tech giant Samsung [officially announced](<https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/20/18231249/samsung-galaxy-fold-folding-phone-features-screen-photos-size-announcement>) its take on the growing foldable smartphone trend at its Galaxy Unpacked event today in San Francisco: the [Samsung Galaxy Fold](<https://www.samsung.com/ca/smartphones/galaxy-fold/>). The device will go on sale for $1,980 on April 26.

We first [got a glimpse](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/foldable-phone-samsung-cost>) of the device in November, but the brand has likely been working on the concept for almost [half a decade](<https://futurism.com/foldable-smartphones-samsung-files-patent-rollable-folding-phones>).

## Serious About Multitasking

The Galaxy Fold will unsurprisingly pack some serious power, with a high resolution 7.3-inch Infinity Flex Display. When it's folded in half — Samsung referred to that as "phone mode" — the display size is reduced to only 4.6 inches.

It'll also pack an impressive 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB of on-board flash storage.

https://youtu.be/ISjiJQGJ72o

## Foldable Future

Competitors include [Royole and Chinese phone maker Xiaomi](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/xiamoi-flexible-foldable-dual-flex>). The latter is developing a smartphone that folds on both sides, like a birthday card.

The device seems to be a little awkward to use in phone mode, but when unfolded, the Galaxy Fold could be a worthy replacement for a seven-inch tablet.

**READ MORE:** [Samsung’s foldable phone is the Galaxy Fold, available April 26th starting at $1,980](<https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/20/18231249/samsung-galaxy-fold-folding-phone-features-screen-photos-size-announcement>) \[*The Verge*\]

***More on foldable smartphones: [Xiaomi Teases Flexible Smartphone That Folds Like a Card](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/xiamoi-flexible-foldable-dual-flex>)***

## Author
I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida.

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