Samsung W2018 is a Premium Flip Phone With F/1.7 Camera and Snapdragon 835 SoC

Samsung unveiled a new premium flip smartphone, the Samsung W2018 with dual screens. The phone was announced at an event held in Xiamen, China to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the W series and 25th anniversary of Samsung in China. Sporting a clamshell design, the W2018 comes with 3D glass and metal frame. The smartphone comes with a pair of 4.2-inch Super AMOLED displays with Full HD 1080p resolution. Inside it has a directional pad and a numeric keypad for navigation.

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Under the hood is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor coupled with 6GB of RAM and 64GB or 256GB storage options. The Samsung W2018 comes in two storage models- an Extreme edition and a Collector edition. The Extreme Edition has 64GB of internal memory whereas the Collector Edition has 256GB of storage.

Coming to cameras, Samsung W2018 has a 12MP rear camera with large 1.4?m pixels. The rear sensor comes with variable aperture tech that uses f/1.5 aperture for excellent low-light shots and f/2.4 aperture for daytime shots. The rear camera also comes with dual-pixel autofocus, optical image stabilisation (OIS) and 4K video recording at 30fps. On the front, there is 5MP selfie shooter with f/1.9 aperture.

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There is fingerprint scanner beside the rear-facing camera on the back panel of the phone. The W2018 is first Flip Phone with Bixby on board which has a dedicated button.Samsung announced the AI assistant now supports the Chinese language.

A 2300mAh battery with the USB-C port charging powers the phone. The W2018 comes preinstalled with Android 7.1.1 Nougat OS, and Oreo update is expected soon.