It has been a few weeks since Samsung announced the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition. It was launched only in China (known as W25) and South Korea. We imported the phone and have been using it for 24 hours. Here is what we think about Samsung's most advanced foldable phone.
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The Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition is an improved version of the Galaxy Z Fold 6. It has bigger screens, and the cover screen's aspect ratio is much closer to that of a normal, slab-style smartphone.
Moreover, the inner foldable screen measures 8 inches diagonally and has a squarer aspect ratio compared to the Galaxy Z Fold 6.
The phone feels more like a regular smartphone when you are using it folded. When unfolded, you can use two apps side by side in an aspect ratio that you are accustomed to.
The Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has a 200MP primary rear camera, offering a Galaxy S24 Ultra-like image and video quality. However, that also makes the phone's camera bump bigger. So, it rocks more on a flat surface compared to the Galaxy Z Fold 6.
The other two cameras remain similar to the Galaxy Z Fold 6, but the 12MP ultrawide camera now has autofocus. It means the phone can focus at a shorter distance for much better macro shots. Samsung has added the Focus Enhancer feature to the Z Fold Special Edition.
The other smaller changes include no support for S Pen on the inner screen, Wi-Fi 7, 16GB RAM, and a regular 4MP internal selfie camera (versus a 4MP under-display camera on Z Fold 6).
The Z Fold Special Edition is lighter (236g) and thinner (10.6mm) than the Z Fold 6 but comes in only one color. It uses an Armor Aluminum frame and not titanium, as some rumors had suggested.
