Galaxy Z Fold 3 – a wise move by Samsung!

Galaxy Z Fold 3, Samsung’s best offering within the foldable phone segment, will hit the market in lower than two weeks, and at this point we already know almost the whole lot about this phone. From specifications, features and even price. Judging by the knowledge available thus far, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 isn’t directly beating its biggest competition, the Huawei Mate X2, in all phone segments, which currently has essentially the most impressive, cutting-edge foldable hardware.

Samsung could have easily made the Z Fold 3 higher than the Mate X2 in literally every segment, nevertheless it didn’t, and that is actually a sensible decision. This is the reason.

You possibly can see that the Galaxy Z Fold 3 offers higher specs and features than the Mate X2 in areas corresponding to the display, 120Hz in comparison with 90Hz. Z Fold 3 has ultra-thin glass, Mate X2 doesn’t. The Z Fold 3’s internal screen has an under-display camera, while the Mate X2 doesn’t. S Pen functionality, IP protection rating and more.

But there’s one area where the Mate X2 completely outperforms the Z Fold 3, and that is the rear camera. Huawei managed to suit a very flagship camera system into the Mate X2, including a Periscope lens with 10x zoom, and in addition produce a hinge that folds completely flat, leaving no gap.

As compared, the Z Fold 3 only has a 3x telephoto lens and a noticeable gap when closed. Because of this, like last 12 months, the Samsung foldable could have a worse camera not only in comparison with ultraphones, but in addition in comparison with Huawei foldable phones. Nonetheless, I believe Samsung did this on purpose to broaden the appeal of its foldable devices, making them more accessible to the typical consumer.

You see, if Samsung desired to put the identical camera within the Z Fold 3 that it has within the S21 Ultra, they might achieve this, because if Huawei can, Samsung can do it, and it also suggests that space is not a limitation when folding. But this camera hardware comes at a price. As impressive because the Mate X2’s camera is, the phone’s $2,700 starting price could be prohibitive for most individuals. Samsung decided to not go for this camera configuration, which is one among the explanations for the lower cost once we hear that the phone might be $300 to $400 cheaper than its predecessor.

Giving up such a big camera allowed Samsung to not only reduce the burden of the phone, but in addition its thickness, which is one among the largest problems people face when using foldable phones. So am I pleased that the Z Fold 3 doesn’t have the most recent hardware? No, absolutely not. But this 12 months it doesn’t trouble me in any respect, because I completely understand that at this point it isn’t the specifications that can determine sales of foldable devices, but their price.

The Z Fold 3 definitely takes a step in the proper direction, but we’ll should wait and see if average consumers would buy into the Z Fold 3 because it’s now a bit more accessible to flagship buyers.