Samsung has announced Galaxy W22 5G, successor of last year’s W21 5G in China. It has similar specifications as Galaxy Z Fold3 5G including a 7.6-inch QXGA+ Infinity Flex Dynamic AMOLED 2X screen on the inside with 120Hz adaptive refresh rate, a 6.2-inch HD+ Dynamic AMOLED outer display that also has 120Hz refresh rate, Snapdragon 888, Armour Aluminium frame, IPX8 water resistance rating, and S Pen support.
This comes in black, and the hinge part is gold, and the back of the body is printed with the “Heart to the World” logo. There is also a phone case which also uses a black color and the side of the case is printed with the “Heart of the World” logo, and the hinge is equipped with a slot for the S Pen stylus. The phone also comes with dual nano SIM support, instead of nano + eSIM in the Z Fold3.
Samsung W22 5G specifications
- 7.6-inch (2208 x 1768 pixels) QXGA+ 22.5:18 Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display, 374ppi, 120Hz adaptive refresh rate, 900 nits(HBM), 1200 nits(peak)
- 6.2-inch (2268 x 832 pixels) 24.5:9) HD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Cover Display, 387ppi, 120Hz adaptive refresh rate, 1000 nits(HBM), 1500 nits(peak), Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection
- Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5nm Mobile Platform
- 16GB LPDDR5 RAM, 512GB (UFS 3.1) storage
- Android 11 with One UI 3.1
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 12MP rear camera with LED Flash, f/1.8 aperture, PDAF, OIS, 12MP Telephoto lens with f/2.4 aperture, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom, up to 10x digital zoom, 12MP 120° Ultra Wide sensor with f/2.2 aperture, Super clear glass with Corning Gorilla Glass with DX
- 10MP cover front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture
- 4MP Under display camera with f/1.8 aperture
- Stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos
- Side-mounted Fingerprint Sensor
- Water resistant (IPX8)
- Dimensions Folded: 158.2 x 67.1 x 16.0-14.4; Unfolded: 158.2 x 128.1 x 6.4mm; Weight: 288g
- 5G SA/NSA, Sub6, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ax (2.4/5GHz), HE160, MIMO, 1024-QAM, Bluetooth 5.2 LE, Ultra Wide Band, GPS with GLONASS, USB Type-C (Gen 3.2), NFC
- 4400mAh battery with 25W wired and 10W wireless (WPC and PMA) charging, 4.5W reverse wireless charging
The Samsung W22 5G is priced at 16,999 yuan (US$ 2641 / Rs. 1,98,755 approx.) and is already on sale in China.