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that is part of the

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. It was revealed by

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on August 11, 2021 at the Samsung Unpacked event alongside the Z Flip 3. It is the successor to the

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. In March 2022, Samsung rebranded the device as "Galaxy Fold 3" in certain Eastern European territories, potentially due to the

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and Russia's use of Z for military vehicles.

Specifications

Design

The Z Fold 3's outer display and back panel use

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Victus, whilst the foldable inner display is made of Samsung's proprietary "Ultra-Thin Glass" with two protective

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layers covering it, the top of which is a replaceable screen protector. The Z Fold 3 has an IPX8 ingress protection rating for water resistance up to and including full submersion for 30 minutes up to a maximum depth of 1.5 meters, with dust resistance not being rated. The outer frame is constructed from aluminum, marketed as 'Armor Frame' by Samsung, which is claimed to be 10% stronger than the Z Fold 2's aluminum frame.

Hardware

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Pro and the S Pen Fold Edition; both of which feature support for

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to help maximize power efficiency. While the inner display remained totally unchanged in its size and shape compared to the previous generation Z Fold 2, the external cover display was actually made ever so slightly wider by about +1 mm through a slight reduction in display bezel (making its aspect ratio ~24.5:9 vs the Fold 2's ~25:9), which as such also made it ever so slightly larger by about the same amount (~15.8 vs ~15.7 cm). The device has 12 GB of RAM, and either 256 or 512 GB of UFS 3.1 flash storage, with no support for expanding the device's storage capacity via micro-SD cards. The Z Fold 3 is powered by the

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, upgraded from the Z Fold 2's

865+. The device's included battery is a 4400

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dual-cell that fast charges via a

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cable up to 25W, or via wireless charging up to 10W. The Z Fold 3 features 3 rear cameras, including a 12MP wide-angle camera, 12MP ultra-wide camera, and a 12MP telephoto camera, and features two front facing cameras, a 10MP selfie camera on the outer display, and a 4MP under-screen camera on the foldable inner display. Samsung used to disable camera-related functions if the user attempted to unlock the bootloader. This behaviour was changed with newer updates. Samsung Glaxy Fold 3

References

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* Foldable smartphones Mobile phones introduced in 2021 Mobile phones with multiple rear cameras Mobile phones with 4K video recording Discontinued flagship smartphones Z Fold 3 {{compu-mobile-stub