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OnePlus Concept One: The world’s first invincible camera

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OnePlus Concept One: The world’s first invincible camera
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OnePlus CEO, Pete just unveils the world’s first invisible camera smartphone during at the CES 2020. The OnePlus Concept One is the magical smartphone which plays tricks with your eyes. Don’t believe it? Check out the video below the end of this article.

Similar to its special edition smartphone OnePlus has collaborated with McLaren to develop this new concept smartphone. When we say concept it means it is not for sale at the moment. Honestly, the OnePlus Concept One has this stylish look with the leather-wrapped Papaya Orange at the back of the phone. This type of material is only used in the McLaren supercars.

OnePlus listens to its consumers

From this CES2020, we also got to know that OnePlus is the only smartphone maker who listens to its consumer’s problem. To be honest, I am really not a fan of the camera bump for smartphones. That’s when OnePlus got an idea to use the McLaren technology to magically hide the camera. Thanks to OnePlus who could make this a reality by using the electrochromic glass which shifts the colour of the glass to black.

This is the exact technology where the McLaren 720S uses for its sunroof. All you need to pay $9,100 just for this feature to be included in the McLaren 720S. Using this technology, the glass roof panel can alter its tint and control the amount of light to enter through. Imagine having a similar technology for a smartphone.

Besides magically hiding the rear cameras, OnePlus has also make use of the electrochromic glass to improve the photography feature. Now with the OnePlus Concept One, you can use it as an ND filter. Most of the time, when you are outside taking picture outisde, the lighting situations makes you difficult to take pictures. No worries, with this ND filter you can toggle it by tapping on the “ND8” using the camera Pro mode.

In a nutshell, OnePlus has not mention any plans on whether this device is going into production since it is just a concept smartphone. Well the question now is whether other smartphone makers are going to use the similar electrochromic glass technology to hide the camera bump.

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite and Note 10 Lite is now official

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Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite and Note 10 Lite is now official
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Samsung finally unveils its first mid-range smartphone of 2020. That is none other than the Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Note 10 Lite. We have talked about the previous Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10. There surely are a few things Samsung had to sacrifice in order to make the S10 Lite and Note 10 Lite affordable. Here’s what Samsung has included for the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite.

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite

Despite being an affordable mid-range smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite features a large 6.7″ Full HD+ display. This is the Samsung newest Super AMOLED Plus Infinity-O Display. But, the drawback here is the screen resolution which is 2400 x 1080. The original Samsung Galaxy S10 has a screen resolution of 3040 x 1440. At the top centre, you find the punch-hole which houses the selfie camera.

For the camera wise, the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite comes with a triple-camera setup. Instead of having the 12MP dual-aperture as the main camera, the S10 Lite has a 48MP wide-camera, a 12MP ultra-wide camera and a 5MP macro camera. Despite having a lower spec camera, Samsung promises that you can shoot better photo and video with its Super Steady OIS. The front has a higher 32MP selfie camera which is way better than the previous S10 front camera.

Under the hood, Samsung Galaxy S10 also features the Snapdragon 855 processor which can be mated with either 6GB or 8GB of RAM. The storage wise, Samsung includes 128GB of internal storage with additional storage of 1TB via a microSD card. Keeping the lights on is the juicy 4,500mAh battery. On top of that, you can also use the 25W fast charging adapter to charge your S10 Lite. However, Samsung didn’t mention about the wireless charging capability.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite

Coming to the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite, it features the similar 6.7″ Full HD+ display similar to the Galaxy S10 Lite. The Galaxy Note 10 Lite only comes with a flat display panel instead of a curved display panel which the Note 10 has it. The front camera placement is similar to the current Galaxy Note 10. It has both fingerprint authentication and the face recognition feature to unlock your phone.

Similar to the Galaxy S10 Lite, the Note 10 Lite also features a triple-camera setup. It has a 12MP wide camera, 12MP telephoto camera and 16MP ultra-wide camera. You can take selfies using the front 32MP selfie camera. Comparing with the Note 10, the rear camera is similar to the Note 10 Lite. However, the Note 10 only has a 10MP selfie camera which is a plus point for the Note 10 Lite.

