Samsung W23, W23 Flip May Debut as Chinese Variants of Galaxy Z Fold 4, Galaxy Z Flip 4 with 16GB RAM

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 were launched in India last month at the company’s Galaxy Unpacked event. Now, according to a new leak, the South Korean smartphone maker is gearing up to launch the Samsung W23 and Samsung W23 Flip in China as custom versions of the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 respectively. The Chinese variant is likely to have the same design as the models launched in India and is likely to incorporate some hardware-level changes to give it a different experience. The two foldable smartphones are likely to come without the ‘Galaxy’ branding and feature 16GB of RAM. The Samsung W22 5G was launched in China in October last year with some minor differences from the Galaxy Z Fold 3.

Known tipster Ice universe (@UniverseIce) on Twitter. claims Samsung is working on new foldable phones called Samsung W23 and Samsung W23 Flip in partnership with China Telecom as customized versions of Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4. According to the tipster, the Samsung W23 and Samsung W23 Flip pack 16GB of RAM, a major upgrade over their India variants.

In October last year, the Samsung W22 5G was launched in China as a slightly improved version of the Galaxy Z Fold 3. It is priced at CNY 16,999 (approx. Rs. 1,98,800) for the 16GB RAM + 256GB storage variant.

Both the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 were launched globally, including in India, on August 10 at the Galaxy Unpacked event. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 starting price Rs. 1,54,999 for the 12GB RAM + 256GB storage variant, while the Galaxy Z Flip 4 is priced in India at Rs. starts from 89,999 for the base 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant.

The foldable handsets are powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC and the display features Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus protection. Both models run Android 12-based OneUI 4.1.1 and feature a side-mounted fingerprint sensor for authentication. Both the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 are rated for IPX8 water resistance.



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