The smart flip phone, made by Samsung.

[Nineshadow]

Remember the rumor about how Samsung would craft a smartphone running the hexa-core, Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor? Well, the Galaxy S6 edge+ that Samsung announced yesterday packed the company’s homegrown, octa-core Exynos 7420 processor, but a new flip phone announced today by the Chinese branch of the company bears the Snapdragon 808.

The new smartphone has a Chinese name that’s hard to understand unless you’re Chinese, so the wisest thing to do is go with the model number: SM-G9198. This new flip phone has some specs that make it one of the best flip phones money could buy: a 16MP back camera with f/1.9 aperture and a 6MP front camera (that’s right; a 6MP, as opposed to the 5MP front camera of the Galaxy S6, S6 edge, S6 edge+, and Galaxy Note 5). Other specs include dual 3.9-inch, Super AMOLED displays with a screen resolution reminiscent of the Nexus 4 (1280 x 768). Both displays contain Corning’s Gorilla Glass 4, the same durable glass found in the Galaxy Note 4 (the first smartphone in the world to feature Corning’s Gorilla Glass 4), Samsung’s Galaxy S6 series, and the Galaxy Note 5.

The Snapdragon 808 flip phone has 16GB of onboard storage with a microSD card slot that can provide an additional 128GB of storage. Keeping the lights on is a 2,020mAh battery that Samsung says can run 189 hours on standby.

This seems like a happening flip phone (including the futuristic dual displays), particularly when you consider the idea of a flip phone housing a hexa-core processor and a 16MP back camera with a trendsetting 6MP front camera. At the same time, it’s highly unlikely that anyone else will see this flip phone except China customers. Sometimes, what is old can be made new again.

 

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SOURCE2 - Oficial product page, Chinese

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It's interesting, but probably only available in Asia D: .

[Guest]

Looks like something a middle aged BMW driver would have.... 

[Damikiller37]

Although like you said it will likely be for the Asian market, it's a pretty badass flip phone although the battery seems a little lacking when you have to power 2 screens. Not my cup of tea but if you want a flip phone oh boy is this cool

[Trik'Stari]

Finally, a smartphone with a keyboard/numpad instead of only having an obnoxious touch screen.

[AlwaysFSX]

Ooooh, I want that.

[The_Strict_Nein]

[Frix]

Not going to buy it but I really like it.

[DigitalHermit]

This is going in my want list.... even more so if it's 4" or smaller when folded...

[Admire]

Really nice!

 

My 86 year old grandfather is really tech curious but touch is just one of the things that he tends to have trouble with in certain situations. This would be perfect!

 

I miss text messaging on actual real keys instead of a screen.

[techswede]

FINALLY! I hope more manufacturers get in on this

[Guest]

189 hours on standby

 

I NEED IT!

[Admire]

I NEED IT!

I love your profile picture.....just love it.

[Guest]

I love your profile picture.....just love it.

 

https://youtu.be/JaAWdljhD5o?t=1m29s

[Curufinwe_wins]

So I gotta admit that is one super sexy flip phone.

[deviant88]

I actually still love flip phones they were the best.

Id actually switch to one if there were a modern one with bigger screen or even that samsung one. 

[carolkarine]

my biggest issue with this phone is it's length when unfolded. I think a slide mechanic to open the keypad would have made more sense for the length when opened.

[Doobeedoo]

It's really nice. 

[IAMSWIFT1]

https://youtu.be/JaAWdljhD5o?t=1m29s

Only If They Only Weared White Shirts

[Enferk]

The idea to make smart flip phones is awesome!    

[flibberdipper]

That's pretty neat, actually.

[Techicolors]

funny that this phone has microSD but the note 5 and s6+ don't... 

[IAMSWIFT1]

funny that this phone has microSD but the note 5 and s6+ don't... 

Wow

[soaringchicken]

I wonder how expensive this is going to be, if it's cheap I'd love to just use it as a second phone. 

[6God]

Unless I am imagining things, this has a flush mounted camera assembly yet their mainstream phones absolutely require a camera bump? 

Things, they make no sense. 

[Tygron]

I don't get the second screen and camera. I know two way glass exists but it looks like there's two different models?