The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 is a much improved foldable smartphone, but apps and Android still need to catch up.

Foldables are going to play a role in the future of smartphones. Even if they seem expensive, fragile, and compromised right now, they won’t be forever. Just seeing the progression in quality from the first Galaxy Fold, which had a horrendous launch, to the quality of the Galaxy Z Fold 2 indicates that the industry is headed in the right direction. But you don’t buy a foldable phone, particularly one that’s $2,000, because it’s part of a progression of new technology. You buy it because of what it does for you right now, and what it offers beyond what you get from a regular smartphone. Here’s everything the Galaxy Z Fold 2 brings to the table to justify its sky-high price. The new Galaxy Z Fold 2 follows the same concept as its predecessor: A mini tablet-sized device, bisected by a big hinge, with a folding screen on the inside and an additional “cover display” on the outside. But it’s not hyperbole to say that Samsung has touched every bit of the execution of that concept for this gen...

Foldable screen opens new possibilities; Excellent hardware quality; Reassuring hinge and screen durability; Very good triple camera; Top-end specs and core flagship features;

Heavy and awkward to use one-handed; Many apps aren't optimized for foldables; Much more expensive than most phones;

The Galaxy Z Fold 2 has arrived! With life now complete, I’ll be exiting – was great knowing you all. Fine, I won’t leave just yet because we have an unboxing to do, probably a review, tips and tricks, the works. But then, I’m just not sure how Android will need to try any longer since Tim and I...

I started out as a folding phone critic. In fact, I bought the Z Flip we reviewed this spring with the full intention of pointing out how dumb the idea was, except I was dead wrong.

Build quality Some of the nicest hardware I've ever touched; Folding screen Big, super-smooth, bright display; Bigger cover display It's large enough you can actually do stuff on it; Multitasking This has enough space and the right tools to do real work on a phone.

Price $2,000 is whole lot of money to spend on a phone; Average cameras Not living up to the price tag; Folding screen Unarguably less durable than a Gorilla Glass or Victus display; No IP rating Understandable given the design, but still a bummer.

Much larger cover screen; 120Hz display; more refined design; larger interior display; 5G support

Big; heavy; no official dust or water resistance rating; extremely expensive

The Galaxy Z Fold 2 is an absolute triumph for Samsung, cementing foldable screen devices as not only a possible novelty but as an actually good, useful device worth buying right now.

a phone and tablet in one; split-screen apps actually useful; good cover screen; fantastic tablet screen; 5G; great performance; plenty of RAM; good battery life; fast charging; good cameras; head-turning design

super expensive; no water or dust resistance; no 5x optical zoom camera; internal screen can be marked more easily than traditional glass; heavy; thick; not all apps support multi-window

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 is the foldable smartphone you have always wanted.

Foldable screen is an innovative technology that has created a whole new form factor. In addition, the mobile comes with configuration and features from the top shelf.

Very, very expensive, and the camera is not quite as good as one should expect for the price. App continuity does not work with all apps.

Just as we predicted last year, the new Galaxy Z Fold 2 ( official page ) brings a vast array of improvements: performance, display quality, charge speed, practical functionalities. This is a powerful update.

State of the art technology; Excellent performance; Incredible foldable display quality; Practical even when fully closed

Unusual form-factor; App support could be better; Expensive

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 is the only foldable phone you should consider buying in 2020 if you want to maximize that satisfying ‘wow’ factor when showing it off. It feels like you own a smartphone from the future when you collapse its tablet-sized screen in half, and the larger front display and stronger hinge fix the biggest Gen 1 issues. Be warned: it’s still priced for early adopters and the cameras on the Note 20 Ultra are better.

Much bigger front Cover Display; Refined second-gen hinge; Improved split-screen software;

As expensive as phones come; Lacks Samsung’s best cameras; No microSD card slot

The thing is, for the Rs 1,49,999 that you are paying for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G, you get an undoubtedly unique and undeniably premium smartphone experience. It learns from the predecessor and that truly shows. Yes, you may take some getting used to the form factor, as it folds and unfolds.