The Galaxy Note 10 Lite also comes with an S Pen. However, there are sacrifices Samsung has to make which is removing the 6-axis sensor. This means you can’t really do the gesture control with the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite.

Powering this device is the 10nm Exynos 9810 processor. This is the similar processor which exist in the Galaxy Note 9. Similar to the S10 Lite it comes in two variant which is the 6GB and 8GB of RAM variant. This includes the internal storage of 128GB too with expansion via microSD card. Samsung is keeping the device to last longer with its 4,500mAh battery which is bundled with 25W Super fast charging feature. And you can’t expect the wireless charging feature for the Note 10 Lite.

In a nutshell, both Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite and Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite are the first mid-range smartphone from Samsung this year. As it said in its website, Samsung shows off the S10 Lite and Note 10 Lite during the CES 2020 in Las Vegas. According to the Samsung representative in Las Vegas, these phones are the lite flagship smartphones.

Malaysia is the first country to sell Huawei MateBook D 15

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Malaysia is the first country to sell Huawei MateBook D 15
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It’s 2020 and Huawei officially unveils its new laptop, Huawei MateBook D 15. This is one of the most anticipated laptops which Huawei introduces this year. Surprisingly, Huawei announces that the MateBook D 15 will be reaching Malaysian shores starting 18th January onwards. Malaysia is the first country outside of China to introduce this 15.6-inch Huawei laptop.

You might be thinking what’s special with the new MateBook D 15. According to Huawei, the powerful laptop comes with an aesthetic design and powerful performance. It has new features such as Multi-screen Collaboration. This type of laptop is very suitable for today’s tech-savvy consumers. Apart from tech-savvy consumers, MateBook D 15 is also suitable for both productivity and play.

The authentic FullView Display

Upfront the Huawei MateBook D 15 features a 15.6-inch FullView Display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080. Similar to a smartphone, the MateBook D 15 has an ultra-slim bezel which results in an outstanding 87% screen-to-body ratio. With a dimension of 357.8×229.9×16.9mm, the Huawei MateBook D 15 is one of the smallest and lightest laptops which you can find now.

With the FullView Display, you can open the laptop up to 178-degrees. Huawei has designed it to give a premium look which is suited for any content. Besides that, you don’t have to worry about the blue light emission. This is because of the panel on the Huawei MateBook D 15 has been certified for low blue light emission by TÜV Rheinland.

The powerful processor offers solid performance

What it takes to power this powerful laptop? Under the hood, the Huawei MateBook D 15 is powered by a 12nm AMD Ryzen 5 3500U mobile processor. This is the first time Huawei uses the AMD processor for its laptop. For the GPU wise, MateBook D 15 uses the AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphic. This embedded graphic card is able to provide an outstanding graphic for a laptop.

Such a powerful performance laptop surely gets heated easily. To overcome this issue, Huawei has included its new version of Huawei Shark Fin Fan. The Shark Fin Fan 2.0 is able to optimise the airflow dynamically which can keep the laptop cool without losing its solid performance. Huawei has also included the 65W USB-C charger with a USB-C cable.

The Huawei MateBook D 15 can be mated with up to 16GB of DDR4 memory. With such a huge size of memory, you can mostly use it for even editing movies. It also equipped with a 256GB of SSD and 1TB of HDD storage. Huawei is giving you the freedom to decide whether you want to configure your laptop either SSD or both SSD and HDD.

Smart connection made easy

Apart from being a powerful laptop, Huawei has also included some of the premium features. The Huawei MateBook D 15 has a built-in fingerprint scanner under the power button. Some of you might be noticing that the front camera is missing. Huawei intelligently has included its first-ever pop-up camera which sits between the function keys in the keyboard. You can flip it and it will close the pop-up camera.

