Samsung's clamshell W2016 is official: Exynos, 3 GB RAM, 16 MP camera and Lollipop
posted by Daniel P.
/ Nov 20, 2015, 8:33 AM
Flips are still the rage in Japan and some other Asian countries, and we are certain there are quite a few nostalgically-driven fans who remember the convenience of a flip handset. We ought to give it to them, flip phones and side-sliders were great in their heydays. From the unfolding to take a call, and have the lower half next to your lips, while the upper part reaches your ear - you know, like a real phone - to the reassuring click when you close it that tangibly marks the end of a call, flip phones have a certain aura about them that can't be recreated by today's large, flat pieces of toaster bread.
It's still the same impressive phone that leaked before, though, with a 3.9" exterior and the same diagonal interior display of 1280 x 768 pixels resolution, as well as a 2.1 GHz Exynos 7420 processor, 3 GB of RAM and the hearty 64 GB of storage. Moreover, it sports a 16 MP camera on the back, perhaps the same high-end unit that is in the Galaxy S6, plus a 5 MP camera for selfies at the front. The hinged glass-and-metal chassis resembles the premium design of the S6 or Note 5, and comes in silver and golden variations.
The icing on the cake is, of course, that it runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop with TouchWiz out of the box, but Samsung added other niceties, like a fast wired or wireless charging, plus, something tells us, the 2000 mAh battery might last a long time with this display size and resolution. These specs are nothing to sniff at, and nothing says "this conversation is over" better than the satisfying click of a flip phone, so are there any takers?
Samsung W2016 clamshell Android
source: Samsung via Mobiltelefon.ru
37 Comments
1. mistercarter
Posts: 360; Member since: Sep 01, 2011
ewwww, it must be a real pain in the a** to use a OS designed for touch-input with a 4 directions keypad
posted on Nov 20, 2015, 8:37 AM 0
15. TechieXP1969
Posts: 14967; Member since: Sep 25, 2013
Ewwwww. It must be a real pain to wake up and be a trolling imbicile
posted on Nov 20, 2015, 9:53 AM 18
31. Dr.Phil
Posts: 2249; Member since: Feb 14, 2011
Actually your statement is not true. The beauty of Android is that it can be customized and there have been examples in the past of Android having alternate inputs other than touch. For example, the new Blackberry Priv is able to recognize the inputs from the keyboard for navigational purposes on the OS. So I see no problems with it. Also, as others have mentioned it will have a touchscreen.
posted on Nov 20, 2015, 2:45 PM 2
2. vladimir86
Posts: 85; Member since: Oct 15, 2011
Why not Android 6.0?
posted on Nov 20, 2015, 8:37 AM 2
16. TechieXP1969
Posts: 14967; Member since: Sep 25, 2013
Because when they were designing an testing the phone, Android 6.0 wasn't available. DUh!
It's been repeated so many times. When an OEM is designing a product, they can only test it with what software is available. If a new software pops up, you can't just stop development you've spend million on to just start over.
It has been like this for years. How many times have you seen brand new PC's come out with an older OS, when a newer one has been already released?
posted on Nov 20, 2015, 9:55 AM 2
7. Plume-Veil
Posts: 174; Member since: Nov 19, 2015
Samsung focuses on ergonomics rather than design like SONY.
posted on Nov 20, 2015, 8:50 AM 1
19. Arch_Fiend
Posts: 3938; Member since: Oct 03, 2015
But I Love The Xperia Z Design. And The S6,N5 Are Gorgeous.
posted on Nov 20, 2015, 10:21 AM 2
8. rd_nest
Posts: 1656; Member since: Jun 06, 2010
Just remove the Samsung logo and make the 'face' look cleaner.
posted on Nov 20, 2015, 8:55 AM 1
21. willard12 unregistered
In Japan, they'll probably remove the Samsung logo.
posted on Nov 20, 2015, 10:38 AM 8
9. dazed1
Posts: 777; Member since: Jul 28, 2015
7420 in such phone is beyond stupid, they could use something around S615/617 level (Exynos version) and still it be more then fast enough, while costing much less.
posted on Nov 20, 2015, 9:06 AM 0
11. Plume-Veil
Posts: 174; Member since: Nov 19, 2015
Wait and save up for 2-3 Months and then buy it. Why settle for average, when the best is all you need.
posted on Nov 20, 2015, 9:13 AM 7
12. AustinPaul
Posts: 150; Member since: Dec 13, 2011
Looks very interesting to me. I really miss talking on cell phones. I can always use a deactivated, Wi-Fi only, phone for browsing, etc.
posted on Nov 20, 2015, 9:24 AM 2
14. Landon
Posts: 1232; Member since: May 07, 2015
No headphone jack? So you have to brush the dust off that old mp3 player to listen to music?
posted on Nov 20, 2015, 9:41 AM 3
17. TechieXP1969
Posts: 14967; Member since: Sep 25, 2013
Why do you need a headphone jack. ever heard of Bluetooth Headphones?
It would be cool if Samsung includes bluetooth headphones with the phone.
posted on Nov 20, 2015, 10:17 AM 1
22. Landon
Posts: 1232; Member since: May 07, 2015
I have but I've always thought the sound quality of bluetooth headphones are inferior to a wired headset. I guess it all depends on how much money you're willing to shell out for a quality bluetooth headset.
I agree though...throw in some bluetooth headphones with this phone to make it more enticing.
posted on Nov 20, 2015, 10:42 AM 1
27. zunaidahmed
Posts: 1182; Member since: Dec 24, 2011
This is stupid, headphone jacks are a must, Bluetooth music quality totally sucks, not to mention Bluetooth pairing doesn't always work like a charm. Bluetooth headphones are like touchpad for laptops, yeah they are ok for general purpose but it's never gonna replace a good old mouse, same goes for the headphone jack in this phone. Samsung made a stupid choice, but I doubt this phone is for mainstream anyways, in China, w2015 sold for over 1400 USD, so fxxk this phone, just a overpriced crap from Samsung (not spec wise but price wise crap).
posted on Nov 20, 2015, 12:51 PM 1
18. TechieXP1969
Posts: 14967; Member since: Sep 25, 2013
Those are some nice looking flip-phones. Reminds me of the old Motorola Razr phones. I like the twist on the S6 curved body.
posted on Nov 20, 2015, 10:19 AM 3
25. MadManG2015
Posts: 9; Member since: Nov 14, 2015
If i had an Iphone i would trade it for that one.
posted on Nov 20, 2015, 12:30 PM 3
28. Sondae
Posts: 291; Member since: Jan 02, 2013
Well it does looks good but the price is for rich people. It's said to cost a whopping CNY 9,999, which is $1,565 or €1,470 at the current exchange rates said by gsmarena lol.
