Samsung launches W2016 with clamshell design, Exynos 7420 SoC and 3GB RAM in China

It might come as a surprise for many but flip phones have a fan following, and Samsung has launched a high-end handset for those who are still hung upon this outdated form-factor. We have been hearing leaks and rumors about the Samsung W2016 for sometime time now, and most of them highlighted the similarities between the specifications of the upcoming clamshell phone and the Galaxy S6.

We had recently informed you that Chinese certification agency TENAA had approved the clamshell version of the Galaxy S6. While the specifications of the handset remain pretty much the same as anticipated, Samsung has decided to call this handset – the W2016 – an unappealing name, if you ask me.

As per the specifications listed on its official page, the W2016 sports dual 3.9-inch Super AMOLED displays of 1,280 x 786 pixels resolution and a T9 keypad. Powered by a 64-bit octa-core Exynos 7420 processor and 3 GB of RAM, the smartphone comes with 64 GB on board storage and a combination of 13MP primary and 5MP secondary shooters. As for the design, the flip phone has the same glass and metal sandwich design that we have seen in the Galaxy S6 and the Note 5. On the software front, the device comes preloaded with Android 5.1 Lollipop.

It houses a 2,000 mAh battery, which may be sufficient to for its low resolution display. The device supports wireless and rapid charging just like the Galaxy S6 series.

Source: Samsung China

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