There are more features such as the newly launched Huawei One Tap Share feature which Huawei introduces last year November. Using this feature, you can easily transfer your files such as images and videos between your smartphone and laptop. The USB-C cable will not be required to transfer all your files.

Especially, if you are using Huawei smartphone with the Huawei MateBook D 15, you can easily drag your files from one interface to the other interface. However, this feature is not supported for iOS and other Android devices except Huawei smartphones. Most of the user will make use of this feature when you are working on your smartphone where you can easily continue your work on your Huawei laptop seamlessly.

Pricing and availability

For the pricing wise, the Huawei MateBook D 15 is priced at RM2,499 only. With all these amazing features, surely Huawei MateBook D 15 is worth the purchase. It comes with only one colour which is the Mystic Silver.

You can start to purchase the MateBook D 15 starting 18th January 2020 onwards. For more information visit Huawei MateBook D 15 online store.

Xiaomi will be launching Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro together

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Xiaomi will be launching Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro together
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Its the beginning of 2020 and sooner smartphone makers will be gearing up to unveil its new smartphone model. Most of the smartphone makers will be unveiling new smartphones at the Mobile World Congress 2020. Now, we got to know that Xiaomi will be launching the Mi 10 series at the Mobile World Congress 2020. This includes both the Xiaomi Mi 10 and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro.

Regarding the specs, the Xiaomi Mi 10 will be having a 6.5″ OLED display whereas the “Pro” variant will be having a larger display. At the moment, we didn’t know much regarding the actual size of the display. One thing we can confirm is both the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro will be coming with a 90Hz refresh rate.

Looking at the camera department, you can expect the Xiaomi Mi 10 to be featuring the 108MP main camera similar to the Mi Note 10. Besides the main camera, Xiaomi Mi 10 series also will have a 20MP ultra-wide-angle camera, a 12MP telephoto camera and a 5MP depth sensor. In total there will be four cameras for the Mi 10 series.

Keeping the lights on all-day is the 4,500mAh battery which supports the 40W wired fast charging and 30W wireless charging technology. Powering the device is the latest Snapdragon 865 processor which is mated with either 8GB or 12GB of RAM. Xiaomi will be also including a 10W reverse-wireless charging. Using this feature, you can even charge your Xiaomi Watch too.

Higher specs for the “Pro” variant

When it comes to the “Pro” variant the specs should be higher than the base model. The same you can expect for the Mi 10 Pro. For the camera wise, the Mi 10 Pro will be featuring a 108MP main camera, 48MP, 12MP and an 8MP camera. The leak also suggests that the Mi 10 Pro could have a DxOMark score of 125 points.

For the battery wise, Xiaomi might be supporting 66W wired fast charging and a 40W wireless fast charging technology. The Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro also be powered by the same Snapdragon 865 processor which is mated with 12GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.

Pricing and Availability

For the pricing wise, the Mi 10 Pro base model starts from CNY3,799 (RM2,237). The 256GB model is priced at CNY4,099 (RM2,414). Whereas the highest variant is priced at CNY4,499 (RM2,649). Currently, the leak did not reveal the price for the Mi 10 yet. As we said previously, Mi 10 will be the world’s first smartphone to use the Snapdragon 865 processor.

Vivo, Oppo and Xiaomi join hands to introduce a new wireless file transfer system

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Vivo, Oppo and Xiaomi join hands to introduce a new wireless file transfer system
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Today, mobile phone giants Vivo, OPPO and Xiaomi announced their partnership to bring an innovative new wireless file transfer system to consumers around the world. An initiative of the newly formed “Peer-to-Peer Transmission Alliance”, the new system enables seamless cross-brand file transfer with just one click.

Vivo, OPPO and Xiaomi have established the “Peer-to-Peer Transmission Alliance” to provide users with an unparalleled file transfer experience. The new wireless file transfer system will allow consumers of these three brands to easily transfer files between their mobile devices without the need for any third-party applications or network data, supporting a wide range of files, including photos, videos, music, documents and more. The move is also in anticipation of 5G adoption, where the average file sizes are expected to significantly increase with the availability of varied and richer content. 

