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Samsung Galaxy Fold Android 10 update is finally rolling out

For a device that commanded as high a premium as the Galaxy Fold did, it was mindboggling to see that it was way down on Samsung’s priority list for the Android 10 update. Yes, Samsung’s $2,000 smartphone still awaits the update to the latest iteration of Android.

The company is finally making things right by rolling out the first Galaxy Fold Android 10 update. The firmware is rolling out in France for the 4G variant of the device. So it should be out soon in other markets. The 5G variant will ostensibly get it in the coming days as well

Galaxy Fold Android 10 update has been released

Samsung has released firmware version F900FXXU3BTCD for the 4G Galaxy Fold in France. The update brings Android 10 as well as the March 2020 security patch. The firmware is currently rolling out over-the-air and it’s also available for download from our firmware section.

It brings all of the features that are part and parcel of Android 10. One UI 2.0 is also on board and it brings its own set of new features that we have covered in great detail in our One UI 2.0 feature focus series.

We have been disappointed with the way Samsung has kept Galaxy Fold owners waiting for the update. Their expectation was, given the price they paid and the positioning of the Galaxy Fold as the pinnacle of Samsung’s smartphone efforts, that it would actually be prioritized for the update. That couldn’t be further from the truth and this entire debacle has left our founder Danny, who has been using the Galaxy Fold as his main device since it came out, wondering if he should just skip the Galaxy Fold 2.

One can only hope that the Galaxy Fold Android 10 update rollout is going to be wrapped up fairly quickly. Users in other markets should expect to get the OTA update in the near future. Since our team only has the 5G variants, we’re hoping that it won’t be too long before Samsung releases the firmware that we can actually use on our Galaxy Fold units

GALAXY FOLD SM-F900F

GENERAL INFORMATION

Model name

Galaxy Fold

Model Number

SM-F900F

Model type

Foldable

Color

Space Silver, Cosmos Black

Announced

2019, February

Released

2019, September

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Dimensions

Unfolded: 160.9 x 117.9 x 6.9 mm Folded: 160.9 x 62.9 x 15.5 mm

Weight

263g

OPERATING SYSTEM

Operating System

Android 9.0 (Pie)

NETWORK/BEARER

WiFi Only

No

SIM card size

Nano-SIM (4FF)

Network

2G, 3G, 4G/LTE

DISPLAY

Technology (Main Display)

Super AMOLED

Size (Main Display)

7,3" (185.4mm)

Size (Sub Display)

4.6" HD+

Resolution (Main Display)

QXGA 1536 x 2152

Colour Depth (Main Display)

16M

S Pen Support

No

PROCESSOR

Type

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

Clock Speed

Single Core 2.84 GHz & Triple Core 2.42GHz & Quad Core 1.8 GHz

Cores

8 Cores (Octa-Core)

GPU

Andreno 640

MEMORY

RAM Size (GB)

12GB

ROM Size (GB)

512GB

SSD

No

eMMC

No

SENSORS

Sensors

Accelerometer, Barometer, Physical Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnatic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Heart Rate Sensor, Proximity Sensor, RGB Light Sensor

Additional features

Samsung Pay (MST), Samsung Pay (NFC)

AUDIO AND VIDEO

Video Recording Resolution

UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) @ 60fps

Video Playing Format

MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM

Video Playing Resolution

UHD 8K (7680 x 4320) @ 30fps

Audio Playing Format

MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DSF, DFF, APE

CAMERA

Main Camera

Triple

Front Camera

Dual

Cover Camera

Single

Main Camera - Resolution

16 MP, CMOS F2.2 & 12MP, CMOS F1.5/F2.4Wide & 12MP, CMOS F2.4 Telephoto

Rotating Camera

No

Front Camera - Resolution

10 MP, CMOS F2.2 & 8MP, CMOSF1.9

Cover Camera - Resolution

10 MP, CMOS F2.2

Main Camera - Flash

Yes

Front Camera - Flash

No

Main Camera - Auto Focus

Yes

Front Camera - Auto Focus

Yes

CONNECTIVITY

ANT+

Yes

USB Version

Type C

Location Technology

GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

MHL

No

Wi-Fi

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax (2.4/5GHz), VHT 80 MU-MIMI, 1024QAM

Wi-Fi Direct

Yes

DLNA Support

No

NFC

Yes

Bluetooth Version

Version 5.0

Bluetooth Profiles

A2DP, AVRCP, DI, HFP, HID, HOGP, HSP, MAP, OPP, PAN, PBAP

PC Sync.

Samsung Smart Switch

BATTERY

Standard Battery Capacity

4.380mAh

Removable

No

Fast charging

Yes

Super Fast charging

No