China Has Certified Samsung Galaxy F, Suggesting Imminent Launch

Parvati Misra - Feb 01, 2019

Samsung's foldable smartphone, the Galaxy F, will be released at the Galaxy Unpacked event on the 20th of February in San Francisco.

It is highly anticipated that Samsung new foldable smartphones, the alleged Galaxy F, and Samsung’s flagship device – the Samsung Galaxy S10 – will be released at the Galaxy Unpacked event on the 20th of February in San Francisco. Prior to its announcement, the company’s foldable smartphone has received the approval of CMIIT (China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology), which suggests that the device will be available in China’s markets. However, there is no further information about the phone’s specifications and features.

A prototype of Samsung foldable phone

According to the supposedly CMIIT listing of the device, its model name is currently known as SM-F900, and its first appearance was in November last year. At the same time, Samsung has likely started the firmware testing operation for the device. Rumor spreads about the SM-F900 internal memory, which is likely to be 512GB. The device’s appearance is also revealed to be silver in color.

Samsung has been teasing the release of the device after supposedly revealing a prototype of the device in a closed-door meeting at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) earlier this month. It is rumored that the smartphone will come with a 7.3-inch main display while in its unfolded state. The device has been developed on the foundation of the Infinity Flex Display form factor, which includes a ‘cover display’ that will switch on whenever the internal display is unfolded. The cover display’s resolution will likely be 840x1960, while the foldable panel’s resolution will be 1536x1960.

2018 Galaxy Unpacked event

Its camera system might be the triple camera module, still, there hasn’t been any information about the system’s sensors and megapixels. The upcoming foldable smartphone might fashion itself a name of Galaxy Flex or Galaxy F in short.

It is currently vague about the device pricing, however, it will reportedly cost 1,500 in GBP, which is approximately 1,37,500 in Rs, while its high-end variant will land at 2,000 in price (1,83,400 Rs). There is another report stated that the device will cost roughly 1,26,500 in Rs.