“Vivo, OPPO and Xiaomi all share a strong user base, and such partnership will benefit even more consumers globally. For Vivo, this partnership reinforces our commitment to bringing a fast, secure, first-in-class mobile experience by making it even easier for our users to share files with their friends wirelessly. We will continue to bring more strategic partnerships like this for our users across the globe,” said Spark Ni, Senior Vice President of Vivo. 

Instant and stable connection with low power consumption

The wireless file transfer system provides a streamlined mobile experience which does not require an internet connection. It uses Bluetooth for fast pairing and WiFi P2P (Peer to Peer) technology for the data transfer, bringing together an instant, stable and high-speed connection between devices, as well as low power consumption. This technology delivers an average transfer speed of 20MB/s. Also, the WiFi P2P technology does not interrupt the WiFi connection, meaning users remain connected and can continue their activities on the device during the file transfer. 

Users just need to turn on their WiFi and Bluetooth, or turn on the function under “menu”, then select the files that they wish to share. If the other party also has the function turned on, an icon will pop-up to notify the user. Once confirmed, the selected files will be transferred. 

Customer-first approach to drive healthy industry development 

The Peer-to-Peer Transmission Alliance is a collective commitment between Vivo, OPPO and Xiaomi to drive the next generation of mobile experience. Together, the three brands will continue to openly collaborate to deliver new technological breakthroughs. The Alliance is also looking forward to welcoming more brands to participate and expand the ecosystem in the future. 

Availability 

This feature will be gradually rolled out on new Vivo products in different markets from February 2020.

Do you know that you can Park ‘n Go with TNG eWallet

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Do you know that you can Park ‘n Go with TNG eWallet
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One of the most famous eWallet providers in Malaysia is Touch ‘n Go eWallet. There are other eWallet providers such as Boost and GrabPay. However, these eWallets could not provide what TNG eWallet can provide us. That is its new Park ‘n Go feature.

With the new Park ‘n Go feature, you don’t have to worry about street parking tickets. You know sometimes when you have urgent things to do and that’s the time you got to know that you don’t have your parking ticket. Now, you can worry less because you can use your TNG eWallet to pay your street parking.

Currently, TNG has launched this service in a few town councils which are DBKL, Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya, Perbadanan Putrajaya, Majlis Daerah Kuala Langat and Majlis Perbandaran Kota Bharu. There’s still no confirmation yet whether TNG is planning to roll out this service in Northern Regions too.

Here’s how to use Park ‘n Go street parking

First of all in order to use the Park ‘n Go feature, you need to download the TNG eWallet app which is available for both iOS and Android. Then you have to create an account and then launch the TNG eWallet app. Now you should be able to see a “Parking” icon. Tap the icon and then select “Pay For Parking Now”.

Make sure you add your vehicle number and description. The reason is because some of the users have multiple vehicles. So with the description, you managed your vehicles easily. Next, you should select the parking location from the list and also the duration. But before that, you need to enter the One Time Pin (OTP) for verification before confirming your payment.

You might be thinking about what happens if the parking duration expires. Well, the Touch ‘n Go eWallet app will send you a notification 15-minutes before the expiry. You can decide whether you want to extend your parking using the TNG eWallet app. This can be done easily without you walking yourself to the car and extend the parking duration. Here’s the video tutorial on how to use the Park ‘n Go feature.

In conclusion, this is something we need in Malaysia. Finding parking is already hectic. Additionally, finding for either a parking meter or parking ticket is worst than that. We believe that this service can really help Malaysians to Park ‘n Go their vehicle easily.

Galaxy Fold 2: World’s first ultra-thin foldable glass display

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Galaxy Fold 2: World’s first ultra-thin foldable glass display
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We have more rumours for you for those who intend to buy the Samsung Galaxy Fold 2. Samsung could be using a glass material instead of the plastic material for its upcoming Galaxy Fold 2.

