Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 Phantom Black, 12 GB RAM, 256 GB Storage
- Key Specs
- RAM 12 GB
- Battery 4400 mAh
- Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
- Rear Camera 12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP
- Display 7.6 inches (19.3 cm)
- Front Camera 10 MP + 4 MP
- Battery
- Removable No
- Capacity 4400 mAh
- TalkTime Up to 34 Hours(4G)
- Wireless Charging Yes
- Quick Charging Yes, Fast, 25W
- Type Li-ion
- USB Type-C Yes
- Design
- Thickness 6.4 mm
- Height 158.2 mm
- Waterproof Yes, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter), IPX8
- Weight 271 grams
- Build Material Back: Gorilla Glass
- Width 128.1 mm
- Colours Phantom Black, Phantom Green
- Display
- Brightness 1200 nits
- Screen to Body Ratio (calculated) 89.7 %
- Screen Size 7.6 inches (19.3 cm)
- Bezel-less display Yes with punch-hole display
- Resolution 1768x2208 px
- Refresh Rate 120 Hz
- Touch Screen Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch
- Aspect Ratio 22.5:18
- Pixel Density 372 ppi
- HDR 10 / HDR+ support Yes, HDR 10+
- Screen Protection Corning Gorilla Glass, Glass Victus
- Display Type Dynamic AMOLED
- Front Camera
- Resolution 10 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 3" sensor size, 1.22µm pixel size)4 MP f/1.8 Camera(2.0µm pixel size)
- Autofocus No
- Video Recording 3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps
- Camera Setup Dual
- General
- Custom UI Samsung One UI
- Brand Samsung
- Operating System Android v11
- Launch Date August 24, 2021
- Main Camera
- Autofocus Yes, Phase Detection autofocus, Dual Pixel autofocus
- Shooting Modes Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
- Settings Exposure compensation, ISO control
- OIS Yes
- Video Recording 3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 60 fps 1280x720 @ 960 fps
- Image Resolution 4000 x 3000 Pixels
- Camera Features Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus
- Resolution 12 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle (83° field-of-view), Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 1.7" sensor size, 1.8µm pixel size)12 MP f/2.4, Telephoto Camera(52 mm focal length, 3.6" sensor size, 1µm pixel size)12 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(12 mm focal length, 1.12µm pixel size)
- Camera Setup Triple
- Video Recording Features Bokeh portrait video
- Flash Yes, LED Flash
- Multimedia
- Audio Features Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
- Audio Jack USB Type-C
- FM Radio No
- Loudspeaker Yes
- Network & Connectivity
- GPS Yes with A-GPS, Glonass
- Network Support 5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G
- SIM 1 5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N20 / N28 / N66 TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available
- SIM 2 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available
- NFC Yes
- HDMI YesMini HDMI (Type C)
- SIM Size SIM1: Nano, SIM2: eSIM
- USB Connectivity Mass storage device, USB charging
- Wi-Fi Features Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot
- Bluetooth Yes, v5.2
- Wi-Fi Yes, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz, MIMO
- SIM Slot(s) Dual SIM, GSM+GSM
- VoLTE Yes
- Performance
- RAM 12 GB
- Architecture 64 bit
- RAM type LPDDR5
- Fabrication 5 nm
- Graphics Adreno 660
- CPU Octa core (2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 680 + 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 680 + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 680)
- Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
- RAM Type LPDDR5
- Sensors
- Fingerprint Sensor Position Side
- Other Sensors Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope
- Fingerprint Sensor Yes
- Storage
- User Available Storage Up to 215 GB
- USB OTG Yes
- Internal Memory 256 GB
- Storage Type UFS 3.1
- Expandable Memory No

Bright, crisp screen
S-Pen support
Water resistant
Pros
Rear cameras aren't great
Under-screen selfie camera is quite bad
Still expensive
Cons
When Joanna Stern reviewed the first Samsung Galaxy Fold, she had written that to use the foldable smartphone without any damages she needed to live in a bubble. The Samsung Galaxy fold has undergone two transformations since and is now in its fourth avatar. Samsung would be glad to know that to use the Galaxy Z Fold 3, we no longer need to live inside a bubble.
The Galaxy Z Fold 2 we saw last year had significant improvements that made it better and capable of living in the wild. Now, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 looks like it is finally ready to meet the world. This is possibly the best case Samsung can make for a smartphone that can unfold into a tablet as there are a number of little things the company has refined and repaired over the years to reach this point.
Between what you saw last year with the Galaxy Z Fold 2 and what you get now the changes are minor, but they all add up to finally give you a device that you can recommend to people who have that kind of money to spare and are looking for this novel form factor. Because let’s admit it, a foldable smartphone is still not really “normal” or mainstream. And it is still expensive ( ₹1,49,999). But to give Samsung its due, while many other smartphone companies have foldable devices on their roster, Samsung’s foldables this year, both the Flip and the Fold, are actually perfectly good devices that you can recommend to people who are looking for something unique. And now would also be a good time to tell you that we prefer the Fold over the Flip.