Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition launches in its second market with a new name

Samsung announced a new foldable quite recently, but only in Korea. That device’s name is Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, and the phone has just launched in its second market, with a brand new name.

The Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has a brand new name in China

It’s called the Samsung W25 in China, and it launched alongside the Samsung W25 Flip. These two phones are based on the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition and Galaxy Z Flip 6, respectively. They come with a gold-colored Armor Aluminum frame, while the rest of them is black-colored.

Needless to say, the Samsung W25 is the more interesting phone here, as it’s based on the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition. It’s not the exact copy, though. In other words, the golden frame is not the only difference between them.

Its name is not the only thing that’s different

The Samsung W25 does weigh 19 grams more than the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition (236 grams), which means it weighs 255 grams. Why? Well, because of its ceramic back that is not included on the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition.

Not many people would agree to this tradeoff, as foldables should be as light as possible, but there you go. That ceramic back is not used on the Samsung W25 Flip,t hoguh, so there’s no weigh difference, really.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC fuels both of these smartphones. The Samsung W25 comes with 16GB of RAM and either 512GB or 1TB of storage. The Samsung W25 Flip includes 12GB of RAM and either 256GB or 512GB of storage.

Both the Samsung W25 and W25 Flip are water and dust resistant

They’re both IP48-rated for water and dust resistance. The Samsung W25 includes a 4,400mAh battery, while the Samsung W25 Flip has a 4,000mAh battery. 25W wired charging is supported by both smartphones.

The Samsung W25 also includes a 200-megapixel main camera, which is backed by a 12-megapixel ultrawide unit, and a 10-megapixel telephoto camera (3x optical zoom). The Samsung W25 Flip, on the other hand, has a 50-megapixel main camera, and a 12-megapixel ultrawide unit.

Android 14 comes out of the box

Android 14 comes pre-installed on both phones with One UI 6.1.1. Stereo speakers are included on both, and the same goes for a side-facing fingerprint scanner, Bluetooth 5.3, and so on.

The price tags have not been announced just yet. The Samsung W25 pricing is expected to start at CNY16,999 ($2,400), while the Samsung W25 Flip’s pricing is expected to start at CNY9,999 ($1,400).