Consumers can now pre-book Samsung Galaxy Fold

South Korean giant Samsung’s category-defining smartphone – the Galaxy Fold is available for pre-bookings for the first time in India today. Interested consumers can pre-book the smartphone from Samsung’s official online store.

According to Samsung India, the pre-book link for the Galaxy Fold is active now. The Galaxy Fold is also available offline in 35 cities across select 315 outlets, including the iconic Samsung Opera House in Bengaluru.

Samsung will start shipping the device beginning October 20 in India.

The Samsung Galaxy Fold opens smoothly and naturally, like a book, and closes flat and compact with a satisfying click. To make sure, the Galaxy Fold opens seamlessly, Samsung designed a sophisticated hinge with multiple interlocking gears, which is housed in a hidden enclosure. The ultimate multitasking device, the Galaxy Fold can open up to three active apps simultaneously on the main display allowing you to surf, text, work, watch and share without losing a beat.

Samsung has equipped the Galaxy Fold with a high-powered, next-generation AP chipset and 12GB of RAM. The Galaxy Fold is also capable of charging itself and a second device simultaneously via Wireless PowerShare, while connected to a regular charger so you can leave your second charger at home. For photography, the Galaxy Fold comes with a 10MP selfie camera with an f2.2 aperture at the cover.

At the rear, the Galaxy Fold has a triple camera setup consisting of an f2.2 16MP ultra-wide camera, a 12MP wide-angle camera with super-speed dual pixel AF, OIS, f1.5/f2.4 and a 12MP telephoto camera with PDAF, OIS, f2.4, 2X optical zoom. There is a dual-camera at the front dual camera – a 10MP selfie camera with f2.2 and an 8MP RGB depth camera with f1.9 aperture.