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Samsung keeps the flip phone dream alive, launches the Leader 8 in China

By Cookie Monster - on 5 Aug 2017, 6:00am

Samsung keeps the flip phone dream alive, launches the Leader 8 in China

Image source: Samsung

Touch-screen smartphones have wiped out most phone form factors except the flip phone, which Samsung is keeping alive with the occasional launch of new models in 2015 and 2013.The South Korean company just announced a flagship smartphone, the Leader 8 for China.

The Leader 8 has two 4.2-inch Full-HD Super AMOLED displays with one on the outside and the other inside. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 mobile platform, 4GB RAM and a 2,300mAh battery.

Other specs include a fingerprint sensor, wireless charging support, 64GB internal storage space with microSD memory card slot, a 12MP f/1.7 rear camera, a 5MP f/1.9 front-facing camera, Bluetooth 4.1, micro-USB port and a 15.9mm thick chassis weighing 235g. 

The availability and pricing of the Leader 8 are not known at the moment. It is also unclear whether Samsung has any plans to launch the flip phone outside of China.

Source: Samsung via The Verge

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