Thanks to one of the reliable leakster @IceUniverse who tweeted regarding the display of the Galaxy Fold 2. The interesting part is, the leakster claims that Samsung will be using an ultra-thin glass cover. Samsung will be the world’s first foldable smartphone to use the ultra-thin foldable glass display for the Samsung Galaxy Fold 2.

One of the reasons we can confirm that Samsung will be using a glass material is because of its recent trademark which Samsung applied in Europe. Samsung is calling it as “Samsung Ultra-Thin Glass” or “UTG”. Supported by the KoreaIT News, claims that the similar material will be used for its upcoming foldable smartphone.

Apart from that, the current plastic material which is being used for the Samsung Galaxy Fold does not give the premium quality due to its material type. According to The Verge, many smartphone manufacturers are investing a huge amount of money into the foldable glass display. Other than that, smartphone makers believe that if an ultra-thin glass display is being used for the foldable smartphone, it will be more resilient compared to the current plastic material.

In a nutshell, ultra-thin glass display is the next trend for a foldable smartphone. Even if Huawei redesigns the Mate X with this ultra-thin glass display is not a surprise to us. Anyways, we have to wait until the smartphone makers make the official announcement.

Here’s how you can redeem your RM30 eWallet credit

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Here’s how you can redeem your RM30 eWallet credit
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Malaysia is one of the countries which is prioritising the usage of eWallet for most of the transactions. As an encouragement to use the eWallet, the Malaysia government has started a program called E-Tunai Rakyat. Through this program, many of the eligible Malaysians will be entitled to receive RM30 from the government.

Currently, the government has confirmed that the E-Tunai Rakyat will be starting as early as 2020. We are sure, many of you all have already had multiple eWallet accounts. However, if you have any of these three eWallet payment systems such as Touch ‘n Go, Boost and Grab you can receive the RM30 to be credited to either of this accounts. In case you don’t have an account in either of these three providers, you can create an account for free. Do note that, you need to verify your IC number beforehand.

If you notice, most of the people who uses the eWallet credit system are youngsters who are aged above 18 years old. It doesn’t mean that just by being 18 years old and above you can automatically be eligible for this decent offer. According to the government, your total annual income should be lesser than RM100,000 in order for you to be eligible to receive this offer.

Which eWallet partner supports the E-Tunai Rakyat program?

At this moment, we can confirm that Touch ‘n Go has already announced the date you can start to redeem the RM30 is starting from 15th January 2020 onwards. We are not sure about the two providers yet. The Malaysia government will be running this campaign from 15th January 2020 until 14th March 2020.

Besides Touch ‘n Go, Grab also has already confirmed the redemption of the RM30 eWallet credit. According to Grab, you can use this eWallet credit to pay your GrabPay, Grab Rides, Grab Food, and many others Grab services. Similar to Touch ‘n Go you need to wait until 15th January 2020. Even Boost also has already shared its campaign details on its website too.

In a nutshell, it is good to invest your little time to redeem the RM30 offer starting January. Do let us know how you are planning to redeem the RM30 eWallet credit. The government believes that by next year, it can realize the dream of becoming the eWallet country.

Grab introduces GrabDriveYourCar in Thailand

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Grab introduces GrabDriveYourCar in Thailand
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Recently, Grab introduces its new feature in Thailand. This is something very useful for the people in Thailand. It’s called GrabDriveYourCar. You will find out more as you read further on this article.

From the name above itself has somewhat given you the idea of this feature. This is a feature where you can hire a Grab driver to drive your car back home. Simple right! Thailand is a place of paradise for all the best drinks. Many people especially guys like to enjoy drinking in Thailand. However, many of them once they got drunk they are not able to drive their car back to their home.

22,000 road accidents happening in Thailand yearly

Based on the statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO), there is a record of 400,000 death on road accidents each year. This is especially in the countries of the Southeast Asia region. Most of the cases are due to drunk and driving cases. According to the 2018 global road safety report by WHO, there are at least 22,491 road accidents which are happening in Thailand.

