While most of the news emanating from the rumor mills in the past few months has shifted to the upcoming galaxy s9 and its variants, we are not unaware that Samsung has yet another flagship Smartphone – the SM-W2018 flip phone which is rumored to be made official before 2018 comes to an end. If all leaks including hands-on images of the device aren’t enough to convince you of the actual existence of the Galaxy SM- W2018, a new hands-on video of the device has just popped up revealing a Gold color variant of the device in all its glory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nMJWnKMM4M
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We should already be familiar with the W2018’s design, but the latest leak bares it all. The device much like the SM-2017 sports a dual-screen design with on the front and the other inside. The front display has thin bezels on either side and on the chin, while the top one is considerably large. What is most revealing from the leaked video is the fingerprint and rear camera arrangement. The device has a fingerprint sensor and camera placement similar to the Galaxy S8 smartphone where the lens sits next to the fingerprint sensor
The Samsung SM-W2018 is rumored to sport two dual 4.2-inch full HD displays with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 SoC, 4GB or 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.
It is clearly obvious from the leaked video that the W2018 won’t make use of dual rear cameras, but it could be World first phone to use a F/1.5 aperture. It is expected to come with a 12MP rear sensor and a 5MP front-facing camera for selfies. The device is also expected to come with Bixby with a dedicated button, a non-removable 2300mAh battery and should run Android Nougat out of the box.
It’s expected to go official in Xiamen, China on December 1.