Samsung has been releasing foldables for a while now.
The new Z Fold3 is a marked departure from its two earlier siblings. It is slowly and surely becoming mature and introduces three new features that mark its seriousness in the foldable space.
The package is now water-resistant, an engineering feat owing to the phone’s many moving parts.
It also now supports the S-Pen, and Samsung has a separate, newer S-Pen just for the phone. However, there is no silo for it, unless you purchase a separate case for it.
The front camera is hidden under the display, so it makes the screen use uninterrupted after years of enduring notches.
Notable developments, right?
And have we mentioned that we are only getting S888 versions in Kenya, finally? We do not know what happened because the EMEA market has always been graced by Exynos variants.
Here are the rest of the Z Fold3’s specs and pricing in Kenya when the phone arrives on our shores in September:
| Z Fold3 | Specs |
|---|---|
| 5G | Yes |
| Weight | 271g |
| Protection | IPX8 water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
| Screen | Foldable Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (peak) 7.6" 1768 x 2208 pixels Cover display Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 6.2 inches, 832 x 2268 pixels |
| Software | Android 11, One UI 3.5 |
| Chips | Snapdragon 888 5G Adreno 660 |
| Memory | 12/256 GB 12/512 GB No SD card slot |
| Cameras | Main (triple) 12 MP wide, OIS 12 MP, telephoto, OIS 12 MP, ultrawide Front 16 MP Cover camera 10 MP |
| Fingerprint reader | Side-mounted |
| Sound | Stereo speakers No headphone socket |
| Battery | 4400 mAh 25W charging 11W wireless charging 4.5W reverse charging |
| Colours | Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Green |
| Price | 12/512 GB - KES 221000 12/256 GB - KES 210000 |