In order to reduce road accidents in Thailand, Grab Thailand introduces GrabDriveYourCar service. Grab believes that by introducing this new service it can reduce the number of road accidents caused by drunk-driving. All you need to do is use the Grab app to request for a driver and the driver will drive you and your car back home safely.

How to use GrabDriveYourCar feature?

First of all, you need to access your Grab app in either iOS or Android. Then once you enter into the app, you should be able to view a new option called “Drive for Me”. Now, click this button and then you should view the usual screen where you have to enter your pick-up point and your end destination. The last steps you need to do is wait for your driver to arrive.

The cost would be the next question. According to Grab Thailand, the cost for this service starts from $11.60 (RM48). The cost will increase to $3.31 (RM13.50) for every 5KM. Additionally, Grab Thailand also will be charging you if you passed the toll booth. You can know the driver based on their green colour outfits with an additional armband. In case you are worried about the Grab driver, Grab Thailand also offers insurance for the ride service itself.

Apart from that, Grab also allow users to book using the GrabDriveYourCar even though he or she is injured or unwell. Honestly, in Malaysia also we have seen cases where there accidents due to drunk and drive. At the moment, Grab Malaysia has not revealed whether they are going to introduce this service in Malaysia. We have contacted Grab Malaysia on this and we will update once Grab make the official announcement.

This could be the next Samsung Galaxy Fold

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This could be the next Samsung Galaxy Fold
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Remember once we reveal that Samsung will be unveiling the second-generation Galaxy Fold next year. Well, now we have the first look of the next Samsung Galaxy Fold. What we are about to show you is the real device instead of rendered images. This is Samsung’s first clamshell smartphone.

The image of the foldable device was first leaked on Weibo. Most of the time, the rendered images will be one of the first images gets leaked. However, we didn’t expect that we could really see the actual device itself. The first look of the foldable clamshell form factor device was weird. Here’s the first look of the Samsung upcoming second-generation Galaxy Fold.

At the moment of writing this article, we did not have any information neither on the name nor the specs. But one thing for sure we can confirm is Samsung will be announcing this smartphone during the upcoming Mobile World Congress 2020 (MWC 2020) which will take place in Barcelona.

By looking at the first look of this foldable smartphone, we are pretty much sure that the Motorola has done a better job for the clamshell form factor device. The Motorola Razr does not have thick bezel unlike the Samsung foldable smartphone has a thick bezel where the gaps can be seen. When you fold the phone it has a square shape with a second screen. As shown in the image below, you can view the time on the left side of the secondary screen and on the right side is the main dual-camera.

But when you look at the Motorola Razr, the design is sleeker. It does not have any gaps in between the hinge. Whereas, when the Samsung foldable smartphone is folded there is a huge gap. As for now, this could be a prototype version of the foldable device. The reason is that, during the Samsung Developer Conference, the video Samsung showed had no gaps when it was folded.

Longer screen with a punch-hole display

When the device is unfolded, you can see a longer screen with a punch-hole display. This is where the selfie camera is located. Honestly, when we look at the longer screen, it seems slightly difficult to hold and use it with one hand. Apart from that, the bezels also seem to be thicker similar to the Samsung Galaxy Fold. On the hardware side, Samsung could be placing two batteries with a 900mAh each. This could be due to the size of the foldable device itself.

Talking about the hinge, we are expecting Samsung to improve the hinge design system. Unlike the current Galaxy Fold, you can see the screen when you fold the device. The best design foldable smartphone should be the Motorola Razr where the hinge system is perfectly designed and tested. Motorola continues to remain its iconic foldable design for the Motorola Razr.

In a nutshell, personally we feel this is the best worst flip smartphone ever. However, Samsung can turn the dice around only if they unveil a better design of a flip smartphone. Overall, we will update once Samsung reveals this so-called Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 during the MWC 2020 in Barcelona. Stay tuned for more updates from us.

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