Samsung Releases W2019 Clamshell with Dual AMOLED Screens

Samsung unveiled the new W2019 specifically designed for the Chinese market, a flagship phone and a curious combination of a classic clamshell format and a modern touchscreen smartphone.

Although most people thought that flip phones are a thing of the past, the clamshell format seems to work given that you will be able to use the device as a run-of-the-mill smartphone when it is folded and as a vintage phone with a number-based dial pad once the W2019 is unfolded.

The W2019 is powered by an eight-core 10nm Snapdragon 845 system on a chip (SoC) which, coupled with 6 GB of RAM, should provide the users with enough power to run an Android 8.1 Oreo OS with Samsung own user interface on top.

Moreover, the Samsung W2019 has two 4,2-inch 1920 x 1080 Super AMOLED 16 million colors screens, and two cameras, a 12 MP rear one with an F1.5/F2.4 intelligent variable aperture and auto-focus, and an 8 MP front camera with an F2.0 aperture.

When it comes to the phone's connectiv...