Galaxy Z Flip Glass Protected with Plastic Overlay for Screen Protection

Passed China's 3C Certification... High-Speed Charging Feature Likely to Be Excluded
Max Weinbach: "Plastic Cover on UTG for Display Protection"
Battery Capacity 3300mAh, Qualcomm 855 Chipset Equipped

Galaxy Z Flip Rendering Image (Photo by Let's Go Digital, Giuseppe Spinelli)

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The outline of Samsung Electronics' next foldable smartphone, set to be unveiled next month, is emerging. The foldable phone will be named 'Galaxy Z Flip' and is expected to use ultra-thin glass (UTG) material instead of plastic.

According to IT media SamMobile and others on the 15th (local time), Samsung Electronics has received 3C certification from the Chinese government for the Galaxy Z Flip. The model number is SM-F7000. The certification details include that the Galaxy Z Flip will come with a 15W charger. It supports the same charging speed as the Galaxy Fold, and it is expected that the initially reported fast charging feature of 25W or higher will not be provided.

There are also claims that the Galaxy Z Flip's display will adopt ultra-thin glass (UTG) with an additional layer of plastic material. Max Weinbach asserted that the screen will be covered with plastic material to prevent damage. He evaluated, "After using the Galaxy Z Flip for more than four months, there were no scratches or marks on the main display." The transparent polyimide (CPI) material used for the Galaxy Fold's display is flexible and impact-resistant but vulnerable to scratches and prone to creases at the folding part, so this approach seems to have been considered.

Max Weinbach revealed that the Galaxy Z Flip's battery capacity is 3300mAh. It is smaller than the Galaxy Fold (4380mAh) and similar to the Galaxy S10 (3400mAh). The AP is Qualcomm's Snapdragon 855, and both power supply and battery life are expected to deliver performance similar to the S10.

Galaxy Z Flip (Source: Ice Universe Twitter)

Photo of a product presumed to be Samsung Electronics' next foldable phone (Source: Wang Benhong Weibo)

There were various speculations about the name of the second foldable phone, but currently, 'Galaxy Z Flip' is the most likely. IT specialist Twitter user Ice Universe posted the name Galaxy Z Flip on the 13th. Until recently, there was speculation that the foldable phone would be named 'Galaxy Bloom,' but Bloom was a project name used internally by Samsung Electronics.

Summarizing the rumors about the Galaxy Z Flip's specifications so far, the screen size is 6.7 inches, and when folded, it is about the size of a palm. When unfolded, the front camera is placed at the top center, and the rest is filled with the screen in a 'hole display' design, with a dual camera on the back. The price is expected to be set in the mid-1 million KRW range, significantly reducing the purchase burden compared to the Galaxy Fold, which was priced in the 2.3 million KRW range.

Samsung Electronics plans to unveil the Galaxy Z Flip at the Unpacked event held in San Francisco on February 11 and release the LTE model domestically in the same month.

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