Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition brings better cameras, bigger displays, and more
The Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition is Samsung’s answer to super slim Chinese foldables. It is 10.6mm thin when folded and 4.9mm when unfolded, making it 1.5mm thinner than the Galaxy Z Fold 6 (when folded). At 236 grams, it is also 3 grams lighter than the Fold 6. This is despite Samsung offering bigger screens, better cameras, and unchanged battery capacity.
The Special Edition model sports an 8-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X folding display with QXGA+ resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. With an aspect ratio of 20:18, the internal screen is nearly square and offers HDR10+ support. On the outside, you get a 6.5-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X with a 21:9 aspect ratio. A wider design makes the cover screen feel like a regular smartphone display.
The Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition also boasts the best camera setup on a Samsung foldable yet. It has a 200MP primary shooter on the back, coupled with a 12MP ultrawide camera and a 10MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom. For selfies and video calls, you get a 10MP punch-hole camera over the cover screen and a 4MP under-display camera on the inside.
The whole thing is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 For Galaxy chip, the same processor powering the Galaxy S24 Ultra. Samsung offers its most advanced foldable smartphone with 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage. The device runs Android 14 out of the box, with One UI 6.1.1 on top. Like other 2024 foldables, it is eligible for seven years of updates.
Samsung packed a 4,400mAh battery inside the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, possibly with 45W charging speed. Other key specs include IP48, Wi-Fi 7, 5G cellular connectivity, GPS, Bluetooth 5.3, UWB, and NFC, and a USB Type-C port. The phone has an aluminum frame and boasts Gorilla Glass Victus 2 protection on the front and back. It comes in Black Shadow color.
Samsung didn’t specify if the device supports S Pen
Despite rumors, Samsung’s official announcement for the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition doesn’t specify if it supports the S Pen. The lack of talk about this important feature suggests the phone doesn’t support the stylus pen. We should get a clarification soon. The new foldable goes on sale in South Korea on October 25. It will be widely available in the country for KRW 2,789,600, roughly equivalent to $2,036.
For comparison, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 (12GB+512GB) costs KRW 2,388,100 in Korea, which converts to about $1,742. So we are looking at an approx. $300 premium for the slimmer design, better camera, and other upgrades. Unfortunately, Samsung doesn’t plan to launch the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition globally. It will be available in China as the Samsung W25 but prospective buyers in other regions might have to import it from one of these two countries.
